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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[AOL to axe broadband and narrowband sections?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bad-news/" rel="tag">Bad News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and Services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/management/" rel="tag">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/twx/" rel="tag">Time Warner (TWX)</a></p>AOL's Access division is reponsible for trying to get broadband AOL consumers. It's been a huge struggle as AOL has to pay the broadband companies providing the connection a fee, cutting into their profit margin. Secondly rumors are that RoadRunner cable and AOL Access haven't exactly been getting along, as <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20030316/2347239.shtml">Tech Dirt points out</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.com.com/Have+AOL's+broadband+plans+hit+a+wall%3F/2100-1023_3-841059.html">CNET points out</a> that AOL Access faces a crunch. Dial up users are converting to broadband via local cable companies already, thus trickling away. Second is that local cable companies are grabbing a lot of the early switchers to broadband, meaning AOL is either fighting to keep the customers it has and switch them to broadband with a slight loss in profit, or trying hard to woo existing customers away who aren't interested in broadband because they're reluctant to change.<br /><br />Now comes a big rumor via Valleywag that AOL's Access division is going to make some <a href="http://www.valleywag.com/tech/aol/guest-scoop-aol-allegedly-axes-most-of-its-dying-access-department-183174.php">massive cuts</a> come in August to early October of this year due the lackluster broadband performance.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>AOL to axe broadband and narrowband sections?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/">AOL to axe broadband and narrowband sections?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.valleywag.com/tech/aol/guest-scoop-aol-allegedly-axes-most-of-its-dying-access-department-183174.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/637634/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/28/aol-to-axe-broadband-and-narrowband-sections/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aol access</category><category>aol broadband</category><category>aol layoffs</category><category>AolAccess</category><category>AolBroadband</category><category>AolLayoffs</category><category>netzero</category><category>roadrunner</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tobias Buckell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:35:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
