California Loses Netflix To Oregon

What?:: California Loses Netflix To Oregon

             CEO Reed Hastings to Be Joined by Mayor Tom Hughes

    HILLSBORO, Ore., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netflix Inc.
(Nasdaq: NFLX), the world's largest online DVD rental service, will
celebrate the opening of its Hillsboro, Oregon customer service division on
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 2:00 p.m. with a unique ribbon cutting ceremony
featuring Netflix Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Reed Hastings and Hillsboro
Mayor Tom Hughes and other local dignitaries.
    Following their remarks at 3175 NW Alocleck Drive in this Portland
suburb, Hastings and Hughes will cut a long strand of the iconic Netflix
red envelopes using a Hollywood-style clapboard as scissors. Media will be
invited into the 28,000 square foot facility for interviews and a reception
following the ribbon cutting.
    In July, Netflix announced the relocation of its customer service
division from Sunnyvale, Calif. to Hillsboro. The company is hiring staff
in Hillsboro in order to complete the transition. Candidates interested in
joining the Netflix team in Hillsboro should visit jobs@netflix.com .
    Netflix, which is consistently ranked as the number one rated Web site
in the world for customer satisfaction by independent surveys, said it
enjoys the industry's best customer relations. More than 90 percent of
Netflix members recommend the service to their friends or family members
and more than 85 percent of new Netflix members join in part because of a
personal recommendation. Today the company has 5.2 million members and is
forecasting 20 million members by 2010-2012.
    About Netflix
    Netflix, Inc. is the world's largest online movie rental service,
providing more than five million subscribers access to over 65,000 DVD
titles. The company offers a variety of subscription plans, starting at
$5.99 a month. There are no due dates, no late fees and no shipping fees.
DVDs are delivered for free by the USPS from regional shipping centers
located throughout the United States. Netflix can reach more than 90
percent of its subscribers with generally one business-day delivery.
Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations to its members and has
more than one billion movie ratings. Netflix also allows members to share
and recommend movies to one another through its Friends(SM) feature. For
more information, visit http://www.netflix.com .