DULLES, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 30, 2004 -- America Online, Inc. released the following statement today regarding adoption by the Ohio legislature of the nation's newest state antispam bill:

"The Ohio legislature this afternoon has handed online consumers in the Buckeye State an early and important holiday gift in the form of one of the strongest antispam measures in the country.

"AOL enthusiastically applauds this action, and salutes the leaders in both chambers of the legislature who championed this critical bipartisan measure. A special thanks goes to the sponsors of the bill in the House and the Senate - Representative Kathleen Walcher and Senator Ron Amstutz. Without their support, courage and vision - this day would never have come.

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