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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 1)


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                               AT HOME CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                SERIES A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    045919101
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                             MARILYN J. WASSER, ESQ.
                       VICE PRESIDENT -- LAW AND SECRETARy
                                   AT&T CORP.
                             295 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE
                            BASKING RIDGE, N.J. 07920
                                 (908) 221-2000
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                                   Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                  APRIL 7, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box: |_|.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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 CUSIP No. 045919101                                        Page 2 of 5 Pages

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     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                       AT&T CORP.
                       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 13-4924710
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP          (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|
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     3        SEC USE ONLY                                                  |_|
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     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS
                       WC, OO
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     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                |_|
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     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE ORGANIZATION
                       NEW YORK
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                      7
                            SOLE VOTING POWER
                                     -0-
    NUMBER OF
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                      8
      SHARES                SHARED VOTING POWER*
                                     47,260,000

   BENEFICIALLY
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                      9
     OWNED BY               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                     -0-

       EACH
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                      10
    REPORTING               SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER*
                                     47,260,000

   PERSON WITH
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        11          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                     47,260,000
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        12          CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
                    CERTAIN SHARES                                           |_|
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        13          PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)**
                             39.1%
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        14          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                             CO
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*  Excludes shares held by other parties to the Stockholders' Agreement.
** Assumes conversion of all 15,400,000 shares of Series B Common Stock of the
Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Person into shares of Series A Common
Stock. Because each share of Series B Common Stock generally is entitled to ten
votes per share while each share of Series A Common Stock of the Issuer and
Series K Common Stock of the Issuer is entitled to one vote per share, the
Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own equity securities of the
Issuer representing approximately 71.0% of the outstanding voting power of the
Issuer.
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                  AT&T Corp. hereby amends the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D")
originally filed on March 19, 1999 as set forth herein. Capitalized terms used
without definition in this Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D.


ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT 
         TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

                  Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the
following:

                  On April 7, 1999, AT&T and TCI entered into a Letter Agreement
with @Home, Cox and an affiliate of Cox, which Letter Agreement is attached as
an Exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.


ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

         13.  Letter Agreement, dated April 7, 1999, among AT&T Corp., Tele-
              Communications, Inc., Cox Communications, Inc., Cox @Home, Inc. 
              and At Home Corporation.










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                                   SIGNATURES


                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


  Dated:  April 13, 1999

                                        AT&T CORP.



                                        By:   /s/ Robert S. Feit 
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                                        Name: Robert S. Feit
                                        Title: General Attorney and
                                               Assistant Secretary
















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                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS
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13.  Letter Agreement, dated April 7, 1999, among AT&T Corp., Tele-
     Communications, Inc., Cox Communications, Inc., Cox @Home, Inc. and At Home
     Corporation.



















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                                                                      Exhibit 13

                                   AT&T Corp.
                              295 North Maple Ave.
                             Basking Ridge, NJ 07920


                                                           April 7, 1999


Cox Communications, Inc.
Cox @Home, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319

At Home Corporation
425 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA 94063


                  Re:  At Home Corporation Master Distribution Agreement Term 
                  Sheet dated May 15, 1997 (the "MDA")


Gentlemen:

1.   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set
     forth in the MDA.

2.   In consideration of the agreement of AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") and Tele-
     Communications, Inc. ("TCI" and together with AT&T, the "AT&T Parties") in
     paragraph 3 below, and subject to approval of a Fifth Amended and Restated
     Certificate of Incorporation (the "Fifth Certificate") of At Home
     Corporation ("@Home") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, each of Cox
     Communications, Inc. ("Cox") and Cox @Home, Inc. ("Cox @Home," and
     collectively with Cox, the "Cox Parties") agrees that it will not, and it
     will not permit any other member of the Cox Stockholder Group or any of
     their respective Affiliates to, exercise directly or indirectly any right
     to terminate any of the Cable Parent Exclusivity Provisions pursuant to
     Section 8 of the MDA as a result of any Performance Default on the First
     Determination Date or any right to deliver any notice with respect thereto
     or take or propose to take any action in furtherance of, or with the effect
     of, the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall be
     deemed to preclude any Cox Party from exercising any right it may have to
     terminate the Cable Parent Exclusivity Provisions in the event that there
     is a Performance Default on any Subsequent Determination Date.

