The advent of its High Definition service helped to lift profits, but to prove that sport remains its bread and butter, the highest viewing figures for an HD programme were for a football match.
The client server architecture is still popular due to its high predictable service and performance.
Investors are closely watching AOL's worldwide subscriber numbers amid worry that slower growth in its dial-up service is not being offset by expansion of its high-speed service.
It lived up to its lofty name with its high-end service and rapid expansion, establishing a reputation for brashness as it flouted local regulations, lashed back at critics and openly clashed with the taxi industry.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said earlier this year the company's build-out of U-Verse, its high-speed service, "is now largely complete," and about 40percentt of its customers still receive slower Internet service, according to the industry blog DSLreports.com.com
Any agreement that gives AOL the ability to sell its high-speed service via cable lines not owned by Time Warner would be a huge victory for the struggling Internet service provider.
The company introduced its high-speed service in October 2001 and now has 5.3 million subscribers.
AOL is charging an additional $14.95 for its high-speed service as well.
But by the end of December, Metricom had signed up only 12,200 new customers for its high-speed service.
The company will feature the product as part of its high-end service, which costs $780 a year per person.
