| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 17, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
How AOL Plans to Fight Back BUDDY UP WITH THE BELLS AOL will continue partnering with the Baby Bells to offer fast Internet access through the phone companies' digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. AOL has deals with Bell Atlantic and SBC Communications. MAKE A CABLE CONNECTION AOL will continue to seek cable allies who would offer the online service via speedy cable modems. AOL figures cable companies need AOL's 17 million subscribers to profit from their fast Web connections. RELY ON THE KINDNESS OF CONGRESS AOL will press lawmakers and the Federal Communications Commission to require cable companies to give all Internet service providers access to their high-speed networks on a nondiscriminatory basis. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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AT&T: What Victory Means TABLE: The AT&T Deal for MediaOne PHOTO: C. Michael Armstrong The Man Behind AT&T's Coup TABLE: The Hostetter Saga ``AOL Has to Do Something Quickly'' TABLE: How AOL Plans to Fight Back INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
