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Following last night’s Federal Communications Commission approval of the merger of America Online and Time Warner, the two companies officially announced the creation of AOL Time Warner Inc.
The FCC’s approval came with a number of conditions. Among them, AOL must make its instant messager service compatible with IM systems hosted elsewhere.
“In reviewing this merger, I was particularly concerned about the future of the instant messaging platform, the ability of competing broadband ISPs to access Time Warner’s cable systems, and the potential for discrimination in the interactive television space,” wrote FCC chief William E.
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