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To: Just_Observing who wrote (22375)5/9/1999 10:42:00 AM
From: Bill Fischofer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
Re: "Free ISPs"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the reason there are "free" ISPs in Europe is that most Europeans pay per-minute phone charges for local calls whereas in the US unlimited local calls are typically part of an overall monthly flat rate phone bill.

The "free" ISP offerings available in the US such as netzero.com achieve their price point by inflicting permanent ad windows on their subscribers.