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Exhibit 10.27

Tele-Communications, Inc.   Liberty Media Corporation
5619 DTC Parkway   8101 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 500
Englewood, Colorado 80111   Englewood, Colorado 80111

 

 

March 5, 1999

Dr. John C. Malone
Ms. Leslie Malone
c/o Tele-Communications, Inc.
5619 DTC Parkway
Englewood, Colorado 80111

Dear John and Leslie:

        Reference is made to the Call Agreement, dated as of February 9, 1998 (the "Malone Call Agreement"), between Tele-Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TCI"), and John C. Malone and Leslie Malone (the "Malones"). Capitalized terms used but not expressly defined in this letter have the meanings given to them in the Malone Call Agreement. Section references in this letter are to Sections of the Malone Call Agreement.

        The purpose of this letter is to confirm and clarify the following:

        1.     Each of the Malones consents to the assignment by TCI to Liberty Ventures Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("LVG"), and the subsequent assignment by LVG to Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("LMC"), of all of TCI's rights, interests and obligations under the Malone Call Agreement, and agrees that upon such assignments TCI shall have no further rights or obligations under the Malone Call Agreement. Each of the Malones also agrees that if a Triggering Event (as defined below) occurs in the future and is not waived, LMC may assign all of its rights, interests and obligations under the Malone Call Agreement to Liberty Media Group LLC and, in the event of such assignment, references to LMC herein shall thereafter refer to Liberty Media Group LLC. "Triggering Event" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Contribution Agreement, being entered into on March 9, 1999, among LMC, Liberty Media Management LLC, Liberty Media Group LLC and Liberty Ventures Group LLC.

        2.     TCI and the Malones agree that if, for any reason, the Agreement and Plan of Restructuring and Merger, dated as of June 23, 1998, as amended, among TCI, AT&T Corp., a New York corporation ("AT&T"), and Italy Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T ("MergerSub"), terminates without consummation of the merger of MergerSub into TCI contemplated thereby (the "Merger"), the assignments described in paragraph 1 shall be rescinded.

        3.     The Malones confirm and agree that TCI has exercised its right under Section 7.9 of the Malone Call Agreement to require that, from and after the Merger (and after giving effect to the assignments provided for above), the Malone Call Agreement continue in effect in accordance with its terms and the following:


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        If the foregoing accurately expresses our understanding, please sign and return the enclosed counterpart of this letter.

    Sincerely,

 

 

TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 

 

By:

 

 

Stephen M. Brett
Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

LIBERTY VENTURES GROUP LLC

 

 

By:

 

 

Stephen M. Brett
Vice President

 

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

 

By:

 

 

Stephen M. Brett
Vice President

Confirmed:

 

 

 

 

  

JOHN C. MALONE

 

 

 

 

  

LESLIE MALONE

 

 

 

 

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