CBS is ready to talk with AT&T after trading blame for programming blackout

CBS Corp. and AT&T Inc. traded blame Wednesday for a contract dispute that has deprived more than 6 million people of access to the most-watched TV network in the U.S.CBS said it’s “absolutely” ready and willing to negotiate with the carrier after its programming was blacked out on AT&T’s pay-TV services last week, a response to comments from AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson. Stephenson said earlier Wednesday that his company made a “reaso