Download two articles regarding Quest that may help you better understand the ramifications on at$t Inc. employees after the "sunset" of Section 272 of the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act resulting in the combining of the "new-new" at$t's local and long distance services. Combined with at$t Inc.'s new strategy of three-tier wages, downgrades, layoffs,contracting out, no pensions, no after employment health care, etc., etc. they will lower the standard of living for all current and future at$t employees.