Comcast President Brian L. Roberts couldn't have hoped for a more receptive audience. Stung by the AT&T board's rejection of his offer to acquire the telecom giant's cable assets, Roberts swept into New York on July 9 to present the $41.3 billion plan directly to AT&T investors. "We fit like a glove with AT&T," Roberts said to a room packed with 500 investors on the top floor of the St. Regis Hotel. The audience, along with some 1,500 others listening in via conference call, obviously agreed. AT&T's stock jumped 8% the following day. "The surprising thing about the meeting at the St. Regis was how much support Roberts had," said one AT&T investor who was there.
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机译：康卡斯特（Comcast）总裁布莱恩·罗伯茨（Brian L. Roberts）简直希望没有更多的观众。由于AT＆T董事会拒绝接受其收购这家电信巨头的有线资产的提议，罗伯茨之以鼻，于7月9日席卷纽约，直接向AT＆T投资者提出了413亿美元的计划。罗伯茨在瑞吉酒店顶楼的一个房间里挤满了500名投资者，他说：“我们就像AT＆T的手套一样。”观众以及大约1500名通过电话会议听的人都同意了。第二天，AT＆T的股票上涨了8％。一位出席会议的AT＆T投资者表示：“在瑞吉酒店举行的会议令人惊讶的是，罗伯茨获得了多大的支持。”
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