In 2001, Comcast announced it would acquire the assets of the largest cable television operator at the time, AT&T Broadband, for US$44.5 billion. The proposed name for the merged company was "AT&T Comcast", but the companies ultimately decided to keep only the Comcast name. In 2002, Comcast acquired all assets of AT&T Broadband, thus making Comcast the largest cable television company in the United States with over 22 million subscribers. This also spurred the start of Comcast Advertising Sales (using AT&T's groundwork) which would later be renamed Comcast Spotlight. As part of this acquisition, Comcast also acquired the National Digital Television Center in Centennial, Colorado as a wholly owned subsidiary, which is today known as the Comcast Media Center. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did Comcast acquire the cable assets of AT&T Broadband? ANS1 2001 QSN2 What did Comcast pay for this subsidiary? ANS2 $44.5 billion QSN3 What was the original name of AT&T Broadband and Comcast going to be? ANS3 AT&T Comcast QSN4 When Comcast purchased AT&T Broadband, how many customers did they service? ANS4 22 million QSN5 Comcast's advertising and commercial production branch was called what? ANS5 Comcast Spotlight