AT&T CORP
S-4/A, EX-5.01, 2000-11-17
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIOTELEPHONE)
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 5.01

                                                                     [AT&T LOGO]


                           [Letterhead of AT&T Corp.]

                              November  17, 2000


AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10013

Dear Sirs:

         With reference to the registration statement on Form S-4 (the
"Registration Statement") that AT&T Corp. (the "Company") proposes to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, relating to the 1,617,715 shares of the Company's Class A Liberty Media
Group common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Liberty Media Group Common
Stock"), to be issued pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
July 25, 2000, by and among the Company, E-Group Merger Corp., Liberty Media and
Video Services Corporation, I am of the opinion that:

         1.       the Company is a duly organized and validly existing
                  corporation  under the laws of the State of New York;

         2.       the  issuance of the Liberty  Media Group Common Stock has
                  been duly  authorized  by  appropriate corporate action of
                  the Company; and

         3.       when the Liberty Media Group Common Stock has been issued and
                  delivered pursuant to a sale in the manner described in the
                  Registration Statement, such Liberty Media Group Common Stock
                  will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.
I also consent to the making of the statement with respect to me in the related
Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the heading "Legal Matters."

                               Very truly yours,

                               /S/ ROBERT S. FEIT
                               -------------------------
                                   Robert S. Feit
                                   General Attorney and
                                   Assistant Secretary


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