AltaVista discontinues free Internet access. “…AltaVista announced that it will terminate its free Internet
access service on December 10th…because 1stUp Corp., the
company that provided the service and infrastructure, is going out of
business.

AltaVista also stated that after a thorough investigation it was unable to
find another supplier to provide a free Internet access service. As a
result, the company has made special arrangements with MSN to offer
U.S.-based AltaVista members three free months of unlimited Internet
access, which will cost $21.95 per month thereafter. Geek.com