VII. Request

Applicants AT&T, Meteor, and MediaOne Group seek authority to transfer control of MediaOne Telecom from MediaOne Group to AT&T. With regard to this transfer of control that will occur indirectly as a result of AT&T's merger with MediaOne Group, Applicants request that the Commission exercise its power under § 853 to exempt the acquisition from § 854(b) and (c). Alternatively, Applicants request a determination that the proposed transaction is not subject to § 854(b) and (c).

Applicants also seek a determination that § 852 does not apply to AT&T's indirect acquisition of MediaOne TWE's minority interest in TWT which wholly owns TWT-California. Alternatively, Applicants seek a determination that the Commission exercise its power under § 853 to exempt the indirect ownership change from § 852.