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To: J.S. who wrote (6057)	11/20/1997 5:52:00 PM
From: Harry Larson	Respond to of 13594

Oh goody! 10% upside. What a risk/reward ratio! Princeton, New Jersey, Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- America Online Inc. (AOL US) was reiterated long-term ''buy'' by analyst Brett Wilhelm at Chatfield Dean & Co. The 12 to 18-month target price is $82.50 per share.

To: J.S. who wrote (6057)	11/20/1997 5:55:00 PM
From: jeffbas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13594

To all, I am a central NJ aol customer who is finding current service as bad as early this year. I just received a flyer in the mail about cable modem service thru Comcast - 100 X as fast for 39.95 per month. I sat down and figured out how much extra time I spend each month because of garbage aol service. It was a no brainer to sign up. If you have Comcast in your area you may wish to inquire when this service will become available.

To: J.S. who wrote (6057)	11/20/1997 10:13:00 PM
From: Todd Daniels	Respond to of 13594

>>I believe network services operating margins are much higher >>than 15%. I have heard 40 to 60%, if that can be believed. My calcs used pre-tax NET margins, not GROSS margins. Still perhaps they are close to 15%-20% than the 12% used in the calcs. Re. Nifty-Serve: As 'technology licensee' it has no obligation to AOL other than the puny license payments. Apparently, AOL has tried to cut a deal for NS to convert to AOL, but NS which is by far the largest ISP in Japan demanded mucho that AOL couldn't/wouldn't deliver. Anyway, AOL's silence about AOL Japan, launched in April, has been telling.