AOL doesn't consider themselves to be an ISP anymore, but a content provider. Have known some AOLers for years now and the same thing happens whenever I introduce them to someone.. "Who uses AOL anymore..." And they laugh and say that the provider business is not what continues to drive them.
compuserve and prodigy were not internet providers, they were proprietary networks. some of you yunguns might think there was always an internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service) yes they were one of the first along with compuserve. I wonder if there are any c64 bbs's out there.