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  • AOL to End Dial-Up Internet Service in September
    August 13, 2025
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    AOL to End Dial-Up Internet Service in September

    AOL is shutting down its iconic dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025, ending an era that introduced millions to the online world. Despite broadband dominance, around 175,000 U.S. households, mostly in rural areas, still rely on dial-up due to limited high-speed infrastructure. The shutd...

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  • AOL Shuts Down Dial-Up Internet After 34 Years
    August 13, 2025
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    AOL Shuts Down Dial-Up Internet After 34 Years

    AOL's dial-up internet service, a pioneer of early web access, will shut down in September 2025 after 34 years, marking the end of an era for millions of users. At its peak in the early 2000s, AOL had over 20 million subscribers, but the rise of broadband rendered its phone-line connections obsol...

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