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To: Boplicity who wrote (5656)	2/22/1999 11:00:00 PM
From: Jing Qian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

If AOL buys ATHM, T/TCI/ATHM alliance will then become T/TCI/AOL alliance. All of us will be holding AOL stocks instead of ATHM stocks. May be all of us are happy campers except for Baby Bells. I just can't imagine AOL to buy ATHM. It's too mind boggling to think of such a possibility.

To: Boplicity who wrote (5656)	2/23/1999 12:16:00 AM
From: steve host	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

Wont happen -- ATT owns a controlling interest - dont need 51% to be a controlling interest. 43% is plenty. More likely is an alliance which would grant ATHM % of AOL revenues that come from their pipes ? (similar to what AOL charges others) in exchange for not charging AOL subscribers the full $40 for ATHM, maybe $20 for ATHM and $20 to AOL)-- That will be a boom for ATHM (and solidify AOL's broadband presence) -- if it happens ATHM will zoom and eventually have at least an equal mkt cap as AOL.