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...We’re encouraged by that development,” Rolla Huff, chief executive of EarthLink, an internet service provider that has shown an interest in buying AOL, told shareholders on Tuesday....
...The talks could develop into a competitive auction, as analysts originally expected EarthLink to be the most likely bidder for AOL’s dial-up business....
...So far, efforts to sell the dial-up business to EarthLink, the internet access provider, and several private equity firms have met with frustration....
...Until Monday, most analysts had seen EarthLink as the only likely strategic buyer for AOL’s dial-up business....
...EarthLink had previously valued the Muni WiFi business at $40m....
...Helio, whose minority shareholder is EarthLink, a US internet company, said in January it had almost 200,000 customers, all on monthly contracts....
...EarthLink, AOL’s rival, would have synergies and looks like the most obvious buyer, but it would have little reason to pay a big price. Second, there is the advertising-funded portal....
...Getting its first customer, Earthlink, a US ISP with 5.5m customers, for what was an unknown company with an unproven business model was not easy, he admits....
...Looking ahead to 2008, EarthLink said it expected industry-wide gross subscriber additions to slow. EarthLink shares gained 48 cents, or 7 per cent, to close at $7.34....
...San Francisco illustrated the two sides of the problem as elected officials said they did not like the terms being offered by Earthlink to set up a network in the city and the internet service provider decided...
...Another subject of speculation is Time Inc. The company’s namesake publishing division is still hugely profitable, but offers little growth....
...EarthLink told investors last month it was losing money on wireless networks for cities and was scaling back its plans nationwide....
...Los Angeles Times reports that investigators could not determine how much of the $593m Mr Slatkin raised was channelled to Scientology groups, though he was also a key early investor in internet provider EarthLink...
...However, local legislators have pushed ahead with their municipal WiFi projects, awarding them to a host of new rivals including Earthlink, the internet access provider; Google, the internet search giant...
...Earthlink, the internet service provider, last year decided to re-use material from its radio advertising campaigns as content for podcasts....
...Each will provide different services: Google’s will be free, advertising-supported and at a top speed of 300kbps, while Earthlink’s will be 1mbps and cost $20 per month, similar to Earthlink’s offerings...
...The Google-Earthlink joint bid was one of six proposals under consideration....
...At first, the adverts didn’t go down well at Earthlink. But after Mr Curry and his colleagues at The Podshow Network relayed what listeners were saying, Earthlink absorbed their message....
...In San Francisco, Google and EarthLink, which are competing with a handful of other vendors for the city’s wireless contract, have proposed a tiered system that includes free access at slower speeds than...
...It had partnered in its bid with the internet service provider Earthlink, which intends to charge a fee for a faster internet connection....
...EarthLink’s overall revenue fell 7.8 per cent to $317m with dial-up revenues plunging 16.6 per cent and high-speed revenues increasing by a relatively modest 4.2 per cent....
...This week, America Online and Earthlink have announced plans to offer VoIP services....
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