UKNM: Will you stag Freeserve?

[Rick Sareen]

For the full article: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1999/19/ns-8198.html

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Dave Phillips, AOL's U.K. boss explains why the analysts

 are wrong and the free ISPs are counting on a model that won't last...



He also says: "Free" Internet access services, however, are fuelled by

regulatory kickbacks from high priced, per minute phone charges. Despite

all the hype, the free access business model is not the solution; it is a

symptom of the problem of high phone rates, which if left uncorrected, will

continue to slow adoption of the Internet and e-commerce in Europe.


 For this reason, AOL is working to "turn off the clock" for online

consumers. We're speaking to governments and regulators across the EU, and

we're

 working on a commercial solution as well. We aim to provide European

consumers with the same access to cheap, flat-rate local calls as enjoyed

in the US

 and won't quit until the Internet becomes the most important and useful

medium across Europe -- for everyone -- not just an online elite. "


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