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October 2, 2025

AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

  • America Online introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time.
    • By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
    AP Business Writer

    Image courtesy of AOL [enlarge]
    AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago, rising to prominence particularly in the 90s and early 2000s.

    NEW YORK — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow.


     
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