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DIRECTV
portfolio of over 1,150 trademarks related to the DIRECTV brand, the Cyclone Statements in Item 8, Part II of this Annual Report, which we incorporate herein
Design and DIRECTV products and services. In particular, DIRECTV U.S. holds by reference.
trademark registrations relating to its business, including registrations of the primary
‘‘DIRECTV’’ and the DIRECTV Cyclone Design trademarks. In many instances, EMPLOYEES
these trademarks are licensed royalty-free to third parties for use in support of the As of December 31, 2010, DIRECTV U.S. had approximately 16,000
DIRECTV U.S. business. We actively protect our important patents, trademarks full-time and 300 part-time employees, DIRECTV Latin America had
and other intellectual property rights against unauthorized or improper use by third approximately 7,000 full-time and 1,600 part-time employees and Sports Networks
parties. and Other had approximately 200 full-time employees.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION ACCESS TO COMPANY REPORTS
We are subject to the requirements of federal, state, local and foreign Our website address is www.directv.com. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K,
environmental laws and regulations. These include laws regulating air emissions, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments
water discharge and universal and hazardous waste management activities. We have to those reports filed or furnished, if any, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
an environmental management function designed to track, facilitate and support Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge through our website as
our compliance with these requirements and attempt to maintain compliance with soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished
all such requirements. We have made and will continue to make, as necessary, to, the SEC. We are not incorporating by reference in this Annual Report on
capital and other expenditures to comply with environmental requirements. We do Form 10-K any information on our website.
not, however, expect capital or other expenditures for environmental compliance to
be material in 2011. In addition, we periodically review environmental stewardship In addition, our DIRECTV U.S. subsidiary, DIRECTV Holdings LLC, is a
concepts (such as green initiatives and energy conservation strategies) and separate registrant with the SEC. You can access DIRECTV Holdings LLC’s
implement these whenever feasible. Environmental requirements are complex, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
change frequently and have become more stringent over time. Accordingly, we on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished, if any, pursuant
cannot provide assurance that these requirements will not change or become more to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 free of charge
stringent in the future in a manner that could have a material adverse effect on our through our website at www.directv.com as soon as reasonably practicable after they
business. are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
We are also subject to environmental laws requiring the investigation and ***
cleanup of environmental contamination at facilities we formerly owned or operated
DIRECTV, DIRECTV Cinema and the DIRECTV Cyclone Design are
or currently own or operate or to which we sent hazardous wastes, including
trademarks of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and/or its related entities. Other
specified universal wastes, for treatment, service, disposal or recycling. We are aware
trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this Annual Report are the
of contamination at one of our former sites. We are in the process of complying
property of their respective holders.
with the requirements stipulated by the government agency overseeing the site
cleanup and have allocated the funds to achieve the decontamination goals.
SEGMENT REPORTING DATA
Operating segment and principal geographic area data for 2010, 2009 and
2008 are summarized in Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
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