DirecTV has hiring freeze periods all the time, they only have a certain amount of in house techs they can have on the books at one time, that is why they have sub's, if you can't get on in house, find a contractor. As for the sunday ticket being free, thats nothing new either, for the past 2+ years they have been doing one of two things: Premier package free for a time period IF you order the sunday ticket, or free sunday ticket if you order the premier package, the money all comes out to the same.
Never argue with idiots, they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience
This is CABL.com posting #331043. Tiny Link: cabl.co/mbyhz