keywords: corning charges cash company industry
text: Corning to take nearly \$3 billion in charges, cites gloomy telecom &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; CORNING, NY -- Corning Inc. will take non-cash charges of as much as \$2.9 billion against third-quarter results as the company #39;s telecommunications unit continues to struggle with industry sluggishness.