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Did AOL Shoot Itself in the Foot?
America Online was the biggest success story of 2001 with its purchase of Time Warner, Inc., becoming an Internet service provider (ISP) with Wall Street clout. But did the move stifle its own broadband migration? That AOL Time Warner (NYSE:AOL) is the largest ISP in the world isn't in doubt, with more than 35 million Internet subscribers on six continents -- 28 million of which are U.S. customers. It's merger was supposed to signal the logical migration of many U.S. customers from dial-up into high-speed Internet access. And, in many regards, they've been successful. Road Runner, which AOL Time Warner owns, is one of the largest broadband providers in the nation, with approximately two million subscribers.
Go to article by Jim Wagner at InternetNews
AOL Time Warner's Parsons Sets Goal to Buy AT&T Venture Stake
AOL Time Warner Inc.'s Richard Parsons, who becomes chief executive next month, said one of his top priorities will be to buy back AT&T Corp.'s 26 percent stake in the companies' media and entertainment partnership. The purchase, perhaps through an asset swap, would be part of Parsons's plan to simplify the financial structure of the world's largest media and Internet company, whose shares have lost half their value in the past year. Investors said more clarity about AOL Time Warner's joint ventures, debt and other financial matters may help boost the stock. Parsons agrees. -- Article by Kim Chipman at Bloomberg.com is no longer available.
AOL dumps IE for Netscape - The browser wars part II?
AOL has come one step closer to re-igniting the browser wars of the 1990s by including the Netscape browser in its latest set of software for CompuServe users at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Traditionally, AOL has always put Microsoft's browser in its ISP software as part of a deal which saw AOL promoted as the preferred ISP in Microsoft's operating systems. But with the launch of XP last year, this agreement fell apart and there has been mounting speculation about AOL turning to Netscape - speculation which has proven to be accurate. AOL yesterday launched its CompuServe 7.0 software, trumpeting new features and the incorporation of the Netscape Gecko browser to add reliability and a "richer" web experience. The company refused to say whether or not its flagship AOL 7.0 software, to be launched in the autumn, will use Netscape or Microsoft. -- Article at Silicon.com is no longer available.
Cable companies move to tiered pricing
After noticing that their online games of "EverQuest" were getting slower and slower, Jim Williamson and his 13-year-old daughter ran a speed check of his Time Warner Road Runner cable service. It was running at about half the speed they were used to, he says. Within a week, Time Warner e-mailed him an offer to "Increase your Road Runner speed!!!" by signing up for a more costly business-class service."They never guaranteed us a set speed, so no one could complain about the loss," Williamson, of Pinellas County, Fla., wrote in an e-mail. But Time Warner will probably lose his business, since he's now looking into getting DSL (digital subscriber line) service. "I won't be pushed into this new scheme," he said.
Go to article by Tiffany Kary at C|Net
AOL takes the high-speed challenge
Barry Schuler's departure as CEO of America Online has thrown a spotlight on the broadband plans of beleaguered parent AOL Time Warner. The company considers a faster, fatter pipe to the home as the key to selling a host of new products and services such as digital music subscriptions and movie downloads. AOL Time Warner co-Chief Operating Officer Bob Pittman, who will take over for Schuler, has said he believes the company could bring in as much as $159 a month per subscriber for a range of services. That figure includes a $54.95 monthly charge for digital subscriber line connection, which is among the most expensive in the industry. -- Article by Jim Hu at C|Net is no longer available.
Time Warner: Bandwidth hogs, pay up! - Cable company decides heavy bandwidth users will pay an additional monthly fee.
The all-you-can-eat bandwidth buffet that cable modem users enjoy may soon come to an end. Later this year, Time Warner Cable will begin charging users a fee for downloading more than a monthly limit. The company has yet to release specific pricing changes.
Go to article by Michael Martin at Network World Fusion
Time Warner to Increase Road Runner Ownership and Manage Its Operations - Will Strengthen Time Warner Cable's Leadership in Driving Growth of Broadband Internet Services - Accelerates Timetable for Time Warner Cable to Offer Multiple ISPs To Its Customers By Ending Road Runner Exclusivity
Time Warner Inc. today announced that Time Warner Cable will increase its ownership in the Road Runner high-speed Internet service and manage its operations. Time Warner and America Online, Inc. also provided an update on their operating performance. The Road Runner restructuring, resulting from a consent decree between AT&T and the Department of Justice in connection with AT&T's acquisition of MediaOne Group, is expected to be completed by April of 2001. With Time Warner Cable managing the Road Runner operations as a result of the restructuring, it will be able to pursue more aggressively and efficiently the growing business opportunities in high-speed Internet services, as well as advance the timetable for offering multiple ISPs to its customers. In addition, Time Warner Cable will be even better positioned to roll out next-generation broadband content, applications and functionality, including video streaming, for cable consumers. The restructuring will end Road Runner'sexclusivity on Time Warner Cable, which was to run through the end of 2001. That clears the way for Time Warner Cable to offer multiple ISPs on its systems on an accelerated basis. Starting in April, AT&T Broadband will continue to offer the Road Runner service to its cable customers for a transitional period of up to 15 months under a new service agreement with Time Warner Cable's new Road Runner company.
