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Fortune
Chris Morris

AOL is saying 'goodbye' to its dial-up internet service

Sting in front of the America Online (AOL) logo (Credit: Manny Hernandez / Liaison—Getty Images)
  • AOL will discontinue dial up service in September. Less than 1% of the U.S. population still relies on dial-up internet services. AOL, however, has continued to offer it for more than 30 years.

AOL, which was the gateway to the Internet for a generation in the 1980s and 1990s, is closing the door that welcomed so many people online.

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