Deutsche Telekom: US staffing not linked to AT&T deal

Deutsche Telekom said it had not been cutting jobs at its US arm T-Mobile USA in anticipation of the unit's sale to AT&T, as reported by a German online magazine. "In the past 12 months the workforce has been reduced by 2,000 but that is in line with normal fluctuations." The U.S. unit employs 36,000 people at present.