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Technology Stocks : America On-Line (AOL)
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To: Steve Robinett who wrote (24005)6/25/1999 12:34:00 PM
From: Sam  Read Replies (1) of 41369
 
How many of them are there? And how many "rural dish subscribers" don't have
phone lines? If they've got phone lines, they can get DSL just as quickly as anyone
else, technologically speaking. AOLTV somehow doesn't grab me as a concept,
though AOL via satellite on a laptop or handheld could help AOL move away from
the Newbie market and into the business market.

Perhaps "rural" is the wrong terminology. It is more in terms of those subscribers who don't have access to other broadband options. I'm sure the majority of dish subscribers have phone lines, but that doesn't gaurantee access to DSL or cable. Even in the suburbs close to D.C., DSL and cable coverage is spotty at best.

I agree with you that the AOL PC is the strongest avenue for subscriber growth, given the market penetration growth of low cost PCs.

In the end, AOL is executing on it's "AOL Everywhere" strategy -- covering all the bases.

$am
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