Go to article at AOL/Time-Warner
EarthLink and Time Warner Cable Announce Definitive Agreement to Offer EarthLink Broadband Internet Services over Time Warner Cable Systems - Agreement Marks Groundbreaking Advance in Providing Choice to Consumers in Broadband Cable Internet Access
EarthLink, the nation's second largest Internet services provider with more than 4.6 million subscribers, and Time Warner Cable, a Time Warner Inc. company that serves 12.6 million U.S. cable customers, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for EarthLink to offer its broadband Internet services over Time Warner Cable systems. Under this agreement, EarthLink's full package of high-speed Internet access, content, applications and functionality-including video streaming-will be made available to the approximately 20 million homes passed by Time Warner Cable's broadband-capable cable networks. This agreement marks a groundbreaking advance in providing consumers with choice among multiple high-speed ISPs over Time Warner Cable's broadband networks, and represents the cable industry's most far-reaching partnership with an unaffiliated ISP.
Go to article at AOL/Time-Warner
Juno And Time Warner Reach Agreement to Offer Juno Express Over Time Warner Cable Systems
Juno Online Services, Inc. and Time Warner Cable today announced that they have signed a binding letter of intent that will allow Juno to offer high-speed Internet access over Time Warner Cable's broadband network. The two companies signed a letter of intent making Juno the first Internet access provider other than Road Runner to reach a business agreement with Time Warner Cable for broadband Internet access. The agreement, a direct result of Time Warner Cable's commitment to distribute the services of multiple Internet access providers on its broadband network, will allow Juno to offer complete Internet access, content, applications, and functionality to Time Warner Cable customers. Video streaming is specifically permitted as part of the Juno broadband service. Juno plans to offer its existing dial-up customers in Time Warner Cable's service area the ability to upgrade to Juno's high-speed service, Juno ExpressSM, provided over Time Warner Cable facilities.
Go to article at AOL/Time-Warner
America Online and Time Warner Announce Framework for Agreements to Offer AOL Service and Other ISPs on Time Warner Broadband Cable Systems - Memorandum of Understanding between AOL and Time Warner Outlines Open Access Business Practice
America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, and Time Warner Inc., the world's leading media company, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding setting out the framework under which Time Warner will offer consumers a choice of multiple ISPs, including AOL, on Time Warner's broadband cable systems. That MOU, which is expected to lead to a binding commitment between the companies, will also serve as the framework for agreements by which other ISPs will be available to consumers over Time Warner Cable. Today's announcement represents a first step by the two companies to provide more detail on how as a combined company they will put "open access" into effect on their broadband cable systems and deliver consumer choice in Internet service providers
Go to article at AOL/Time-Warner
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AOL Outlines Content Agreements for Interactive TV - InternetNews
FTC unlikely to use messaging against AOL Time Warner - C|Net
Time Warner and Juno in Internet Access Deal - NYTimes
AOL glitch lets teens access blocked sites - C|Net
AOL reinforces relationship with RealNetworks - C|Net
America Online Launches Mexico Service - NY Times
The Red Eye: AOL does iTV - Red Herring
AOL, Metromedia Align - Internet News
AOL Superguide: How to Tame the ISP Monster - ZDNet
AOL Forms Pact With E Online - NY Times
AOL/Netscape hit with privacy lawsuit. The suit alleges that Netscape's SmartDownload feature illegally monitors downloads of .exe and .zip files - ZDNet
AOL invests in speech-recognition company - C|Net
AOL to Join BSCH Portal in Spain - InternetNews
Hackers Break Into Some Accounts, AOL Reports - NY Times
AOL releases its version of IM standards - C|Net
Strange Bedfellows Fight AOL/Time Warner Deal - Salon
Federal antitrust enforcers are examining America Online Inc.'s dominance of popular instant messaging services as part of their review of AOL's $113 billion buyout of Time Warner Inc. - ZDNet
F.C.C. Seeks More Data on AOL-Time Warner Deal - NY Times
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