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To: Captain Jack who wrote (38098)	1/22/2000 1:23:00 PM
From: DepyDog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Mannesmann in content talks with AOL - FT LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Germany's Mannesmann AG <MMNGn.DE>, fighting the world's biggest hostile bid from Vodafone AirTouch Plc <VOD.L> of Britain, has been in contact with U.S. Internet giant AOL over content supply, the Financial Times said on Saturday. The paper said the early stage discussions coud lead to an agreement to deliver content from AOL <AOL.N> over Mannesmann's mobile phone networks. But it quoted advisers saying that any such partnership was "not a deal-maker or deal-breaker" in the Mannesmann-Vodafone takeover battle. For Mannesmann Chief Executive Klaus Esser a content agreement with AOL would be a demonstration that the German company can develop alliances with some of the strongest brands on the Internet on its own. AOL is seen holding a pivotal position in the industry following its agreement this month to merge with Time Warner <TWX.N>. Vodafone, too, has been keen show it is staying ahead in the field of developing wireless data services, announcing on Friday a deal to carry financial and investment advice from Swiss bank UBS. Ten days earlier, Vodafone signed up nine top Internet technology and content providers in a bid to outshine Mannesmann and claim multimedia leadership among Europe's telecoms firms. The deadline for Vodafone's 146 billion euro bid is February 7 and both sides are travelling around Europe and the U.S. attempting to persuade investors, analysts and the media to back them. 06:15 01-22-00 Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, 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. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.