NetZero to offer DSL service in Verizon deal

NetZero, the Internet service operated by United Online Inc., will begin offering broadband Web access under an agreement with Verizon Communications Inc. as part of an effort to stem the loss of dial-up customers.

NetZero will offer digital subscriber line access at speeds of as much as 1.5 megabit per second where Verizon has DSL service, including California, Woodland Hills-based United Online said.

The agreement marks United Online’s entry into the market for high-speed Internet service.