N.Y. Times ending charge for online access to paper

September 18, 2007

The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/ will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential advertising revenue from increased traffic on a free site.

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