AT&T confirmed Monday that it’s in the midst of a round of layoffs this week that sources said affect “a very small portion” of its global workforce in the legacy services part of its business.

The HVAC equipment manufacturer will hire 1,000 new technicians as part of the effort to shrink the industry’s talent gap as it faces growing demand from data centers and other customers, it said.

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