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MSN site could charge surfers

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LONDON: Microsoft Corporation has

underlined its concerns about the long-term viability of free Internet portals

by indicating it may soon seek to charge users of its popular MSN site, the

Guardian newspaper said on Monday. The paper said Microsoft could develop extra

services for the site and charge users up to 60 pounds ($86.90) a year for

access.

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MSN receives 200 million visits every

month worldwide, but is thought to be unable to transform those clicks into

dollars through mere advertising and sponsorship deals.

However subscription-only sites have

met with few successes. Yahoo! announced earlier on Monday that its auctions’

listings had plummeted since January, when the service ceased to be

free-of-charge.

(C) Reuters Limited 2001.

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