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EarthLink CEO Garry Betty dies at 49

January 3, 2007 Executive who oversaw company's broadband operations and led its foray into citywide Wi-Fi loses battle with cancer. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., cancer, CEO, broadband, Wi-Fi

EarthLink hooks Atlanta up to citywide Wi-Fi

January 25, 2007 The home of the Braves is the eighth city the Internet service provider has signed up to deploy a Wi-Fi network. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Atlanta, city, Wi-Fi network, service provider, Wi-Fi, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, California, broadband

EarthLink offers new VoIP service

January 30, 2006 Company serves up Internet telephony service designed to look and feel like traditional phone service. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Covad Communications Group Inc., VoIP service, DSL service, broadband, VoIP, DSL, IP, Wi-Fi, e-mail

EarthLink christens its first citywide Wi-Fi

June 29, 2006 Will company's strategy of building wireless networks in U.S. cities fill a void left by exiting dial-up users? TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, broadband service, DSL, broadband, cable company, city, wireless network, Internet Service Provider

EarthLink's woes put free muni Wi-Fi in peril

August 31, 2007 EarthLink says it can't afford to foot the bill to build citywide Wi-Fi networks, jeopardizing cities' plans to provide low-income residents with affordable broadband. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., municipal Wi-Fi, Houston, broadband access, city, Wi-Fi, contract, broadband, San Francisco, Philadelphia, reality, Wi-Fi network, project

Cities deploying Wi-Fi face challenges

May 1, 2006 Cities already offering Wi-Fi service to residents struggle in the early days to meet users' bandwidth and reliability expectations. TAGS: resident, Wi-Fi network, city, Wi-Fi, fiber-optics, broadband, EarthLink Inc.

EarthLink rolls out more citywide Wi-Fi

December 21, 2006 Internet service provider has announced that it has turned on citywide Wi-Fi in Milpitas, Calif., and New Orleans. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Milpitas, New Orleans, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, resident, city, California, service provider, Internet Service Provider, broadband, DSL

EarthLink aims to evolve

October 11, 2005 Trying to shed its dependence on cable and phone companies, the ISP courts broadband customers by diversifying in a big way. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., DSL company, broadband over power line, broadband, wireless broadband, broadband network, broadband service, Philadelphia, DSL, contract, city, Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, wireless network

Community Wi-Fi comes to San Francisco

August 15, 2007 Company called Meraki will give away wireless routers in attempt to blanket the city with free Wi-Fi access. TAGS: San Francisco, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, volunteer, city, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi network, router, broadband, Google Inc.

EarthLink's Wi-Fi dreams may be fading

August 29, 2007 Layoffs signal a major setback in the company's effort to break free of its dying dial-up business and become an Internet player. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., municipal Wi-Fi, subscriber, business model, Wi-Fi, infrastructure, investment, return, dream, Internet access, CEO, broadband

EarthLink's 2 percent solution

April 29, 2005 Internet service provider touts plans for new telephony services and hybrid cell phones as it digs in for a long phone fight. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephony, telephone service, phone line, service provider, Internet service, cell phone, Internet Service Provider, broadband, Wi-Fi, brand, U.S.

Free Wi-Fi in S.F. more than flipping a switch

May 5, 2006 San Francisco, with its steep hills and urban valleys, will be a challenge to EarthLink and Google's ambitious project. Video: Ups and downs of San Francisco TAGS: EarthLink Inc., San Francisco, city, Wi-Fi, Google Inc., Wi-Fi network, project, broadband, Yahoo! Inc., video

EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line provider

May 4, 2006 Companies contribute to $130 million round of funding for Current Communications' powerline Net access technology. TAGS: broadband over power line, EarthLink Inc., General Electric Co., power company, broadband, telephone company, powerline, North Carolina, broadband service, Google Inc., Internet access, cable company, Wi-Fi, DSL, video

EarthLink invests $50 million in Covad

March 16, 2006 Covad will expand network to eight additional cities in support of EarthLink's line-powered voice service. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., EarthLink Inc., voice service, VoIP service, VoIP, DSL service, broadband service, Philadelphia, broadband, DSL, Wi-Fi

Philly moves forward with Wi-Fi plan

March 2, 2006 The city outlines its planned Wi-Fi project and signs the final contract with EarthLink. TAGS: Philadelphia, EarthLink Inc., city, broadband service, Wi-Fi, Comcast Corp., cable television, broadband, training, wireless network, DSL

AT&T, start-up team in citywide Wi-Fi bid

July 21, 2006 AT&T and MetroFi have drafted a joint proposal to bid on the citywide Wi-Fi network being built in Riverside, Calif. TAGS: Wi-Fi network, proposal, brand recognition, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, city, EarthLink Inc., wireless broadband, Philadelphia, California, broadband, cable company, San Francisco, start-up, radio, brand

Will patience pay off?

September 17, 2003 Boingo Wireless founder Sky Dayton explains to CNET News.com why he believes the future of Wi-Fi and wireless technology will be brighter than it is at present. TAGS: Boingo Networks, hot spot, Wi-Fi, 3G, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi network, broadband, notebook computer

Week in review: EarthLink woes eclipse Wi-Fi plans

August 31, 2007 EarthLink's financial concerns imperil muni Wi-Fi projects, and Microsoft readies Vista's first major update. Also: Piracy versus privacy. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., municipal Wi-Fi, MindSpring Enterprises, city, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, Week in review, San Francisco, reader, service pack, broadband, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

EarthLink, Google team in S.F. Wi-Fi bid

February 22, 2006 Free-service proposal is one of six proposals San Francisco received for providing citywide Wi-Fi network. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., proposal, Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi, service provider, Google Inc., city, Internet Service Provider, California, broadband

Bringing public Wi-Fi to small-town America

June 6, 2007 Companies don't seem interested in building public broadband infrastructure for small cities, so municipalities will have to get creative. TAGS: town, EarthLink Inc., city, broadband, vice president, vendor, reseller, motorcycle, community, Florida, project, Wi-Fi, AT&T Corp., database
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