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you must be f...ing joking. read this extract from their Australian site and tell me AOL means Australia On-Line (I don't think so) : quote About AOL Australia AOL Australia is a 50/50 joint venture between AAPT Ltd. and America Online Inc., offering Australians an easy-to-use and convenient Internet online service. AOL, the world's leading interactive services company, is providing its industry-leading local and international content, global management expertise, e-commerce relationships, interactive technologies and features, and interaction with cyberspace's largest community of more than 30 million AOL members around the world. As Australia's third largest and most innovative telecommunications companies, and with its robust network infrastructure, AAPT is extending AOL Australia's reach - making it possible for even more Australians to access AOL Australia through a local phone call. With its customer base of more than 875,000, AAPT provides a wide range of sales, marketing and distribution channels. By taking advantage of AAPT's growing leadership in cellular technologies, the joint venture can also deliver AOL's unmatched interactive services, content and features to Australia's emerging consumer wireless market. About AAPT AAPT is one of Australia's three largest telecommunications carriers, providing local, national and international voice, mobile, data, Internet and e-commerce services to over 875,000 business, corporate, government and residential customers throughout Australia. The company has an extensive telecommunications network, incorporating a National Backbone network; National Voice and Data network; CBD and Inter-City Fibre; and International Cable Network and Correspondent Agreements. AAPT is currently rolling out a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) mobile network and a Local Multi-Point Distribution System (LMDS) network around Australia. Established in 1991, the company was awarded a carrier license in July 1997, and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in November 1997. The company ranks among the top 100 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc., [NYSE: AOL] based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services, operating two worldwide Internet online services: AOL, with more than 30 million members; and CompuServe, with more than 2.7 million members. The Company also operates leading Internet brands including ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; the Netscape Navigator and Communicator Internet browsers; AOL MovieFone; Spinner Networks and NullSoft, Inc., leaders in Internet music. ------------- un-quote you were saying... ??? Mark ---------- In article <3B5058F4.3801EAA3@swbell.net>, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote: >Mark Cummings writes ... >> >> I don't know about other countrys, but in Australia, AOL try to palm >> themselves off as if AOL stood for Australia On-Line. They even try to act >> like Aussie's in their piss weak commercials. In the whole commercial the >> word "America" is not mentioned even once. What's the problem, are they too >> gutless to advertise their real name. >> A person or company who hide behind some kind of alias will never earn my >> respect. >> > .... > > Actually, it is Australia On-Line. They just call it "America On-Line" >here so we won't know it's a foreign company. > > > >Rubywand |