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Missoula competing for DirecTV call center

November 9, 2005 /

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DirecTV hopes new call centers – like the one that may bring 800 jobs to Missoula – can help give the company a competitive edge against rival satellite and cable companies, said industry analysts and a company spokesman.

The El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite giant has been negotiating for months with Missoula County about the possibility of opening and operating a call center at the county development park near Missoula International Airport.

“We’re continuing our evaluation of Missoula and hope to reach a decision soon,” said DirecTV spokesman Robert Mercer.
If the company, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DTV, comes to Missoula, it could eventually hire up to 800 full-time employees, said Dick King, president of the Missoula Area Economic Development Corp. http://maedc.org/

By ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2005/11/09/news/mtregional/news06.txt

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