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To: Thomas C (Hijacked) who wrote (19701)	2/3/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: Impristine	Respond to of 27307

Hey, Thomas, i believe premium services being charged, where available, in the philippines, asian market, just blows my mind....

To: Thomas C (Hijacked) who wrote (19701)	2/3/1999 9:36:00 PM
From: JayPC	Respond to of 27307

The danger to AOL is not free service, rather missing out on broadband access. Do your DD and see where the future of the internet is heading and where AOL has positioned and failed to position itself. Jay

To: Thomas C (Hijacked) who wrote (19701)	2/4/1999 6:34:00 AM
From: Simon Withers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27307

>I am wondering if there is the potential for internet service and >access to become eventually totally FREE, just like TV is now.. >This would mean all of AOL's monthly fees go down the tube... >But does anyone else here see the possiblity of this model of access >coming? just like TV?? That model is just starting to take off here in the UK now, with a number of free ISP's entering the market. The big difference, though, is that here we pay for local telephone calls, so the ISP's are generally linked with a telecoms provider whose aim is to increase call revenues. Few things are ever really free... for that matter we have to pay for TV as well!

To: Thomas C (Hijacked) who wrote (19701)	3/21/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: BomboochaBoy	Respond to of 27307

>> I am wondering if there is the potential for internet service and access to become eventually totally FREE, just like TV is now.. << Excellent point, Thomas. But... ICQ won't be free until AOL is cashing in on it as a portal-style medium, i.e. advertising on it. By then, every teenager in America who is growing up right now and using it prolifically will be an AOL lifer. Never marry a stock. I must remember this. Never marry a stock. Never marry a stock. Never...