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AOL Shuts Down Dial-Up Internet After 30 Years
10/3/2025
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- AOL has officially discontinued its dial-up internet service as of October 1, 2025.
- The decision was announced last month; dial-up services were removed by October 2, 2025.
- In 2023, 163,401 U.S. households relied solely on dial-up.
- AOL's market value peaked near $164 billion in 2000, then declined after the Time Warner merger.
