TCI

Tele-Communications Inc. (sic) or TCI was a cable television provider in the United States, for much of its history controlled by John Malone.

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The company came into being in 1968, following the merger of Western Microwave, Inc. and Community Television, Inc.

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After going public in 1970, the company grew rapidly, and became the top cable provider in the United States. It was purchased by AT&T in 1999 whose assets were later acquired by the up and coming Comcast Corporation.

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