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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV/ATR |
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MERGER OF COMCAST AND AT&T BROADBAND WASHINGTON, D.C. Following the announcement by the Federal Communications Commission that it would approve Comcast Corporation's proposed acquisition of AT&T Broadband, Inc. as restructured to place certain Time Warner Entertainment assets in a trust, the Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge the transaction. After a thorough investigation and analysis that included a large number of interviews of industry participants and a review of documents from various firms in the business, the Department's Antitrust Division has closed its investigation into the merger. ### 02-671 |