AT&T WorldNet Service offers enhanced access to America Online from the web.BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996--AT&T today announced that America Online See AOL. is now, for the first time, available on the web through AT&T WorldNet(sm) Service. America Online, the world's most popular consumer online service, can now be accessed through AT&T WorldNet Service at 20% lower than its standard dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. rate. America Online provides a variety of services, including e-mail, online communities, chat, compelling content and original programming for interactive communities. AT&T WorldNet Service provides value-added access to the Internet, including access to online service providers such as America Online. "As the popularity of the Internet has grown, people have debated between going online with an online service provider versus an Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. ," said Tom Evslin, vice president, AT&T WorldNet Service. "Now the debate is over. AT&T WorldNet Service provides both reliable access to the unlimited spectrum of the Internet at a very attractive price and easy access to AOL's popular content and variety of online communities." AT&T WorldNet Service customers who wish to subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. will receive 15 hours of free usage under America Online's one-month trial offer. In addition, no start-up software diskettes are necessary because AOL registration software can be downloaded simply by clicking on links from the AT&T WorldNet Service "At Home" page. AT&T WorldNet Service connects to AOL using high-speed dedicated links through which customers can experience high performance access at 28.8 kbps speed nationwide. Current AOL subscribers who choose to access the service through AT&T WorldNet can do so, still keeping their current screen names and e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . Two AOL price plans are available to customers who wish to access AOL through AT&T WorldNet Service: $7.95 per month for five hours plus $2.35 for each additional hour, or $15.95 per month for 20 hours plus $2.35 for each additional hour. Customers will receive billing for their AT&T WorldNet Service and AOL accounts separately with charges for both services applicable to AOL sessions conducted through AT&T WorldNet. America Online will provide a customer support team specially dedicated to AT&T WorldNet customers for technical, billing and registration assistance at 1-800-297-1392. AT&T WorldNet Service, with more than 300,000 customers, offers a revolutionary pricing structure. Under AT&T's trial offer, AT&T long distance customers who sign up for AT&T WorldNet Service in 1996 have the first five hours of access to the Internet free each month for the first year. Customers pay $2.50 for each hour beyond the first five hours each month. Under a separate plan, AT&T customers may opt for a flat monthly rate of $19.95 for unlimited access. AT&T WorldNet Service provides quick and easy access to information and people on the Internet. The service offers directories and topical topical /top·i·cal/ (top´i-k'l) pertaining to a particular area, as a topical antiinfective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. top·i·cal adj. areas to help people find useful information, guided tours guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? for newcomers, and navigational aids A navigational aid or Navaid is any sort of marker which aids the traveler in navigation; the term is most commonly used to refer to nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses, buoys, fog signals, and daybeacons. for users of all skill levels. Although AT&T WorldNet Service works with most popular browsers, the service currently includes a co-branded version of the popular Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. (tm) browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used , preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. for easy installation. A co-branded version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. browser will be available this fall. AT&T WorldNet Service customers can call AT&T's world-class customer care toll-free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information on AT&T WorldNet, customers may call 1-800-WORLDNET, or visit AT&T WorldNet Service's home page at http://www.att.com/worldnet. -0- AT&T WorldNet is a service mark of AT&T Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom.
Customers That Spend Time on the Internet
Benefit from using AT&T WorldNet(sm) Service
to access America Online
Customer Customer Cost Per Month for Total Hours Use
Usage
Examples America Online(a) AT&T WorldNet
Service with access
to America Online(b)
5 hours Internet Use & 5 hours AOL Use $19.95 $20.45 5 hours Internet Use & 20 hours AOL Use $34.70 $35.90 20 hours Internet Use & 20 hours AOL Use $78.95 $35.90 20 hours Internet Use & 5 hours AOL Use $34.70 $27.90 (a) America Online is used for Internet access and its variety of content & online communities. Chart assumes that the optimal America Online price plan is being used. (b) AT&T WorldNet(sm) Service is used for access to the Internet and access to America Online's variety of content & online communities. Chart assumes that customers are AT&T Long Distance Customers using the optimal price plans available from both AT&T WorldNet Service and America Online. CONTACT: AT&T Mike Miller 908-658-2815, office 800-865-9460, PIN: 4141, pager michaeld2@attmail.com or AT&T Patricia Allen 908-658-6676, office 800-865-9460, PIN: 7739, pager plallen@attmail.com |
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