ClickZ: AOL's Netscape ISP Adds Faster Surfing, Pop-Up Blocking, Other Goodies

Glomming a "Web Accelerator" onto its pop-up blocking feature, AOL's Netscape ISP will make users pay $5 a month for the two features. Spam blocking and virus scanning will add another $1 a month each. The introduction of a monthly charge for pop-up blocking is unlikely to compare favorably with other ISP-browser combinations that provide pop-up blocking, spam filtering and virus scanning for free.