New York (CNN Business) Wireless giant AT&T (T), the owner of CNN, is directing employees to work from home if they can, joining some of the country's other biggest employers in action against the coronavirus pandemic. Employees who work in AT&T stores, install equipment for customers, and broadcast live on CNN are not affected. But many tens of thousands of other employees are subject to the new guidance, which was released on Friday. "I realize that many of you are directly serving and interacting with our customers and that work can't be done from home," AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said in a message to employees. AT&T has more than 245,000 employees across all of its divisions, and it is unclear how many will work remotely .

Source: CNN March 13, 2020 17:02 UTC