 US West's stake eventually passed to acquired cable company MediaOne, then to AT&T Broadband in 1999 when that company acquired MediaOne, then finally to Comcast in 2001 when that company bought the AT&T Broadband division.Comcast sold their stake in the company in 2003, relegating the name to a subdivision under Time Warner Cable.On October 10, 1996, Time Warner merged with Turner Broadcasting System, which was established by Ted Turner.