Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002
Combines Faster Connections and Instant-On Capability of
High-Speed Internet with AOL's Convenience and Ease-of-Use
America Online, the world's leading interactive services company, today announced the launch of its AOL High Speed Broadband service with the Time Warner Cable Desert Cities Division in California which serves the Coachella Valley area. Cities in this area include Cathedral City, Coachella, Indio, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage.
The AOL High Speed Broadband service combines the advantages of a high-speed Internet connection -- including instant-on capability, faster connections, and the ability to make the most of enhanced audio and video content -- with the convenience and ease-of-use that have made AOL the world's most popular online service. With the AOL High Speed Broadband service, members can:
-- News reports and live coverage from CBS News, CNN, and the Weather Channel; -- Sports highlights and more from the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, as well as CNNSI, HBO Sports, CBS Sportsline, and Turner Sports; -- Music videos, musician interviews, CD listening parties, the Radio@AOL service now available on AOL 7.0, and much more; -- Movie previews, animated content, short video clips, and entertainment news from HBO, Moviefone, Warner Brothers Online, Cartoon Network and others; -- Business and technology news from CBS Marketwatch; -- Interactive features and animated cartoons for Kids from Cartoon Network, Kiddonet and Warner Brothers Online; and -- Travel destination guides and previews from Travelocity.
Taking Internet Experience to Next Level
Lisa Hook, President, AOL Broadband, said: "The Internet is entering a new era as a significant number of consumers begin to adopt high-speed Internet connections. Consumers in the Desert Cities can take advantage of even greater online convenience than they've known before, paving the way for them to make the medium even more central to their lives with services like online music, interactive gaming, home networking and more. We are confident that together AOL and Time Warner Cable can help lead the way in the broadband era by combining AOL's understanding of what mass-market consumers want that has helped us grow to more than 34 million members around the world, with Time Warner Cable's unique cable distribution system."
Bob Barlow, President of Time Warner Cable, Desert Cities Division, said: "By offering the AOL High Speed Broadband service with Time Warner Cable systems, we are taking a major step to offer more convenience and value for consumers, especially existing AOL members, in the Coachella Valley. The ability to offer AOL to our customers in the Desert Cities -- a first among the country's cable systems -- is just the latest demonstration of Time Warner Cable's technological leadership."
Enhanced Consumer Convenience
The AOL High Speed Broadband service provides a new level of convenience and ease-of-use that empowers consumers to make the online medium an even more central part of their daily lives.
Regina Lewis, AOL's Online Advisor and author of best-selling book, Wired in a Week, "Consumers are learning that broadband is about more than speed. It's about an even easier and more convenient experience with great benefits like faster downloads, instant-on, no need for a second phone line, and great new content and services. The good news is that AOL members can have all these benefits while keeping their e-mail address, Buddy List, Address Book, world-class customer service and built-in Parental Controls to keep their kids safe by simply taking advantage of the AOL High Speed Broadband service in their area."
Included in the monthly fee are the free use of a cable modem and basic installation, along with access to the entire easy-to-use AOL service, as well as:
-- News reports and live coverage from CBS News, CNN, and the Weather Channel; -- Sports highlights and more from the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, as well as CNNSI, HBO Sports, CBS Sportsline, and Turner Sports; -- Music videos, musician interviews, CD listening parties, the Radio@AOL service now available on AOL 7.0, and much more; -- Movie previews, animated content, short video clips, and entertainment news from HBO, Moviefone, Warner Brothers Online, Cartoon Network and others; -- Business and technology news from CBS Marketwatch; -- Interactive features and animated cartoons for Kids from Cartoon Network, Kiddonet and Warner Brothers Online; and -- Travel destination guides and previews from Travelocity.
In addition, the AOL High Speed Broadband service offers consumers a wide range of high-speed content, which is seamlessly integrated as part of the AOL Welcome Screen and across more than 20 channels and sites. Among the offerings available are:
-- News reports and live coverage from CBS News, CNN, and the Weather Channel; -- Sports highlights and more from the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, as well as CNNSI, HBO Sports, CBS Sportsline, and Turner Sports; -- Music videos, musician interviews, CD listening parties, the Radio@AOL service now available on AOL 7.0, and much more; -- Movie previews, animated content, short video clips, and entertainment news from HBO, Moviefone, Warner Brothers Online, Cartoon Network and others; -- Business and technology news from CBS Marketwatch; -- Interactive features and animated cartoons for Kids from Cartoon Network, Kiddonet and Warner Brothers Online; and -- Travel destination guides and previews from Travelocity.
Multiple pricing plans for the AOL High Speed Broadband service are available to best meet consumers' needs in terms of connectivity and online usage. For a limited time, the AOL High Speed Broadband service is available in the Desert Cities for $54.95 per month and includes one free month of service, unlimited high-speed connectivity, in addition to unlimited access to AOL's U.S. network of dial-up connections. Subscribers can also choose to pay $44.95 per month for unlimited use of their high-speed connection and $2.95 per hour for U.S. dial-up connection use. Telephone and other charges may also apply. There are no activation or cancellation fees.
For more information about the AOL High Speed Broadband service in the Desert Cities, AOL members can visit Keyword: Cable. Other consumers can call 800/574-1779.
About America Online
America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
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