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Scientific-Atlanta Cuts Workforce

Scientific-Atlanta plans to cut approximately 400 jobs, roughly 6 percent of its workforce, due to a downturn in the cable market. The reductions will occur over several months, and are spread over every division of the company. The cuts will reduce S-A's operating expenses by $40 million annually, and the company wil

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Aug 21, 2002

Scientific-Atlanta plans to cut approximately 400 jobs, roughly 6 percent of its workforce, due to a downturn in the cable market. The reductions will occur over several months, and are spread over every division of the company.

The cuts will reduce S-A's operating expenses by $40 million annually, and the company will take a one-time, pretax charge of roughly $15 million.

All of the nation's largest cable operators have seen declines in their market capitalizations, and Adelphia has filed for bankruptcy. The companies therefore have reduced their capital expenditures, hurting S-A's business and forcing the layoffs.

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Scientific-Atlanta has signed a letter agreement with Adelphia Communications through which S-A can continue to provide products and services to the cable company, which is suffering financial difficulties. Adelphia has been an S-A customer for 20 years, but its purchases have dropped in recent years. In fiscal year o

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The stalled economy and lengthening DTV transition have forced Harris to re-trench in order to cut operating costs. The company said Tuesday it has eliminated approximately 230 positions, 125 in its corporate division and the balance, roughly 105, in the Broadcast Division. Manufacturing jobs for TV and radio equipme