NEWS ABOUT: EarthLink
EarthLink stories: 3 news briefs
Earthlink, other providers pull out
amid rising costs
New York Times Mar 22, 08 12:48 PM CDT
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Hopes for wireless cities are flickering out one by one as Internet providers run up against mounting logistics and small profits, the New York Times reports. Ambitious plans to provide free or cheap high-speed service to poor residents of cities such as Philadelphia, Houston, and San Francisco have ground to a halt as the providers, most notably Earthlink, pull out of the projects.
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New idea could help startup succeed where Google failed
Associated Press Jan 4, 08 4:47 PM CST
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A tiny startup has a plan to blanket San Francisco with free Internet access and revive the floundering municipal wireless concept. Meraki Networks hopes to enlist city residents to install free radio repeaters atop their homes, which would be simpler and cheaper than placing them on public property, as Google and EarthLink planned to do, the AP reports.
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New CEO cuts 900 in push to 'rightsize' struggling business
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Aug 29, 07 4:50 AM CDT
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EarthLink will slash half its workforce after months of losses, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Atlanta-based company will cut 900 jobs, closing offices in six cities. The massive downsizing comes just two months after Rolla P. Huff took over as chief executive of the internet pioneer, which has been overtaken by technology changes and is struggling to catch up.
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