By Aled Herbert, 2 August 2001 08:00
NEWS Comcast and AT&T are planning to resume discussions shortly over the future of the telco's broadband division. AT&T rejected a $53bn offer from Comcast for the business in mid-July, claiming the deal did not represent the true value of the division and was not the right move for its shareholders. At the time, AT&T said it considered a price tag of $70bn more representative of the business' worth. However, the AT&T board is now thought to be reconsidering the deal which represents a value of about $4,000 a subscriber, compared with a valuation of $3,200 per customer when the company acquired the business, reports the Financial Times. AOL Time Warner is also thought to be interested in the business, a factor that may prompt AT&T to favour the Comcast deal.
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