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To: Sosmartinov who wrote (38354)	5/11/1999 9:51:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 90042

RESEARCH ALERT- AOL raised to strong buy NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley on Tuesday said analyst Mary Meeker raised her rating on the shares of America Online Inc. to strong buy from outperform. -- AOL shares are trading 27 percent off the 52-week high, having recently slipped after AT&T Corp. (T - news) emerged the victor in its bid to acquire MediaOne Group Inc. (UMG - news). -- But Meeker says AOL's fundamentals remain strong, and expects that the company will be upbeat at its upcoming analyst meeting on May 19. -- In a brief, she notes that AOL has ''leverage to embrace broadband. On January 13, AOL and Bell Atlantic (Corp. (BEL - news)) announced a strategic alliance to provide high-speed DSL access to AOL customers in Bell Atlantic's areas. And on March 11, AOL and SBC Communications (Inc. (SBC - news)) announced a similar deal.'' -- Shares of AOL closed at 128-5/16 on Monday. In pre-open trade on Tuesday, the shares climbed to 134-3/4.