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AT&T's Comcast deal may include $12bn debt swap
News Comcast's stuttering deal to buy AT&T Broadband took another step forward yesterday with news that the two companies may exchange as much as $11.8bn of debt in meeting the financial obligations of the deal. [13 Aug 2002]
Markets poised for AOL profit warning
News At the end of last year AOL lost a bidding war with Comcast for AT&T's broadband division, leaving it with just half the subscribers of the new cable giant. Speculation is mounting that AOL Time Warner will unleash a profit warning on Monday at... [04 Jan 2002]
Comcast seals $72m AT&T deal
News US cable giant Comcast is set to take over AT&T's broadband division in a deal worth $72bn. The deal marks the end of a prolonged courtship, during which Comcast increased its bid several times, creating a cable giant with a subscriber base of... [20 Dec 2001]
AT&T shares expand in broadband merger
News Shares in AT&T gained 0.90 per cent on the NYSE yesterday after the company finalised a $72bn broadband merger with US cable network company Comcast. Comcast triggered the bidding last July by making an unsolicited $44.5bn deal, which was... [20 Dec 2001]
Microsoft backs off in AT&T Broadband battle
News The Seattle giant has offered its conditional backing to both Comcast and Cox Communications - both rival bidders in trying to secure the division of the telco giant. Microsoft seeks to thwart AOL and AT&T deal http://www.silicon.com/a46100 [05 Dec 2001]
Microsoft set to give AT&T $5bn
News AT&T is also expecting final offers on Monday for its broadband cable television unit from cable TV companies Cox communications, Comcast Corporation and AOL Time Warner. Microsoft is expected to invest up to $5bn in AT&T on Monday, the... [30 Nov 2001]
AOL gets intimate with AT&T over sale talks
News Following the failed Comcast bid, AT&T set a 30 November deadline for additional bids, although AOL Time Warner is thought to be the front runner. AT&T originally planned to spin off its cable TV unit earlier this year, but postponed the... [16 Nov 2001]
AT&T chiefs ponder spin-offs
News Despite the reported interest, the only firm offer AT&T has so far received has been the rejected $53bn offer from Comcast for its broadband division in July. AT&T executives are expected to meet today to consider options for selling off... [20 Sep 2001]
AT&T reconsiders $53bn Comcast deal
News AOL Time Warner is also thought to be interested in the business, a factor that may prompt AT&T to favour the Comcast deal. Comcast and AT&T are planning to resume discussions shortly over the future of the telco's broadband division. [02 Aug 2001]
Microsoft seeks to thwart AOL and AT&T deal
News The software giant increasingly views the ISP as a potential rival to its internet business and after Comcast's failed bid of £37bn, is intent on spoiling any deals between AT&T and AOL for the broadband unit, people close to Microsoft told... [30 Jul 2001]
AT&T meets AOL Time Warner
News According to reports, merger talks opened shortly after Comcast, AOL Time Warner's own cable division, made an unsuccessful $40bn stock-swap bid for AT&T Broadband. However, a potential deal could involve Comcast buying AT&T Broadband but... [25 Jul 2001]
