Corporate
Comcast and AT&T Broadband Close Sale of Cable System
PHILADELPHIA, PA and ENGLEWOOD, CO
Comcast and AT&T have closed a previously announced transaction under which Comcast has received the Baltimore, Md., cable system, which serves about 115,000 subscribers, in exchange for about $518 million in cash to AT&T, the companies said today.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (www.comcast.com) is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks, and in the provision of electronic commerce and programming content. Comcast Cable is the third largest cable company in the United States and, incorporating pending cable transactions, will serve more than 8.4 million subscribers. Comcast's commerce and content businesses include majority ownership of QVC, Comcast-Spectacor, Comcast SportsNet, and The Golf Channel, a controlling interest in E! Networks, and other programming investments. Comcast's Class A Special and Class A Common Stock are traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbols CMCSK and CMCSA, respectively.
About AT&T Broadband
AT&T Broadband (www.attbroadband.com), a business unit of AT&T, is the nation's largest broadband services company, providing television entertainment services to about 16 million customers across the nation. The company also provides advanced services, such as digital cable, high-speed cable Internet services and competitive local phone service. AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) is the world's leader in telecommunications services and technology.
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