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AOL, Time Warner merge in $350B stock swap
By Larry Dignan ZDII
January 10, 2000 8:00am
zdii.com

<<On the open access issue, AOL Time Warner "will be committed to ensuring consumer choice of ISPs and content and that they hope this merger will persuade all companies operating broadband platforms to provide consumers with real choice."

That statement was an obvious reference to AT&T (NYSE: T) and Excite@Home (NYSE: ATHM). Excite@Home has exclusive access to AT&T. AT&T, however, plans to open up access.
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Let's see what "consumer choice" will mean for them.

America Online to Buy Time Warner for $184 Billion in Stock, Assumed Debt
Kim Chipman and George Stein
Mon, 10 Jan 2000, 8:21am EST
bloomberg.com

America Online's shares jumped 12 1/2 to 85 7/8 and Time Warner shares soared 45 1/4 to 110 on Instinet.
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