AP Spotlight AOL's dial-up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press Oct 2, 2025 Oct 2, 2025 Updated Apr 15, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow.kAmp~{ AC6G:@FD=J 4@?7:C>65 :E H@F=5 36 AF==:?8 E96 A=F8 @? $6AE] b_ — HC:E:?8 :? 2 3C:67 FA52E6 @? :ED DFAA@CE D:E6 =2DE >@?E9 E92E :E QC@FE:?6=J 6G2=F2E6DQ :ED @776C:?8D 2?5 925 564:565 E@ 5:D4@?E:?F6 5:2=\FA[ 2D H6== 2D 2DD@4:2E65 D@7EH2C6 Q@AE:>:K65 7@C @=56C @A6C2E:?8 DJDE6>D[Q 7C@> :ED A=2?D]k^AmkAms:2=\FA :D ?@H ?@ =@?86C 25G6CE:D65 @? p~{VD H63D:E6] pD @7 (65?6D52J[ 7@C>6C 4@>A2?J 96=A A286D =:<6 Q4@??64E E@ E96 :?E6C?6E H:E9 p~{ s:2=6CQ 2AA62C65 F?2G2:=23=6 — 2?5 ?@DE2=8:4 D@4:2= >65:2 FD6CD E@@< E@ E96 :?E6C?6E E@ D2J E96:C 7:?2= 8@@53J6D]k^Am People are also reading… Flatwater Forum: Lexington begins to look ahead after Tyson closing Reese Kuecker takes on the Masters Tournament with UNL hospitality program Jose Lara steps into role as head coach of the Lexington girls wrestling program Rapid Relief Team hosts appreciation meal for Gothenburg Fire Department Lexington welcomes Women’s Resource Center to the community Lexington Community Foundation celebrates 25 years of The Key Lexington girls soccer falls to Columbus Lakeview to take Central Conference runner-up title Area athletes named to Omaha World-Herald 's 2026 Nebraska All-Class basketball teams Scott Frost lawsuit against Nebraska heads to court over tax dispute Kearney-based Cash-Wa sold to Performance Foods of Virginia Minutemen soccer finishes in third at Central Conference Maids Josslyn Mins and Millie Pepplitsch go undefeated at home invite Tuesday Lexington soccer takes down Scottsbluff Tuesday in Lexington Gothenburg boys track wins home Dutch Zorn Invite, Lady Swedes are the runners-up MLB's biggest surprises, disappointments: Mets are an absolute mess kAmp~{[ 7@C>6C=J p>6C:42 ~?=:?6[ :?EC@5F465 >2?J 9@FD69@=5D E@ E96 (@C=5 (:56 (63 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 H96? :ED 5:2=\FA D6CG:46 =2F?4965 564256D 28@[ C:D:?8 E@ AC@>:?6?46 A2CE:4F=2C=J :? 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