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Sprint Said to Cut 2,500 Jobs, 7% of Staff, to Lower Costs

  • Third round of firings mostly affect customer service jobs
  • No. 4 U.S. carrier is trying to shed $2.5 billion in expenses
Pedestrians walk past a Sprint Corp. store in Washington, D.C.

Pedestrians walk past a Sprint Corp. store in Washington, D.C.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Sprint Corp., the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier, is eliminating 2,500 jobs, or about 7 percent of its total workforce, and closing several call centers as part of a plan to cut $2.5 billion in costs, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Most of the job cuts are coming from the closing call centers, said the person, who requested anonymity because the cuts haven’t been disclosed publicly. Employees were informed of the cuts in an e-mail Friday, the person said. Jan. 30 is the deadline to qualify for better severance benefits.