AOL Expects 50-Percent Drop in Ad Revenues

By Jacki Lyden

Published December 3, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, says it expects advertising revenues to drop by up to 50 percent next year. To attract new customers, AOL says it will focus on broadband services and will offer exclusive content from parent AOL Time Warner. NPR's Jacki Lyden talks to David Kirkpatrick of The New York Times.

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