AOL's Dial-Up Era Ends, Marking a Digital Milestone
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AOL has officially discontinued its dial-up internet service, marking the end of an era for the once-dominant internet provider known for its role in popularizing online access in the 90s and early 2000s. The decline reflects the broader shift to broadband and wireless technologies, with only a small fraction of households still relying on dial-up in 2023. AOL, now operating under Yahoo, continues to offer email and subscription services but has moved away from its dial-up roots.
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- AOL hangs up the dial-up internet service (and sound) that defined an era USA Today
- Why Gen Z wants retro dial-up connections – and how the internet could be driven to extinction The Independent
- AOL says goodbye to technology that shaped an entire generation MassLive
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