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AOL spam-buster targets Comcast
News AOL has been blocking emails from top US ISP Comcast and is desperately working to find a fix for its spam-busting system. Large Internet service providers such as Comcast must register their e-mail server configurations to communicate with AOL. [10 Jun 2003]
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]
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]
Bystanders caught in spam crossfire
News Earlier in the year, AOL implemented similar blocking tactics against Road Runner and Comcast subscribers suspected of running their own mail servers. That means Road Runner will block emails originating from people who have their own email servers... [22 Aug 2003]
Comcast seals $72m AT&T deal
News 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 22.3 million - far in excess of AOL Time Warner's 12.7 million. [20 Dec 2001]
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]
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. On Nasdaq shares in Comcast fell 2.61 per cent following the news. [20 Dec 2001]
Cable firm spies on surfers
News US cable giant Comcast has admitted to spying on its customers and keeping records of every web page they visit. According to US newswires, Comcast claimed it will not share or sell the information to third parties and claimed its actions were... [13 Feb 2002]
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 had planned to go it alone, because of fears that AOL Time Warner might... [05 Dec 2001]
Top five takeovers that shook the tech world
News Other notable deals worthy of mention include networking and communications equipment-maker Lucent's acquisition of Ascend for $20bn in 1999 and Comcast's purchase of AT&T for a whopping $67bn in 2001. [04 Feb 2008]
AOL co-founder steps down as ISP plans comeback
News Google and Comcast are in serious talks to buy a minority stake in the division, according to sources familiar with the matter. AOL co-founder Steve Case stepped down from Time Warner's board of directors as the internet division tries to make a... [01 Nov 2005]
US heading for online data retention law?
News Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller privately met with representatives of AOL, Comcast, Google, Microsoft and Verizon last week and said that ISP - and perhaps search engines - must retain data for two years to help with anti-terrorism... [31 May 2006]
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]
Yahoo! enters the AOL fray
News The word comes on the heels of rumours that first Microsoft, then a Google-Comcast partnership, were in discussions with AOL. has reportedly left the sidelines and entered the struggle with rivals Google and Microsoft for a piece of AOL. [17 Oct 2005]
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]
