OTHER NEWS - Jan. 6, 1994

U.S. Says AT&T; Should Modify McCaw Filing: The Justice Department said American Telephone & Telegraph Co.’s proposed acquisition of McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. would violate the agreement that broke up AT&T;’s telephone monopoly 10 years ago. AT&T; must obtain a modification of the agreement before being allowed to proceed with the merger, Justice Department lawyers argued in court documents filed Wednesday with U.S. District Judge Harold Greene. The filing, which is only a recommendation, supports a motion by BellSouth Corp. asking Greene to declare that AT&T;’s $12.6-billion acquisition of McCaw violates the consent agreement. The Justice Department filing does not take a position on the merger itself, only on the question of modifying the consent agreement.