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CABLE WORLD STAFF
The FCC wants public comment on AT&T Corp.'s claim that it'll be well under the national cable subscriber limit after its merger with MediaOne Group. AT&T recently told the FCC it will control about 27% of the national ownership cap after the merger, even though critics of the deal claim the merger will put the company over the 40% mark. AT&T says subscribers acquired through the deal shouldn't count toward the ownership cap and it will have no effective control of Time Warner Entertainment, in which MediaOne has a 25% stake.
AT&T also told commission officials it has no control over a potential merger between its Excite and Time Warner's Road Runner. "Any changes in such plans must be approved by other entities involved in those enterprises," it said.
The commission expressed concern that Road Runner and Excite remain separate, competing high-speed modem services. Comments on AT&T's Nov. 24 responses to the commission's concerns are due Dec. 14, with reply comments due Dec. 21.
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