Article: Industry Analysts Say AT&T Wouldn't Be Missed By Cable Industry.

By Kris Hudson, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 23--The cable industry won't miss AT&T Corp. if Ma Bell sells its Arapahoe County-based cable division.

Industry observers and former AT&T Broadband employees see Ma Bell's ill-fated foray into the cable business as one characterized by misguided product goals, conflict with the industry's political objectives, a purge of top talent and general arrogance.

"It's a totally different world, and the telephone culture didn't know and still doesn't know how to deal with it," said Steve Effros, a lawyer and consultant to the cable industry and former president of the Cable ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!