Joining the band.It may not rank with M&Ms adding colors or the Chicago Cubs playing night games, but the new direction taken at Internet provider Internet provider - Internet Service Provider United Online Inc. represents a cultural shift nonetheless. After years of specializing in providing low-cost dial-up online service to consumers, the Woodland Hills-based company is now offering DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. as part of an agreement with Verizon. The broadband service will available under the NetZero DSL name, including a consumer service priced at $14.95 per month for six months, and a business service at $19.95 per month for six months. The service is available to customers within Verizon DSL coverage areas. United Online's dial-up strategy has served it well despite some analysts questioning its long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. viability. The firm's Internet access See how to access the Internet. , email, and VoIP services accounted for more than 70 percent of its $135 million revenues in the second quarter, during which time its earnings rose 3 percent to $22.3 million. Staff reporter Dan Cox can be reached at dcox@labusinessjournal.com or at (323) 549-5225, ext. 230. |
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