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Two more US states file suit against AOL

By Polly Raymond

Published: 2 March 2000 16:31 GMT

AOL is coming under fire in the US for using its Internet access software to lock customers into its service, according to US wires.

New Jersey and Oregon are the latest US states to file a lawsuit against the ISP, claiming its software adjusts a user's PC so they may find it impossible to change to an alternate provider.

Four other states- Arizona, Colorado, Ohio and Virginia- are currently representing citizens who claim the AOL version 5.0 software, released in October 1999, has forced them to stay with the ISP.

The software allegedly makes dramatic changes to the operating system, which interferes with the process of connecting to other service providers.

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