America Online Inc., Dulles, VA, has plans to buy MapQuest.com Inc., a provider of maps on the Internet, in a $1.1 billion deal.
AOL said it plans to offer the mapping service to mainstream Internet users as well as to people using hand-held gadgets, such as “smart” cellular phones, Palm Pilot organizers and other emerging alternatives to the desktop computer.
MapQuest.com, based in Lancaster, PA, attracts 3.7 million visitors monthly to its Web site where users can request a map and directions and find the locations of restaurants, stores and other places.
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