Sprint blames economic change for 6,000 layoffs

Thursday, October 18, 2001

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Corp. will lay off about 6,000 employees and 1,500 contract workers because of the weak economy and "a rapidly changing industry landscape," the company said Wednesday.

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