I'm going to continue to believe that it's not having online until is PROVEN to have it. Ie, the Dojo website.
And Friend Codes counts as not having online
At E3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl's designer Masahiro Sakurai announced that the game will include Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection gameplay but no specifics have yet been revealed, and it will also likely feature four-player VS play but other options are being considered - including the possibility that more characters could be added.