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Re: @Home ordered to shutdown at Midnight
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:28:16 -0500 (EST)
Dueling newswires Reuters story http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/011130/business_tech_exciteathome_dc_1.html Court Orders ExciteAtHome to Shut Service SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge ordered Internet service provider ExciteAtHome Corp. (OTC BB:ATHMQ.OB - news) to shut its high-speed Internet service at midnight Friday, but said he was confident the company could quickly strike a new deal with cable companies to prevent service interruption for its some 4 million subscribers. Does Reuters know something CNet doesn't? On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Christopher Schulte wrote:
From http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-8031722.html : "But Carlson said that "flipping the switch and shutting off service" was highly unlikely." Do you know something they don't? At 04:18 PM 11/30/2001 -0500, you wrote:Judge Thomas Carlson ordered Excite@Home to shutdown as of Midnight Eastern time, tonight Friday November 30 2001. Bondholders are free to negotiate a better offer before the shutdown, if they can, to maintain the service.
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- @Home ordered to shutdown at Midnight Sean Donelan (Nov 30)
- Re: @Home ordered to shutdown at Midnight Kevin Oberman (Nov 30)
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