AOL Is Still Losing

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that internet access is no longer the trusted dial in connection that once reigned supreme.

This method of connecting to the internet has been losing it’s popularity as high speed methods like cable, DSL and even fiber optics have replaced it and what was the once largest ISP, AOL tried to deal with lost subscribers by cranking up their advertiser revenues.

AOL reinstated their free Email program in an effort to lure people back to using their services, but even that wasn’t enough to stop the declining membership rolls. They reported 10.9 million paying dial-up customers as of June 30, 2007, down from a high of 26.7 million paying subscribers in September 2002.

AOL currently accounts for 11% of their parent company, Time Warner’s revenues.

What are your thoughts on AOL? Were all of those free installation CD’s worth it?