Freeserve has lodged a complaint with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission over claims by its adversary AOL that AOL UK is
"the leading ISP" in the UK, according to reports by ZD Net and The
Register.
Freeserve claims to have over 2.2 million users; AOL UK claims
to have over 1.5 million users. The statement was contained in a
Time Warner AOL press release announcing the company's financial
results. Freeserve described the statement as "wild" and
"misleading."
A Freeserve spokeswoman is quoted by ZD Net, saying: "We're
bigger than them. We've complained to the SEC because this claim
could damage or parent companies, who have stock holders in the
US."
Freeserve has attacked AOL in the past. It is currently lobbying
the UK government over the tax benefits enjoyed by its US rival as
a result a loophole in UK legislation.
