-1 1. Billboard + Zarroli NPR Published March 23, 1996 at 12:00 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email NPR'S JIM ZARROLI REPORTS ON THE EFFORTS BY AT&T TO REPAIR ITS PUBLIC IMAGE. THE GIANT CORPORATION ANNOUNCED, AT THE START OF THE YEAR, THAT IT WAS LAYING OFF 40-THOUSAND WORKERS. Copyright 1996 NPR