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To: Sir Francis Drake who wrote (21909)	5/2/1999 6:00:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Here's a nice summary of the issues in the AT&T/Comcast battle for MediaOne. It concludes that RoadRunner and @home could be combined without regulatory interference. I'm still not convinced of that -- especially because it's a conclusion in the trust-loving Forbes -- but we may have a chance to find out real soon now. At Home & RoadRunner merger would be messy but legal forbes.com ... As analyst Cynthia Brumfield of Broadband Intelligence in Bethesda, Md. says: "This power struggle between top cable operators could give Microsoft the firm entrée into the industry that has thus far eluded the would-be cable power. If Comcast wins, Microsoft wins." If AT&T wins, however, Microsoft loses. ...

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