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AOL to extend BYOA fee hike
America Online said Wednesday that it plans to raise the monthly subscription fee for people accessing its features using a different Internet service provider. AOL in October 2001 increased the monthly fee for the service, called "Bring Your Own Access" (BYOA), by 50 percent to $14.95. But it allowed existing members to continue paying $9.95 a month. Now AOL is preparing to charge all BYOA members $14.95 a month for the service. The price change will begin in March 2002. About 1 million of AOL's 33 million members currently access the service through the BYOA plan. The plan was created five years ago; this is the first change in pricing for existing members. --Jim Hu, Special to ZDNet News
America Online said Wednesday that it plans to raise the monthly subscription fee for people accessing its features using a different Internet service provider.
AOL in October 2001 increased the monthly fee for the service, called "Bring Your Own Access" (BYOA), by 50 percent to $14.95. But it allowed existing members to continue paying $9.95 a month. Now AOL is preparing to charge all BYOA members $14.95 a month for the service. The price change will begin in March 2002.
About 1 million of AOL's 33 million members currently access the service through the BYOA plan. The plan was created five years ago; this is the first change in pricing for existing members. --Jim Hu, Special to ZDNet News