US Court Approves Telmex as Purchaser of the Assets of AT&T Latin America
November 04 2003 - 8:26AM
PR Newswire (US)
US Court Approves Telmex as Purchaser of the Assets of AT&T
Latin America WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Latin
America Corp. (ATTL.PK) announced that the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of Florida approved the sale to
Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Telmex"), (BMV: TELMEX)
(LATIBEX: XTMXL) , of AT&T Latin America's operating
businesses, located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
The transaction is subject to the receipt of regulatory and other
governmental approvals, as well as, other customary conditions to
closing. AT&T Latin America expects that the transaction will
close in early 2004. During this final stage of the sales process
and the closing of the operation, ATTLA will continue focusing on
meeting customer commitments, as well as ensuring the operational
and financial objectives are met. About TELMEX TELMEX is Mexico's
leading telecommunication company, with 15.4 million lines in
service, 2.2 million lines for data transmission and 1.4 million
Internet access accounts. TELMEX offers telecommunication services
through a digital fiber optic network with an extension of over 74
thousand kilometers. TELMEX and its subsidiaries are offering a
wide range of communication, data and video transmission and
Internet access services, as well as integral telecommunication
services for its corporate clients. You can find more information
on TELMEX at http://www.telmex.com/. About AT&T Latin America
AT&T Latin America Corp., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is
a facilities-based provider of integrated business communications
services in five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and
Peru. The Company offers data, Internet, voice, video-conferencing
and e-business services. http://www.attla.com/. Safe Harbor
Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This press release includes "forward-looking statements"
which are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of
assumptions concerning future events made by and information
currently available to management. Readers are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a
guarantee of performance. The statements involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of AT&T
Latin America's control that may cause its actual results or
outcomes to materially differ from such statements. The risks and
uncertainties include but are not limited to the risks associated
with negotiating a comprehensive restructuring of its debt,
including the debt of its subsidiaries not included in the Chapter
11 proceeding; AT&T Latin America's ability to develop,
prosecute, confirm and consummate a plan of reorganization with
respect to the Chapter 11 case; AT&T Latin America's ability to
obtain court approval with respect to motions in the Chapter 11
proceeding it prosecutes from time to time; AT&T Latin
America's ability to fund its business plan and/or to raise
additional financing on acceptable terms and conditions; its
ability to retain customers; changes in economic and political
conditions in the countries in which it operates; currency
fluctuations; inaccurate forecasts of customer or market demand;
changes in AT&T Corp.'s approach to customers and its
commercial relationships with the Company; changes in
communications technology and/or the pricing of competitive
products and services; highly competitive market conditions;
changes in or developments under laws, regulations and licensing
requirements in the countries in which AT&T Latin America
operates; volatility of its stock price; and other risks and
uncertainties described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission which readers are urged to read
carefully in assessing the forward-looking statements contained in
this press release. These statements are made as of the date of
this press release, and AT&T Latin America undertakes no
obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: AT&T Latin
America Corp. CONTACT: Cesar Amaro, +011-562-241-4818, ; or
Catherine Castro, +1-202-689-6336, , both of AT&T Latin America
Corp. Web site: http://www.attla.com/ http://www.telmex.com/
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