Investors have been buzzing about speculation that AT&T (T Quote) is bailing on its partnership with Yahoo!(YHOO Quote), but the truth is harder to discern.
On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T was considering scaling back the alliance with Yahoo!, which is set to expire in April 2008. The deal, which was signed in 2001, provides Yahoo! with a percentage of the revenue from DSL subscriptions, and losing it could cost the company $200 million to $250 million in revenue.
But later Friday, Yahoo! announced that the Journal's story was based on "rumor and speculation," saying "AT&T and Yahoo!'s ongoing partnership is rooted in the open and ongoing dialog we maintain about future opportunities." ...
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