AT&T to hire more than 75 for Conn. businesses

ROCKY HILL, Conn.

AT&T Inc. says it is scheduling job fairs this week in New Haven and Rocky Hill to fill more than 75 positions in Connecticut.

The jobs are intended to staff the telecommunications company's expansion of its U-verse TV and wireless telephone service. From 2007 through 2009, AT&T says capital investment in its Connecticut wireless and wire line networks was nearly $825 million.

Openings include U-verse technicians, door-to-door and retail sales and sales management. The job fairs are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Unemployment in Connecticut was 8.8 percent in June, the most recent month tallied, according to the state Department of Labor. That was down slightly from 8.9 percent in May and lower than the 9.5 percent nationwide.