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To: ahhaha who wrote (6910)	3/26/1999 3:53:00 PM
From: JakeSki	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

"It has the overtones of "how dare you"." thats quite a stretch ah. I am impressed by your ability to read the tea leaves. -- Jake

To: ahhaha who wrote (6910)	3/26/1999 4:24:00 PM
From: FIRENZA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

I think the ATT release confirms that a merger with RR WILL happen in the future. Just not right now. You don't put out a release with that tone without knowing that the company you are about to merge with is on the same page with you. Again, it could just be ATT's trying to wait out the next quarter or two to see ATHM's sub #'s vs. RR's. At that point,they come back to the table to get a better deal if the ATHM #'s are stronger than RR's as expected.

To: ahhaha who wrote (6910)	3/26/1999 4:44:00 PM
From: Neal davidson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

Gee Ahhaha, I am surprised you posted the URL to that article. Your typical MO would have been to discuss the news this weekend and act as if it had come out after the close. Then you could have tried to scare the thread into thinking the stock would go down (gap down 20 points???) as a result of the "new" news. Got any more tricks up your sleeve?

To: ahhaha who wrote (6910)	4/8/1999 4:21:00 AM
From: Michael P. Michaud	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

ahhaha, Maybe some damage control in hopes of keeping Comcast a partner?? Can you comment..The thread is sorely lacking your input Mike Thursday April 8, 3:49 am Eastern Time AT&T to lose some control of At Home-WSJ NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - AT&T Corp. is expected to give up some of its control over its At Home Corp.(Nasdaq:ATHM - news) joint venture because AT&T's cable television unit did not meet benchmarks in signing up new subscribers for a high-speed Internet service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said Redwood City, Calif.-based At Home is expected to file an outline of a new structure that would move some of the control to the venture's two other big cable TV backers, Comcast Corp.(Nasdaq:CMCSA - news). and Cox Communications Inc.(NYSE:COX - news). The phone giant previously had dominant control over the Internet and Web services distributor via rights it got when it bought cable TV company Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) for $55 billion. AT&T would still hold significant influence over At Home because it is the biggest stakeholder, with 71 percent of the company, people close to the matter told the newspaper. Under the original At Home partnership pact, TCI had promised to sign up tens of thousands of customers for At Home services. People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that TCI recently said it missed those benchmarks by more than 50,000 customers amid decisions to cut back on spending to upgrade its cable TV lines, which were needed to transmit At Home high-speed data services. The decision was later reversed, but not soon enough. AT&T recently agreed to new benchmarks for adding At Home subscribers, and agreed to pay Cox financial penalties if TCI again fails to reach the benchmarks, people close to the venture told the newspaper. It also agreed to small changes that would give greater control of the venture to Cox and Comcast. AT&T closed up 4-15/16 at 84-15/16 on Wednesday. At Home closed up 3-11/16 at 165-13/16. More Quotes and News: At Home Corp (Nasdaq:ATHM - news) AT&T Corp (NYSE:T - news) Comcast Corp (Nasdaq:CMCSA - news) Cox Communications Inc (NYSE:COX - news) Related News Categories: retail, telecom, US Market News Help Copyright © 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content 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. See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information. Questions or Comments?