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NEWS ABOUT: EarthLink

EarthLink stories: 3 news summaries

Hopes for
Wifi Cities Fizzling Fast

Earthlink, other providers pull out
amid rising costs

Mar 22, 08 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

MORE ABOUT:
San Francisco • Philadelphia • EarthLink • WiFi • municipal wireless • telecommunications • Meraki • Internet access

Small Company Promises SF Free WiFi

New idea could help startup succeed where Google failed

Jan 4, 08 4:47 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • EarthLink • WiFi • startup • municipal wireless

EarthLink Slashing Half
Its Workforce

New CEO cuts 900 in push to 'rightsize' struggling business

Aug 29, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • EarthLink • WiFi • Helio • Rolla P. Huff • Mindspring

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