Microsoft is close to agreeing to invest up to $1 billion in US West's cable television operations. The investment by Microsoft would give the Redmond, Washington-based software developer up to 6.3 per cent of US West's cable business, based on current share prices.
Spokesmen for Microsoft and US West declined to comment on the report.
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