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To: GraceZ who wrote (28780)	7/30/2001 12:26:55 AM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

marketwatch.com Who's gonna hit AT&T cable jackpot? Comcast still the best bet as speculation intensifies By Jeffry Bartash, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 3:20 PM ET July 26, 2001 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - There's a big poker game going on among U.S. communications titans - and AT&T's cable business is the pot. A week after Ma Bell rejected Comcast's offer to buy AT&T's cable unit, reports have surfaced about potential deals involving AOL Time Warner. Other names bandied about include Cox Communications, Charter Communications and even Walt Disney. "With an asset like AT&T Broadband in play, you've got to kick the tires," said Steve Vonder Haar of market researcher The Yankee Group. "Without question, AT&T is going to get lots of looks." Are any of those potential suitors realistic bidders? There are plenty of reasons to be doubtful, but don't expect anyone to take their name out of game. Everyone's got their poker face on. Paul Allen?

To: GraceZ who wrote (28780)	8/4/2001 5:56:03 PM
From: asenna1	Respond to of 29970

Hellooo Mr. Softy... qwest.net

To: GraceZ who wrote (28780)	8/5/2001 10:32:13 AM
From: Educator	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

"the software company had no interest in entering the cable business"..."But Microsoft realized that combining AT&T's cable operations with those of AOL would create an industry giant with about 29 million subscribers, or approximately 40 percent of the U.S. market"..."The company was prepared to use its financial muscle to encourage alternative bids for the AT&T broadband division, rather than see AOL become the dominant player in the U.S. cable market." Hi Gracie, If MSFT has no desire to enter the cable business, how would they step in and they foil AOL's plan? To object to regulators and attempt to block the deal on monopolistic grounds? How would they use their financial muscle to generate other bids? Who would they back? Why does MSFT not want to enter the cable business? Inquiring minds want to know. It's time for church. Later, Ed