AOL Time Warner is to satisfy regulations imposed by the US
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by allowing rivals access to their
cable network. Connect.Net, a New York ISP and Florida’s Internet
Junction Services have applied to the FTC to provide high-speed net
access on AOL’s network.
AOL, the owner of the second largest cable network in the US was
subjected to conditions after competitors raised concerns that the
company’s cable ownership would leave out rivals looking to launch
high speed internet access services.
AOL’s spokeswoman Kathy McKiernan said, “we’re very pleased to
come to those agreements, we think [the] agreements will bring
additional choice and competition to our consumers.”
The FTC is requiring AOL to offer high speed internet access
over its cable systems for at least three rivals.
