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To: rupert1 who wrote (61236)	5/13/1999 3:21:00 AM
From: rupert1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

LineOne is a UK ISP which originally charged a fee but which is now free. It is backed by a number of media interests. It also routes all of its searches through Alta Vista. I have it on my desktop but don't use it. As you see, it thinks it can push AOL out of the UK market. Posted 12/05/99 2:02pm by Tim Richardson LineOne gunning for AOL UK The MD of UK online service provider (OSP), LineOne, is gunning for AOL UK. Ajay Chowdhury, who has only been in the job for two weeks, said he had AOL UK in his sights and that LineOne was well placed to knock it off its perch and become the UK's leading OSP. Outlining his hopes for the next year, he said that LineOne now had more than 200,000 registered members. No doubt his more aggressive stance was buoyed by a recent report in the Financial Times which said that while AOL was dominant in its home market, it was losing its grip abroad. "Outside the US…AOL has failed to build up [its]subscriber base… [and in the UK its] market share is less than 10 per cent," said the FT. Chowdhury was also quick to jump on AOL's indecision when it said it was committed to maintaining a subscription-based service while also trialing other pricing models. With £12 million in his pocket to invest in LineOne to give the service a real push, Chowdhury said he is relishing the next six months. ®