Tag archive: EarthLink

The city of Philadelphia has announced it intends to pay $2 million to take over the Wi-Fi network Earthlink originally built for the city, although the city is also putting itself on the hook for as much as $17 million more through its 2015 fiscal year to build out and update the network in an effort to convert the bulk of the city into one giant Wi-Fi hotspot. The existing Wi-Fi network has been operated by the Network Acquisition Company,… Read More

Struggling ISP and broadband provider EarthLink has announced that it is pulling the plug on Philadelphia's Wi-Fi network as of June 12, 2008. The move marks the latest chapter in EarthLink's rapid exit from the never-really-materialized municipal Wi-Fi arena, in which metropolitan areas attempted to set up various forms of Wi-Fi Internet access for residents: late last year, EarthLink announced it was cutting funding for… Read More

Sky Dayton—who previously founded a little ISP called Earthlink and Wi-Fi hotspot operator Boingo—is stepping down as CEO of the youth-oriented MVNO Helio to become a the non-executive chairman of the company's board. Helio's new CEO will be former president and COO Wonhee Sull. As chair, Dayton will replace Jinwoo So, SK Telecom's president of global business. “Helio has reached a point in its… Read More

It wasn't very long ago that Internet provider Earthlink was hot-to-trot for municipal Wi-Fi efforts, famously putting its money where its mouth was an bidding to build-out wireless Internet capabilities in a variety of city centers, pledging to make Wi-Fi Internet access affordable, and perhaps make up the cost of operating and maintaining the network in advertising, high-end services, and premium access plans. But when the nirvana… Read More

Nationwide ISP Earthlink is struggling to contain costs, recently announcing it is cutting 900 jobs and closing offices—but wht's more, the company is giving up on plans to run municipal Wi-Fi networks in Houston and San Francisco, and may pull out of other municipal Wi-Fi deals in short order. Although Earthlink has not yet commented publicly, comments to the Associated Press from the office of San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom… Read More

Internet service provider Earthlink has announced it’s going to shed 900 jobs and close four of its offices as it attempts to control operating costs. The affected offices are will Orlando, Knoxville, Harrisburg, and San Francisco. Additionally, the company will “substantially reduce its presence” in Atlanta and Pasadena. The company currently employs about 1,900 people, and expects the reductions to save it between $25… Read More

TiVo and Earthlink have announced an agreement to offer bundled television and Internet services via TiVo's standalone Series2 Dual-Tuner DVR and Earthlink-braded dial-up, DSL, or digital voice offerings. The offerings should be available later this year, although no pricing details have been announced by the companies. According to TiVo, subscribers to Earthlink-bundled services will be able to access value-added TiVo services, like… Read More

Following a long period of negotiation and debate, the city of San Francisco has inked a deal with Internet service provider Earthlink to provide universal, affordable Wi-Fi Internet access for the city. The deal is one of the most high-profile metropolitan Wi-Fi efforts—and, although unnamed in the agreement, Google apparently has a hand in operating aspects of the service. The deal calls for Earthlink to build a test network with an… Read More

Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink and South Korea's SK Telecom, has formally launched its new mobile service aimed at today's technologically-savvy youth (and young at heart). Headed up by Earthlink founder Sky Dayton, Helio aims to bring advances from the South Korean mobile market to U.S. users who can most appreciate it: kids and 20-somethings who've grown up in a world of mobile technology. At first glance,… Read More

Just-getting-started mobile service operator Helio has announced (PDF) a wide-ranging partnership with Yahoo to put Yahoo services and tools (like Yahoo's search, mail, and instant messaging services) on Helio devices

A San Francisco city panel yesterday identified a joint effort by Google and Earthlink as the best bet for establishing city-wide Wi-Fi service within the city. The high-profile project will carry an estimated price tag of $15 million; San Francisco can now begin negotiations with the companies over the details of the plan, although any effort would need the approval of the Board of Supervisors before it can go forward. Google is currently… Read More

EarthLink said today they had struck again in the fight to keep spam out of our inboxes. Their contribution? Evidence against Peter Moshou, the

From the press release: This powerful and versatile offering, built on the BlackBerry platform combines support for phone, email, Internet, intranet, text messaging, and organizer applications in a single, integrated device that enables users to perform multiple tasks on the go. EarthLink Wireless' offering also includes exclusive features and services, such as award-winning customer service and EarthLink's spam and virus… Read More