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said by Sammer :IOW AT&T sold its cable interests (mostly from the purchase of TCI) to Comcast. No, while that would be "in other words," it's neither what I said nor how it went down. This was a merger. See below.
COMCAST COMPLETES AT&T BROADBAND TRANSACTION Company to Focus on Basic Video,Deploying Broadband Cable and Internet, and Customer Service
Philadelphia - November 18, 2002 - Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA; CMCSK) today announced that its transaction with AT&T Broadband is complete, bringing together cable assets serving more than 21.4 million subscribers in 41 states.
The new Comcast Corporation, formerly named AT&T Comcast Corporation, provides digital cable to 6.3 million customers, high-speed data to more than 3.3 million customers and cable phone service to more than 1.3 million customers. Brian L. Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Comcast, said, "This is an historic moment for the entire Comcast family - including our employees, customers and shareholders. This vibrant new company is a leader in serving consumers with exciting new products and technologies, and is focused on providing the highest standards in customer service.
"Comcast is a financially strong company uniquely positioned to generate significant benefits for our customers and shareholders alike. Our focus now turns to bringing all of our cable systems up to the Comcast standard, quickly moving to deploy digital cable and data to meet the growing demand for these products, and continuing to deliver consistently strong financial results. I'm excited for the many opportunities that lie ahead of us," said Mr. Roberts.
C. Michael Armstrong, Chairman of Comcast, said, "Today marks the birth of a leading national broadband communications media and entertainment company. The people of Comcast and AT&T Broadband should be proud of what they have created, and excited for the opportunities that the future is sure to bring. I'm looking forward to working closely with Brian and the management team to help realize the potential of this great new company."
Under the terms of the previously announced transaction, AT&T has spun off AT&T Broadband and combined it with Comcast. As a result, AT&T shareholders are entitled to receive 0.3235 shares of the new Comcast Corporation Class A common stock in respect of each share of AT&T common stock they owned at the close of business on Friday, November 15, 2002, the record date for the spin-off, and will continue to hold their shares of AT&T common stock. Comcast shareholders will receive for each share of old Comcast common stock one share of the corresponding class of the new Comcast common stock.
The new Comcast common stock will begin trading under the NASDAQ symbols CMCSA and CMCSK on Tuesday, November 19th .
The Comcast Board of Directors consists of 12 directors. The five directors appointed by Comcast from its board are: Decker Anstrom, Sheldon M. Bonovitz, Julian A. Brodsky, Brian L. Roberts and Ralph J. Roberts. The five directors appointed by AT&T from its board are: C. Michael Armstrong, J. Michael Cook, George M.C. Fisher, Louis A. Simpson and Michael Sovern. The jointly appointed board members are: Kenneth J. Bacon and Dr. Judith Rodin. -- Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- Hillsboro, Oregon More features, more fun, Join BroadbandReports.com, it's free...
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| It wasn't a merger OR a spin-off, but rather a combination of the 2. In your own quote Rob,
Under the terms of the previously announced transaction, AT&T has spun off AT&T Broadband and combined it with Comcast. As a result, AT&T shareholders are entitled to receive 0.3235 shares of the new Comcast Corporation Class A common stock in respect of each share of AT&T common stock they owned at the close of business on Friday, November 15, 2002, the record date for the spin-off, and will continue to hold their shares of AT&T common stock. | |  Sammer
join:2005-12-22 Canonsburg, PA | Whatever, it was a very good deal for Comcast and mostly an attempt to cut losses by AT&T. | |   funchords Hello Premium,MVM join:2001-03-11 Washington, DC
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| reply to jester121 said by jester121 :It wasn't a merger OR a spin-off, but rather a combination of the 2. In your own quote Rob, Thanks, yes, that's valid. | |
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