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New York Times denies plans to charge for online access

Via I Want Media: DowJones reports that The New York Times has refuted recent rumors circulating that it will begin charging users for access to its Web site, NYTimes.com. After recent reports in BusinessWeek that the newspaper was considering subscriptions for online news access, a company spokesperson said, "We have no plans to start charging for the site at this point." Most content on the site is free, with the exception of a few features that require payment.