NEW YORK — SBC Communications Inc.
(SBC.N) and America Online Inc. (AOL.N) on Thursday said they
reached a deal for the Baby Bell to provide high speed access
for users of AOL's online service, complementing a similar deal
between AOL and Bell Atlantic Corp. (BEL.N).
The higher-speed service, expected to cost current AOL users
an extra $20 a month, allows for much faster Web-surfing,
constant, reliable connections, and use of the Internet
simultaneously with a telephone or fax over a single line, the
companies said.
