By Associated Press
Montgomery, AL – Alabama is among 47 states to join a settlement with A-O-L, one of the nation's largest Internet service providers.
Attorney General Troy King, in a statement Wednesday, said A-O-L has agreed to make it easier for remaining customers to leave. It is part of a three (m) million-dollar settlement.
The case followed complaints from A-O-L customers who said when they tried to close accounts, they were thwarted or were still billed for services that they thought had been canceled.
The outcry triggered a multistate investigation that would have culminated in a lawsuit if A-O-L hadn't agreed to ante up and to change its ways.
A-O-L ended March with a reported 12 (m) million U-S subscribers, down from 21 (m) million less than two years ago.
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