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From: werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
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Subject: Collect Call from AT&T to: AT&T Employees
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Date: 20 Dec 90 00:17:28 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 892, Message 6 of 9


			[ ad in WSJ of 12/18 ]

Has AT&T management told you what will happen to AT&T if its
acquisition of NCR succeeds?  They have said they would shut down
AT&T's computer operations, after NCR hand-picked the best employees.
Frankly, WE are loathe to participate in that kind of a process.  And
we told them so.  Evidently, they weren't listening to us.  Perhaps
they ought to hear from YOU.

We told your Board and management that the combination they propose
does not make sense.  They simply cannot expect NCR to salvage AT&T's
computer business without AT&T employees and AT&T customers and AT&T
shareholders getting hurt in the process.

How many AT&T employees would be disposed of? 1,000?  3,000?  5,000?

Then ask yourself: Why has AT&T launched its $6.2 billion hostile
takeover bid for NCR?  They can arrange financing, but, in the end,
WHO WILL REALLY PAY?

			   The question is:

		     WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CHARGES?


		    IF NOT, LET AT&T KNOW.  CALL:

			       .......

				 NCR


[ I told them in 1985 to buy Apple, but they wouldn't listen to me ... ]


[Moderator's Note: I am sorry the phone number was not sent along with
the article. I didn't remove it ... I did not receive it!  Please send
this number so that AT&T employees and stockholders who read the
Digest can use if if they wish.  PAT]