Purpose | Objectives | History
Purpose
The purpose of this corporation shall be to
dedicate its energy and effort towards accomplishing
the following goals:
- To encourage and facilitate personal and professional growth of minority employees of AT&T and/or its Subsidiaries (hereafter referred to as AT&T.)
- To assist public and community organizations in the minority community;
- To assist the underprivileged minority in employment opportunities.
Objectives
In our efforts to reach the below objectives
we shall promote professionalism in areas of cultural identifications,
human relations, self-development, managerial achievement, job enrichment
and those skills required to assist minorities in becoming successful
within the organization and the community.
- To develop and enhance the role and position of minority employees with AT&T and/or subsidiaries.
- To be resource, promote unity and enhance the strength within each chapter, and
- To promote exchange among chapters (e.g., supporting chapters other than your own, joint ventures with other chapters, etc.)
- To develop and maintain a working relationship with all personnel of AT&T and/or its subsidiaries.
- To address issues and concerns of minority employees.
History
In 1969, six African American male managers of Pacific Bell came together in Los Angeles for the sole purpose of establishing an organization that would provide development to its members, employment opportunities, and assist the disadvantaged in the minority community.
In 1971, Community Involvement Team In Every Sector (C.I.T.I.E.S.) obtained its 501c3 Non-profit status. The organization was comprised of employees from the Bell System. C.I.T.I.E.S. consisted of a National Chapter and six local chapters. Bay Area, Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Jose.
The NETWORK was officially established in St. Louis in January 1988. The charter members
worked with similar groups in Texas to establish a Regional NETWORK in January 1989.
Members of the St. Louis NETWORK Chapter joined with other Black RBOC organizations to
establish the National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals, Inc.
(NABTP), which was established in 1991 (http://www.nabtp.org).
C.I.T.I.E.S. and The NETWORK employee organizations merged June 1998 and became Community NETwork African American Telecommunication Professionals of SBC.
In 2006 post SBC & AT&T Merger The Alliance (classic T) employee network merged with Community NETwork.
In 2007 we welcomed our fellow brothers and sisters from Cingular and Bell South. Together we are the New Community NETwork African American Telecommunication Professionals of AT&T.
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