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AOL Is Closer to Splitoff

(Posted on  WSJ.com: US Business  about 1 month ago)

Time Warner has completed the internal work necessary to separate its AOL unit's dial-up-access business from its advertising and content business. Now it will get serious about plotting the Internet unit's next steps. (visit source article)
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