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To: Ed Forrest who wrote (23377)6/21/1999 10:28:00 AM
From: gnuman  Respond to of 41369
 
Europe and "Free" internet, AOL, Freeserve, etc.
The thread may enjoy this article from todays Washington Post.
An excerpt:

As a side issue, you should know that all these free services actually get a cut of the local phone charges that their members pay.

That's a big part of the reason why they can afford to do business this way.


washingtonpost.com