3.   Subject to paragraph 4, in the event that on May 31, 2000, the aggregate 
     number of Residential Subscribers of the AT&T Parties and their respective
     Affiliates (the "AT&T Subs") is fewer than 277,000, AT&T will deliver to
     Cox a number of shares of Series A Common Stock, $.01 par value, of @Home
     ("Series A Common Stock") equal to the product 

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     of (a) 10 and (b) the excess, if any, of 277,000 over the aggregate number
     of AT&T Subs determined as of such date. Such requirement to deliver shares
     of Series A Common Stock shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock
     splits or combinations, stock dividends, recapitalizations or business
     combinations occurring after the date hereof. On or prior to June 30, 2000,
     AT&T shall deliver to each of @Home and Cox a certificate setting forth the
     aggregate number of AT&T Subs as of May 31, 2000, accompanied by a
     description in reasonable detail of the basis for such calculation. Within
     10 business days after delivery of such certificate, @Home shall confirm
     such number of AT&T Subs as of May 31, 2000. In the event that any shares
     are required to be delivered to Cox pursuant to this paragraph, AT&T shall
     deliver such shares within 15 business days following @Home's confirmation
     of the aggregate number of AT&T Subs as of May 31, 2000. In the event of
     any disagreement with respect to such number of AT&T Subs, AT&T shall
     deliver to Cox such number of shares, if any, as to which there is no
     dispute, and within 15 business days @Home, in consultation with AT&T and
     Cox, shall resolve the disagreement as to the number of AT&T Subs as of May
     31, 2000. In the absence of manifest error, @Home's resolution shall be
     final and binding on the parties and, within 10 business days thereafter,
     AT&T shall deliver to Cox any additional shares that may be deliverable
     hereunder based on the final determination of the number of AT&T Subs as of
     May 31, 2000. All shares delivered hereunder shall be delivered free and
     clear of any liens and encumbrances, except as may arise by virtue of the
     Cox Parties being parties to the Stockholders Agreement, as amended, or
     under federal or state securities laws.

4.   Notwithstanding paragraph 3, AT&T shall not be required to deliver any
     shares of Series A Common Stock to Cox to the extent that the failure of
     the aggregate number of AT&T Subs to equal at least 277,000 on May 31, 2000
     results from (a) any problems or failures in, or damages to, the network or
     other infrastructure of @Home and its Affiliates (other than AT&T and its
     non-@Home Affiliates), (b) interruptions in service or any other problems
     or failures relating to the delivery of the @Home Services to the Point of
     Demarcation or attributable to software provided by @Home, or (c) @Home's
     failure to meet its current performance metrics.

5.   In the event the Fifth Certificate shall not have been approved by the 
     board and stockholders of @Home and become effective on or before July 21,
     1999, either AT&T or Cox may terminate this Agreement (unless the Fifth
     Certificate shall have become effective prior to such termination), in
     which case this Agreement will be of no further force and effect and the
     MDA will remain in effect as it existed prior to the date of this
     Agreement, as if this Agreement had never been executed. For the avoidance
     of doubt, in the event of such termination, the Cox Parties will be
     entitled to exercise such rights as they may have pursuant to Section 8 of
     the MDA, within the time periods set forth therein, as a result of any
     Performance Default on the First Determination Date. In addition, in the
     event of such termination, the Fifth Certificate will be abandoned and will
     not be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or become effective.

