AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by Yahoo. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET.

Is AOL email being discontinued?

But the iconic America Online brand, the gateway to the web in its early days, is officially no more. The brand will be phased out in Verizons $5 billion fire sale of its media assets, consisting of AOL and Yahoo, to Apollo Global Management, announced Monday.

What company owns AOL?

Verizon Media AOL Holdings LLC AOL/Parent organizations

Are AOL email addresses still valid?

Today, AOL is a provider of free email services, as they continue to serve a fairly large community. In addition to supplying email to AOL customers, they also service Yahoo, Compuserve, Verizon, and some Frontier emails. Surprisingly, they also still offer dialup.

Is AOL changing its email 2020?

To protect you and your data, AOL will no longer support the current sign-in functionality in your application starting on October 20, 2020. This means that you will need to take one of the steps below to continue using your AOL Mail without interruption.

Why did AOL go away?

AOL rapidly shrank thereafter, partly due to the decline of dial-up and rise of broadband. AOL was eventually spun off from Time Warner in 2009, with Tim Armstrong appointed the new CEO. Under his leadership, the company invested in media brands and advertising technologies.