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AOL to End Dial-Up Service Amid Internet Shift

8/25/2025

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AOL will end its dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025, due to declining usage.
As of 2023, approximately 163,000 U.S. households, or over 0.1% of subscriptions, still used dial-up.
The decline of dial-up illustrates the shift towards high-speed internet services.
Dial-up remains culturally significant, as seen in the 1998 film "You’ve Got Mail."

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Story summary

AOL will end its dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025, due to declining usage.
As of 2023, approximately 163,000 U.S. households, or over 0.1% of subscriptions, still used dial-up.
The decline of dial-up illustrates the shift towards high-speed internet services.
Dial-up remains culturally significant, as seen in the 1998 film "You’ve Got Mail."