The fact of life with these M & A's (Mergers and Acquisitions) is that once PAC Man gobbles up your system and replaces your headend, its footprint gets larger and the resource modeling goes into effect. That is, duplicate job eliminations, headend/system maintenance, and the parent company's number one objective: The pay-back. The best way for them to do so is to reduce/eliminate as much expensed items as they can and increase their revenue streams by virtue of: new product launches, rate hikes, and paring down the compensation base.
I'm rambling and remember It's just my opinion, I could be wrong...DM
