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Short Take: AT&T responds to TCI merger critics

AT&T filed documents with the FCC responding to last month's official comments on its merger with cable company TCI. A long list of competitors and consumer groups opposed that merger in their own FCC comments, saying it would allow AT&T to control high-speed access to the Net. TCI is the biggest investor in cable Internet service provider @Home.

John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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AT&T filed documents with the FCC responding to last month's official comments on its merger with cable company TCI. A long list of competitors and consumer groups opposed that merger in their own FCC comments, saying it would allow AT&T to control high-speed access to the Net. TCI is the biggest investor in cable Internet service provider @Home.