# Bob Magness

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American businessman (1924–1996)

**Bob Magness** (June 3, 1924 – November 15, 1996)[1] was an American businessman who founded [Tele-Communications, Inc (TCI)](/source/Tele-Communications_Inc.).

At the time of his death, TCI was the largest [cable television](/source/Cable_television) provider in the United States, and [Forbes Magazine](/source/Forbes_Magazine) listed Magness as a billionaire and the second-richest businessman in [Colorado](/source/Colorado).[2] Three years after his death, TCI was bought by [AT&T Broadband](/source/AT%26T_Broadband) which became [Comcast](/source/Comcast) in 2003.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["For most, Magness remains a mystery"](https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1996/11/25/editorial1.html). *www.bizjournals.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140516072412/http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1996/11/25/editorial1.html) from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Archives - Los Angeles Times"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-18-fi-351-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. 18 November 1996. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160306173738/https://articles.latimes.com/1996-11-18/business/fi-351_1_bob-magness) from the original on 2016-03-06.

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