Richard,
There is a twist to the AOL-BT partnership story: BT released a press statement last year stating that they were forming a partnership with Yahoo - hence btyahoo.com was formed. The statement specifically stated it was intended as direct competition against major providers such as....AOL!
Shortly after reading that I installed a PC connected to AOL Broadband - the modem had a sticker on it which read "AOL, working with BT"
Go figure,
I like BT, they're one of the reasons I quit my last job, set up my own Co. and never looked back..)
C.