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To: Ali Khaman who wrote (3244)	11/9/1998 9:11:00 PM
From: anthony karpati	Respond to of 4748

Found this on the Yahoo board: multichannel.com printed below (save you the trip): November 09, 1998: Tristani Endorses AT&T-TCI Deal Washington -- FCC commissioner Gloria Tristani signaled Monday that she favors AT&T Corp.'s $48 billion merger with Tele-Communications Inc. because it could lead to greater competition in local phone markets. "There are clearly some upsides to this merger. On its face, AT&T-TCI certainly has some appeal," Tristani said in a speech to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in Orlando, Fla. Tristani's endorsement was important because she is a Democrat and former state regulator who has expressed concern about mergers in the past due to their impact on consumer choice. Although she said she would reserve final judgment until after reviewing the Federal Communications Commission's staff's recommendation, Tristani said consumers would benefit if TCI could rely on AT&T's expertise to crack the local phone monopoly. "It could be an opportunity to stimulate competition in the residential market by giving TCI specialized expertise, greater financial resources and a trusted brand name," she added. Tristani also voiced doubts about two pending telephone-company mergers -- SBC Communications Inc.'s takeover of Ameritech Corp., and Bell Atlantic Corp.'s takeover of GTE Corp. - 11/9/98