AT&TLatinAmerica (ATTL)

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Canadian Market News from Market News Publishing, 08/29/2000 11:39
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET - AT&T LATIN AMERICA - FIRSTCOM CORP - AT&T Latin America Lists on Nasdaq [216]


Listing Follows Yesterday's Merger with formerly Nasdaq-listed





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AT&T Latin America will begin trading this day on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ATTL. The Coral Gables, Florida-based company, resulting from the merger of FirstCom Corporation with AT&T Latin America Corp., is the most recent addition to a growing list of new issues that have joined Nasdaq.





"We are proud to add AT&T Latin America to our family of companies on Nasdaq," said Frank Zarb, Chairman and CEO, Nasdaq. "We believe that the strategy, vision, and growth prospects of AT&T Latin America are reflective of the types of issuers in our market that are playing a key role in shaping the new economy."





"We are proud to see AT&T Latin America trading on an exchange with the prestige of The Nasdaq Stock Market, former home of FirstCom," said Patricio E. Northland, president and CEO of AT&T Latin America.





AT&T Latin America has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Peru. The Company will provide technologically advanced first mile data and voice connectivity, while providing the knowledge and experience to partner with business customers to make a lasting difference. It will establish a full range of quality business services, one-stop shopping, and customer service in countries where it operates.





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