Pacific Bell Internet, Los Angeles Times Join Forces To Offer First-Ever Customized Internet Access Service For Southern California; New Dial Up Internet Access Service Provides Fast, Easy Access To The Times' Web Site And Other Southern California Content.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1996--In the first alliance of its kind between a major telecommunications firm and one of the nation's leading newspapers, Pacific Bell Internet Services and the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). today announced the availability of a customized dial up Internet access See how to access the Internet. service featuring the newspaper's extensive site on the World Wide Web. The San Francisco-based Internet services company and the nation's second-largest newspaper have created a Los Angeles Times version of its new Pacific Bell Internet dial up Internet access service that the two companies are jointly marketing and distributing in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . The Times and Pacific Bell Internet Services formed the joint marketing and distribution alliance to attract new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. users and drive traffic to the newspaper's World Wide Web site -- the most comprehensive source of online information for and about Southern California available on the Internet. The co-branded service, which is available immediately, includes a customized version of the industry-leading 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) Personal Edition 2.0 client software created especially for a Southern California audience. Browser buttons link users to The Times' Web site, Pacific Bell Internet's site and SoCal Excite, the regional Internet search engine jointly developed by The Times and Architext Software, Inc. The service will enable users to quickly locate Southern California-related information on the Internet. Pacific Bell Internet's customized service for the Los Angeles Times offers local dial up access at speeds up to 28.8 Kbps (Kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). ) from every point in the network. Prices range from $9.95 a month for 10 hours of access time up to $19.95 a month for unlimited access. All connection fees, including those for the interconnected Global Service Providers, are included in the aforementioned pricing options. Unlike other Internet service providers 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. , Pacific Bell Internet users are not required to purchase telephone service from Pacific Bell. High speed digital ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. access -- up to six times faster than most dial up analog modems -- will be available in early July. Features of the Los Angeles Times version of Pacific Bell Internet access service: -- Built-in bookmarks featuring Web sites of particular use and interest to Southern California, including sections of the Times Web site. -- Easy, one-button access to The Times' Web site, home of its free custom news service, Hunter, which automatically retrieves news and features from both The Times and AP Online and presents them in a personalized online newspaper format. -- Direct Internet access to SoCal Excite, a first-of-its-kind regional Internet directory that allows users to search the entire Internet to find services, Web sites and news groups with a special focus on Southern California. -- Internet access throughout California. -- Special customer service phone number. -- Billing options - by credit card or Pacific Bell monthly bill. Times' Web Site Already One Of Most Popular Web Sites; Features Extensive Content Since its April 8 launch, the Times Web site has averaged over 500,000 hits a day. More than 1,000 people a day have registered for Hunter, the site's free custom news service. The site includes content from the daily newspaper, archives of articles published since 1990, information from other content providers and links to other sites such as Hollywood Online. Access to more of the site's content is free to users. Registration is required to access AP Online and Hunter, which are also free services (O.Eng. Law) such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. See also: Free . Access to The Times' archives is currently free; in the future, users will be charged $1.50 per story to view or download articles. "We're combining the strengths of both companies -- fast, reliable and affordable high performance Internet access with superior regional and national content -- to create the premiere online experience for Southern Californians," said Rick Hronicek, president of Pacific Bell Internet Services. "Both companies are committed to making access to value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. regional and local content easy and convenient for California consumers." "This alliance with Pacific Bell Internet fits perfectly into our overall Internet strategy," said Bob Brisco, The Times senior vice president of marketing and new business development. "Our Web site is a centerpiece of this strategy, but we are also in the business of building the Internet audience by making it more accessible to consumers. This alliance, with a company known for making technology easy, enables us to give people the tools they need to access the rapidly expanding online world." Prospective customers can download the customized Los Angeles Times Web client software directly from the Web at http: //www.pacbell.net/latimes or by calling toll-free 1-800-213-9999. With the announcement, both companies are aiming to tap into the explosive growth of the Internet market in Southern California, which features the nation's top market for computer hardware and software sales (over $1 billion a year); over 4.4 million computer users and one of the fastest-growing areas in personal computer use with 1.2 million new PCs purchased in 1995. Pacific Bell Internet Services is a full service Internet service provider serving business and residential customers in California. The company offers a broad range of Internet access services that feature simple, affordable ways for reaching the estimated 30 million users on the world's largest and most powerful computer network. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Pacific Bell, the largest unit of parent company Pacific Telesis
Pacific Telesis Group was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created after the 1984 breakup of AT&T as a holding company for Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. Group, a San Francisco-based diversified telecommunications corporation. The Los Angeles Times is the second-largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country. The winner of 20 Pulitzer Prizes Pulitzer Prizes, annual awards for achievements in American journalism, letters, and music. The prizes are paid from the income of a fund left by Joseph Pulitzer to the trustees of Columbia Univ. , The Times publishes four daily regional editions covering the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. metropolitan area, the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , Orange and Ventura counties. The Times Web site can be found on the Internet at http://www.latimes.com. The Times is owned by Times Mirror, a Los Angeles-based news and information company that, in addition to The Times, also publishes Newsday, the Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun Daily newspaper published in Baltimore, Md., U.S. It was begun as a four-page penny tabloid in 1837 by Arunah Shepherdson Abell, a journeyman printer from Rhode Island. and other newspapers, a wide array of books, information and educational products for professional markets and national and trade magazines. CONTACT: Pacific Bell Internet Services, Sacramento Dave Miller The name Dave Miller could refer to:
dnmille@legal.pactel.com or Pacific Bell: Beverly Butler, San Francisco, 415/542-9468 David Dickstein, Los Angeles, 213/975-4074 Linda Bonniksen, Los Angeles, 213/975-5061 John Britton, San Diego, 619/237-2430 or Los Angeles Times Laura Morgan, 213/237-4715 laura.morgan@latimes.com |
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