What is the purpose of DIRECTV’s functional teams meeting with their EchoStar counterparts?
Baker: To date, we have had functional meetings between IT, Customer Satisfaction, Finance, Corporate Finance, Home Services and other functions. During these meetings we discussed the systems in place at both companies, how they are used, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how the combined company may or may not benefit from the continued use of these systems. There is a lot of information we and EchoStar cannot share with each other until the merger is approved. To ensure that we don’t share competitive or sensitive proprietary information, a representative from the DIRECTV Legal team reviews all the materials that will be shared at each functional meeting and makes recommendations on what information is appropriate to share and what is not. Stephanie and I are very comfortable that sensitive information is not being shared with EchoStar. http://insidedtv.DIRECTV.
