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AOL MAY BE WOOING COMPUSERVEAMERICA ONLINE SHARES GOT a boost on Apr. 1 when speculation arose that the company may be weighing a bid for rival CompuServe. AOL's stock was up 7.6%, to $45.75, while CompuServe shares jumped 12%, to $11. AOL declined to comment. CompuServe said the company is in ''external discussions'' regarding a deal. Buying CompuServe would add much-needed network capacity to AOL's strained system. Still, there could be big hurdles to any deal, not least the difficulty of combining the two companies' networks and customer bases.
EDITED BY KELLEY HOLLAND
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