AT&T may be considering Eircom as a low tax route into Europe

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Executives from the US telco AT&T have been a regular fixture at Eircom's Dublin headquarters in recent weeks.

Executives from the US telco AT&T have been a regular fixture at Eircom's Dublin headquarters in recent weeks, The Sunday Business Post has learned.

Having considered several European acquisitions, AT&T is believed to be considering Eircom as a potential low tax route into Europe, sources at a core part of Eircom's business say.

When Eircom hired a cabal of advisers to explore its options earlier this year, it was widely thought that it ...