4 posts and columns on Ed Whitacre

Big Brother Busted in Ma Bell Drag

in News on August 14, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

So that “isolated” incident of political censorship in AT&T’s live “Blue Room” Webcast of Pearl Jam’s Lollapalooza set? Not so isolated after all. AT&T initially characterized the deletion of unkind statements about the White House from Pearl Jam’s performance as “an unfortunate mistake” and “an isolated incident.” But after music fans pointed out that the [...]

How about a foot rub from the board, Ed?

in News on April 30, 2007 at 3:06 pm PT

What's This 'Ed Whitacre Exit Package Recovery Fee' Doing Under Miscellaneous Charges?

in News on April 30, 2007 at 8:29 am PT

Looks like Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg’s brief turn as the emblem of America’s out-of-control CEO pay machine has ended. When AT&T CEO Edward “The-Internet-can’t-be-free” Whitacre retires later this spring, he will receive an exit package nearly eight times that of Seidenberg’s $20 million gilded parachute.

What’s This ‘Ed Whitacre Exit Package Recovery Fee’ Doing Under Miscellaneous Charges?

in News on April 30, 2007 at 8:29 am PT

Looks like Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg’s brief turn as the emblem of America’s out-of-control CEO pay machine has ended. When AT&T CEO Edward “The-Internet-can’t-be-free” Whitacre retires later this spring, he will receive an exit package nearly eight times that of Seidenberg’s $20 million gilded parachute.