AT&T; Board to Hear Offers for Broadband Unit

AT&T; Corp.’s board will be briefed on at least three proposals to acquire or invest in its AT&T; Broadband unit at a three-day strategy retreat this weekend, but few definite decisions are expected to emerge, sources familiar with the matter said.

AT&T;, which has discussed options for its cable operation with several potential suitors since rival Comcast Corp. made an unsolicited $36.4-billion stock bid for the unit two months ago, will spend part of the retreat getting a status report on multiple proposals, the sources said.

AT&T; has held talks with several potential suitors, including AOL Time Warner Inc., Walt Disney Co., Microsoft Corp. and Cox Communications Inc., sources said. The companies declined to comment.