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Timeline of AT&T-MediaOne Mer er <br />July 23, 1999: FCC issues Public Notice regarding AT&T Corp. and MediaOne Group, Inc <br />merger application. Merger review begins. <br />October 26,1999: FCC requests documentation from AT&T demonstrating how the company <br />will fit under the revised horizontal ownership and ownership attribution rules. <br />December 21,1999: AT&T requests 18-month waiver to come into compliance with FCC's <br />ownership rules. Waiver request requires FCC to collect further public comments. <br />February 4, 2000: The Cable Services Bureau convenes a Public Forum on the proposed <br />AT&T-MediaOne merger. <br />29 <br />March 24, 2000: FCC receives complete information from AT&T regarding waiver request and <br />subscriber certifications. <br />June 5, 2000:FCC grants conditioned approval of AT&T-MediaOne merger. AT&T is required <br />to elect one of three divestiture options within six months after closing the merger. <br />March 19, 2001: AT&T is required to report to the FCC that it will meet the May 19, 2001 <br />divestiture deadline, or to describe the irrevocable trust arrangements for sale of the assets that it <br />must divest to complete the compliance option it has elected to reduce its attributable ownership <br />interests to 30% of MVPD subscribers. <br />May 19, 2001: Divestiture deadline. If AT&T has nat completed the elected compliance option, <br />the designated assets will be put into an irrevocable trust by this date for sale. <br />Franchise Fee U-Tax Auditing & Cable Television Administration <br />101 Pocono Lane, Cary, North Carolina 27513-5316 Voice # 919.467.5392 Fax # 919.460.6868 <br />