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Order AT and T can live with.(Brief Article)

By McConnell, Bill
Publication: Broadcasting & Cable
Date: Monday, May 29 2000

DOJ demands Road Runner sale for MediaOne

AT&T must sell its stake in cable Internet provider Road Runner as one condition of government approval for the telecom giant's $70 billion merger with MediaOne Group.

The Justice Department's order, which must be approved by a federal court, allows AT&T's deal to clear one of two hurdles for winning federal clearance. AT&T praised the conditions, which are much milder than the order contemplated by the FCC, which should come in a few days.

Justice was concerned about the merger's effects on the broadband

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