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To: KailuaBoy who wrote (15047)	9/1/1999 12:29:00 PM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

T does own UMG

To: KailuaBoy who wrote (15047)	9/1/1999 2:20:00 PM
From: Michael P. Michaud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

<<<T does not own UMG>>> Technically correct. However, UMG doesn't think they won't be owned by T and no one seems to be contesting the purchase including the FCC commissioners and DOJ. If the purchase is blocked, that's good for T and ATHM. So your assertion doesn't make sense. <<<What's the drawback from T's point of view of waiting to push ATHM until they complete the transaction>>> The drawback is that T has a conflict of interest. They own or will own two competing companies. It can't be good for ATHM, but it is good for T to have a broader reach for their services. I don't believe RR has non-compete clauses, so AOL will be free to hook into the cable freeway. That gives AOL the experience to implement broadband cable on a large scale. <<<Let RR beep beep until T gobbles it up. Then do whatever they want with it.>>> What do you mean by this?