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AOL to buy Time Warner in historic merger

January 10, 2000 In a stunning announcement, America Online says it will acquire Time Warner to create the world's largest media company. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., merger, broadband, media company, Internet Service Provider, chairman, asset, media, conference, DSL, CEO

AOL: You've got free e-mail

August 2, 2006 Company is looking to transform itself into a Yahoo-style media portal but still relies on ISP revenue. Can it solve the puzzle? TAGS: America Online Inc., Joe Laszlo, Time Warner Inc., online advertising, amortization, subscriber, broadband, Internet access, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Microsoft dials back dial-up prices

March 29, 2006 Attempting to lure dial-up customers away from AOL, Microsoft's MSN cuts prices on its service for one year. TAGS: subscriber, broadband, America Online Inc., MSN, Time Warner Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

AOL goes high-speed, again

June 2, 2005 AOL is once again bundling its Internet service with DSL service from Covad as it tries to keep subscribers from defecting. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., subscriber, broadband provider, broadband, DSL service, Internet service, DSL

AOL acquires Lightningcast

May 18, 2006 Online-advertising company specializes in streaming video and audio placement, ad campaign management. TAGS: Advertising.com, broadband video, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., streaming video, broadband, video

AIM e-mail debuts

June 6, 2005 America Online launches free Web-based e-mail for IM users and plans to give AOL subscribers unlimited e-mail storage. TAGS: AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., e-mail, broadband, IM

AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?

February 28, 2006 Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal. TAGS: America Online Inc., Web portal, subscriber, broadband, Time Warner Inc., portal, high-speed Internet access, DSL, cable company, Internet access, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

AOL tests waters for dial-up price cut

April 28, 2005 As Internet users flock to high-speed services, America Online experiments with lower dial-up prices. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., subscriber, service provider, broadband, U.S.

AOL eyes broadband and advertising

May 24, 2006 Time Warner unit to launch new search function targeting high-speed connections, CEO says. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., search function, broadband, Google Inc., CEO, video

Carphone Warehouse buys AOL UK

October 11, 2006 Carphone Warehouse will take over the access business while AOL UK focuses on portal services, content. TAGS: America Online Inc., broadband, Time Warner Inc., portal, British Telecommunications, Internet service, service provider, U.K., Internet Service Provider

AOL gives exclusive sneak peek for fall TV

August 31, 2004 America Online will stream clips of new shows from NBC, CBS and the WB Network. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., broadband, TV

Year in review: Dawning of the broadband age

December 20, 2004 In 2004, the number of broadband subscriptions in the U.S. surpassed the number of dial-up accounts--and the gap will only increase. TAGS: broadband, Cox Communications Inc., wireless phone, powerline, SBC Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., America Online Inc., Internet access, DSL, U.S., video

AOL agrees to customer service reform

August 24, 2005 America Online will pay $1.25 million to New York state and change its customer retention process, Attorney General Spitzer says. TAGS: Eliot Spitzer, customer retention, attorney general, America Online Inc., agreement, customer service representative, customer service, investigation, New York, refund, call-center, Ohio, incentive, Time Warner Inc., broadband, complaint

Case accepts blame for AOL-Time Warner debacle

January 13, 2005 In a rare and candid talk, former AOL Chief Executive Steve Case muses on the reasons the merger with Time Warner failed. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., merger, America Online Inc., chairman, broadband, vision, Internet access, idea

Time Warner packages AOL with Road Runner

January 31, 2005 Media giant pulls together services offered by AOL and Time Warner Cable subsidiaries to lure subscribers and advertisers. TAGS: Road Runner, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., subscriber, subsidiary, broadband Internet, broadband, Internet service, Internet Service Provider

AOL to users: Don't defect--here's free stuff

August 2, 2006 Eyeballing advertising revenue, the Time Warner Internet subsidiary transitions from an ISP to a media company. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., video search, broadband, media company, subscriber, transition, president, Internet Service Provider, video, e-mail

AOL tunes in XM for radio deal

April 11, 2005 Satellite radio expands its reach in cyberspace as market leader XM joins forces with America Online. TAGS: XM Satellite Radio, America Online Inc., Sirius, satellite radio, subscriber, Time Warner Inc., satellite, radio, broadband

AOL's remixed Messenger

May 12, 2005 IM chief Chamath Palihapitiya explains how free e-mail fits into the company's plan to be your hub for staying in touch. TAGS: AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., Intuit Inc., broadband, online advertising, blogging, IM, SMS, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Net outage hits Brits

December 1, 2005 BT Group is looking into why at least four ISPs experienced significant connectivity problems. TAGS: outage, British Telecommunications, Wanadoo, representative, Time Warner Inc., Internet Service Provider, America Online Inc., U.K., broadband

Is AOL in play?

October 13, 2005 All eyes are on America Online as rumors swirl about who's hankering for a piece of its action. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., AOL Broadband, Comcast Corp., online media, Internet search advertising, subscriber, Google Inc., investment, Internet access, broadband, Microsoft Corp.
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