Have you ever seen a company that offers two services, one free and the other paid, provide as good a service to the free one? It is guaranteed that the quality of service for those who do not pay will go down.

I think a lot of people are understanding [the move] as the internet as we know it is going to disappear and AOL is the beginning of a slide into that happening.

By suddenly offering a two-tier system, AOL guarantees that over time those using the free delivery system will suffer from a degradation of service.

I don't take bribes. The solution is not AOL offering a few of us service for free in exchange for our silence -- the solution is preserving equal access to the free and open Internet for everyone.

Mario Paradis has been a great asset for our Company over the last seven years. In addition to his current financial and legal functions, he will be in charge of overall administrative affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries.

You never walk alone. Even the devil is the lord of flies.