Just as we closed for press last night, AT&T Co’s third quarter figures came in showing a loss of $1,799m after the company took a restructuring charge and other hits totalling a daunting $4,000m: the figures include those of NCR Corp, and most of the charges relate to the acquisition of the computer company and the closures it necessitated in its own computer operations $1,500m was for AT&T Computer Systems closures; AT&T said the restructuring will lead to significant financial benefits, will not affect its ability to pay dividends, and that it still expects to report a profit for the full year.
