IP: COMPUSERVE LAUNCHES INTERNET-ONLY SERVICE

[Dave Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

COMPUSERVE LAUNCHES INTERNET-ONLY SERVICE
CompuServe has started a new Internet-only service called Sprynet, offering
unlimited access for a flat fee of $19.95 a month.  At the same time, the
company announced it initially would block Sprynet customers from access to
more than 200 online forums where sex-related issues are discussed,
becoming the first big Internet service provider to restrict that kind of
information.  Meanwhile, AOL's chairman announced America Online's
Internet-only GNN business has attracted more than 100,000 customers in the
past 90 days.  (St. Petersburg Times 12 Feb 96 p9)