Dial-up is still AOL’s main source of income

Dial-in users for internet access are still the main source of revenue for AOL, and in addition, it seems the decline of that revenue to take off. In the fourth quarter of 2012 gave to the dialers the American company an operating profit of 159 million dollars.

AOL knew in the fourth quarter of 2012, operating profit to do with its content-branch. This profit from content amounted to 8.8 million dollars, but that was a decline of 34 percent. AOL is among other things owner of The Huffington Post and TechCrunch. Also the advertising sales concerned AOL operating income: us $ 6.4 million. By far the largest part of the operating profit, eur 158.7 million dollars, however, came from what is still by far the most important division is: dial-up.

According to Business Insider provides dial-up to AOL every year still for about $ 500 million. In the last quarter, decreased revenue from the branch, although with 10 percent, but that decline is less than before. If the company is the dial more attractive with additional services, it is not inconceivable that the decline stopped, or that there is even an increase will take place.

AOL’s turnover increased by approximately 4 percent to almost $ 600 million, while bnp paribas’ 35,7 million dollars amounted to. That was last year, 22.8 million dollars.