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6.   Each party hereto hereby makes the following representations, warranties
     and covenants to each of the other parties hereto:

     (a)      Such party has the legal right and requisite power and authority
              to make and enter into this Agreement and to perform its
              obligations hereunder and to comply with the provisions hereof.
              The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such
              party has been duly authorized by all necessary action on its
              part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such
              party and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such
              party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

     (b)      The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such 
              party, and the compliance by such party with the provisions
              hereof, do not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of
              time, or both) conflict with, or result in any violation of, or
              default under, or give rise to any right of termination,
              cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the lessening
              of a material benefit under, any loan or credit agreement, note,
              bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument,
              permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree,
              statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to such
              party or any of its properties or assets (excluding in the case
              of the AT&T Parties and the Cox Parties, the properties or assets
              of @Home and its Subsidiaries), other than any such conflicts,
              violations, defaults, or other effects which, individually or in
              the aggregate, do not and will not prevent, restrict or impede
              such party's performance of its obligations under and compliance
              with the provisions of this Agreement. If such party is an entity
              or association, the execution, delivery and performance of this
              Agreement by such party does not and will not contravene the
              charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of such party.

     (c)      No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
              declaration or filing with, any governmental or regulatory
              authority or any other Person (other than any of the foregoing
              which have been obtained and, at the date in question, are then in
              effect) is required under existing laws as a condition to the
              execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such
              party.

     (d)      Each member of such party's Stockholder Group and each Ultimate
              Parent and any Controlled Affiliate thereof, in each case which
              owns securities of the Company, is a signatory hereto.

7.   Each party hereto agrees not to issue any press releases or otherwise make
     any public statements with respect to the matters contemplated hereby
     without the prior consent of the other party, provided however that any
     party may make any such disclosure if required by law, provided further
     however that if any such disclosure makes direct or indirect reference to
     any other party hereto or any of its Affiliates, the disclosing party
     shall, if practicable, consult with such other party prior to making such
     disclosure.

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8.   Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor
     any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by
     any of the parties hereto other than by operation of law in connection with
     a merger or similar business combination involving such party and except
     that each of the Cox Parties and the AT&T Parties may assign their rights
     hereunder to their respective Affiliates; provided that no such assignment
     shall relieve any party of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the
     foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
     the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

9.   Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed
     to give any Person, other than the parties hereto, any legal or equitable
     right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
     laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law rules
     of such State.

11.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
     shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one
     and the same instrument.

12.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable
     under applicable law, portions of such provisions, or such provisions in
     their entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed from this
     Agreement, and the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in
     accordance with its terms.

13.  Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the
     part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any
     waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this
     Agreement, must be made in writing and shall be effective only to the
     extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under
     this Agreement or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and
     not alternative.

14.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement contains the
     entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
     hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the
     parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

15.  Without intending to limit the remedies available to any of the parties 
     hereto, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that a breach by
     such party of any provision of this Agreement will cause the other parties
     hereto irreparable injury for which an adequate remedy at law is not
     available. Therefore, the parties hereto agree that in the event of any
     such breach each such party shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining
     order or other form of equitable relief from any court of competent
     jurisdiction restraining any other party hereto from committing any breach
     or threatened breach of, or otherwise specifically to enforce, any such
     provision of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies that such
     parties may have at law or in equity.

16.  Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and must be signed by
     each of the parties hereto; provided however any amendment to paragraph 3
     or paragraph 4 hereof will 

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     be effective if a written amendment thereto is executed and delivered by
     each of Cox and AT&T.

17.  If the foregoing correctly sets forth your understanding, please so
     indicate by signing below. Upon execution and delivery by all of the
     undersigned, this Agreement shall become a legal and binding agreement
     among the parties hereto.


                                                  AT&T Corp.


                                                  By: /s/
                                                     --------------------------


                                                  Tele-Communications, Inc.


                                                  By: /s/
                                                     --------------------------

Agreed and Accepted as of the date hereof:

Cox Communications, Inc.


By: /s/
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Cox @Home, Inc.


By:  /s/
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At Home Corporation


By:  /s/
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