“Our company long ago accomplished the mission implied by our old name. We literally got America online,” said Jon Miller, chairman and chief executive of AOL LLC. “Our new corporate identity better reflects our expanded mission — to make everyones online experience better.”

Does AOL stand for America Online?

On April 3, 2006, AOL announced it was retiring the full name America Online; the official name of the service became AOL, and the full name of the Time Warner subdivision became AOL LLC.

When did AOL dial-up end?

AOL was down, but not out. The company split with Time Warner in 2009 and continued to chug along, making money off of its dial-up business and acquiring media properties like the Huffington Post in 2011.

When did AOL become an ISP?

April 3, 2006 America Online grew in popularity throughout the 1990s, becoming the leading Internet service provider in the United States. In 2000 AOL merged with Time Warner Inc., in a deal that subsequently proved disappointing to both parties. America Online officially changed its name to AOL on April 3, 2006.