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AT&T reconsiders $53bn Comcast deal
Anyone but AOL Time Warner...

By Aled Herbert

Published: Thursday 02 August 2001

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.