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To: Midtown eBoy who wrote (28961)	8/9/1999 3:48:00 AM
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AT&T, AOL mulling cable access deal-New York Times Reuters Story - August 09, 1999 02:27 NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Phone giant AT&T Corp and Internet service provider America Online Inc. are considering a deal to grant AOL and possibly other ISPs "enhanced access" to AT&T cable systems for Internet links, the New York Times reported in Monday's edition. Citing executives close to the companies, the daily said the companies could be working toward a pact that could diminish the role in the industry of ExciteAtHome , which provides Internet links over cable lines. AT&T and America Online declined to comment, the paper said. The two companies have feuded over access to cable systems in the past. The newspaper said such a deal would enable AT&T and America Online to take advantage of each others' technical and marketing strengths. The Times reported that ExciteAtHome may have received warning of developments two weeks ago at a board meeting. Then, AT&T's Chairman C. Michael Armstrong, an At Home director, expressed concern that At Home's business of using cable modems to hook up Internet users might not be a "great strategic fit" with Excite's Web portal service, according to a person at the meeting. AT&T has a 58 percent voting stake in ExciteAtHome. The source quoted Armstrong as saying it might make more sense for At Home to focus on high-speed communications links, while considering selling or spinning off Excite's Web content business, the Times said Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.