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 It was all giggles and light when comedian Jay Leno took the Consumer Electronics 
Show stage last month to help Microsoft's Bill Gates introduce the latest features 
of his company's MSN service. But behind the scenes in Las Vegas, the rollout of 
MSN Premium -- a $9.95-per-month add-on for anyone with a broadband connection -- 
was anything but a laughing matter. Market leader America Online has already debuted 
AOL for Broadband, a zippy package of broadband services for $14.95 per month. 
You can read the
ActiveWin 
review of the new MSN Premium service here. 
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