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United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD) is a leading provider of value-priced Internet access through its NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet consumer brands. The company's services are offered at less than half the standard prices of its major competitors and are available in more than 6,500 cities across the United States and in Canada. The mission of United Online is to provide consumers with high-quality Internet access that fits both their needs and their budgets. United Online has a unique and efficient business model featuring proprietary technologies that enable it to provide members and corporate partners with a service that is designed to meet member's individual needs. United Online features the NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet brands of Internet access that offer value-priced access services on a monthly subscription basis. These brands of pay Internet service feature faster page loads and no banner ad windows. NetZero and Juno also offer limited, ad-supported free services. All three brands of service offer consumers easy-to-use services and some of the best product offerings on the Internet. A member of any of the three brands of service also has the ability to exchange e-mail with any other person on the Internet, use popular and widely available instant messaging programs such as those offered by AOL, Yahoo!, MSN and others, and access search engines, news and sports content as well as some of the best online shopping and financial services available. Through its NetZero and Juno subsidiaries, the company offers NetZero HiSpeed and Juno SpeedBand, next generation dial-up Internet access services delivering up to five times faster Web surfing. Each service works from any phone jack using a standard dial-up connection, does not require any new hardware and can be downloaded in five minutes at www.netzero.com or www.juno.com. The price for each service is $14.95 per month, which includes the Platinum Internet service for each brand. United Online gives advertisers and sponsors various ways to put their messages in front of the mass audiences of NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet. With state-of-the-art targeting techniques and a broad range of advertising opportunities including e-mail campaigns, start page placements, channel sponsorships, and the ability to run full-motion video commercials online -- advertisers can attain the reach they desire while hitting the exact audience they need. In addition, United Online can provide advertisers with sophisticated market research capabilities through its CyberTarget Division. With access to millions of NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet users, along with the benefits provided by one of the largest Oracle data warehouses in the world, CyberTarget can create real-time market research in an Internet environment that few others can replicate. United Online, Inc. trades under the symbol "UNTD" on the Nasdaq Stock Market and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California, with offices in New York City, San Francisco and Hyderabad, India. |