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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
February 28, 2000 included in MediaOne Group, Inc.'s consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed in AT&T Corp.'s Form 8-K
dated March 28, 2001 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.


Arthur Andersen LLP


Denver, Colorado,


     April 3, 2001