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Technology Stocks : America On-Line (AOL) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jon Stept who wrote (4197)	2/1/1999 1:24:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

This is a good article about AOL just on the wires worth reading. Below is just a snipit. Compete with cable Analysts and ISPs said AOL set its pricing to compete with cable-modem service, often priced at $40. They speculated that AOL and Bell Atlantic can make money even at $42. Cincinnati Bell and SBC Communications recently took prices down to about $50, including Net access. AOL, which dominates with 15 million subscribers, presumably commands volume discounts significantly greater than most ISPs. But AOL is widely thought to regard e-commerce and advertising, not subscription fees, as its juiciest broadband profit prospects. "AOL is a media play," Verio's Brophy said. "This is going to be very helpful getting people on the Internet," he added, "and it's going to put pressure on all of us to make sure we offer maximum value at the right price." zdnet.com