Where did "aussi" go?

[tom murray]

I've been watching TV5Monde on my cable tv for about a year.  I have never yet heard the word "aussi" being used, either by the news professionals or the average joe....they  all say "également" instead, without exception.  Why is this?

[George Hunt]

That is interesting .Maybe that is  something  peculiar to TV5Monde?

 I can't comment further  except to  notice that when I do a search for "et aussi" in the  Google News box it gives 3 times as many returns as  "également".....

[susan klee]

I wonder if this is similiar to the loss of /too/ in English.  We now hear and read /as well/ more frequently.  I think it is a "snob" thing. /As well/ sounds more . . . up-scale?