EarthLink
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Part of the EarthLink headquarters in Atlanta.
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| Traded as | NASDAQ: ELNK |
| Industry | Managed network and cloud services provider, and ISP |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founders | Sky Dayton, Reed Slatkin |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
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Key people
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Joseph F. Eazor (CEO)
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| Products | Full suite of managed network, plus Consumer ISP |
| Revenue |
 US$1.2 billion (2013) |
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$4.98 million |
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Number of employees
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2,100+ (2015) |
| Website | EarthLink Business, EarthLink.net |
EarthLink is an IT services, network and communications provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company serves more than 150,000 businesses and 1 million U.S. consumers. On November 7, 2016, Windstream Holdings announced a merger with Earthlink for about $1.1 billion in stock. The combined company, which will retain the Windstream name, will be headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
EarthLink was formed in 1994. As of November 2016, it was promoting two service groups: Residential Solutions and Business Solutions.
Business Solutions sells communications, IT and virtualization, cloud computing, IT security, colocation, hosted applications and support services. The company owns and operates a U.S. network including 29,421 route miles of fiber, 90 metro fiber rings, and eight data centers. The group reports having more than 150,000 customers.
EarthLink's Residential Solutions sell broadband (DSL/freestanding DSL, cable internet, 4G Internet, Satellite Internet), dial-up Internet, Web hosting and commerce, and related services. It also sells spamBlocker, Anti-virus and Online Back-up. Earthlink Internet services claim over 1 million customers.
EarthLink transformed itself from an ISP and municipal wireless company into a Managed Service Provider (MSP).
EarthLink was co-founded in March 1994 by Sky Dayton then 23, investor Reed Slatkin and Kevin M. O'Donnell. Dayton reportedly was inspired to start the dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) in Pasadena, CA after spending an entire week trying to configure his own computer for Internet access. Dayton’s experience convinced him that there was a market for a simple, user-friendly ISP.
Co-founder Kevin M. O'Donnell helped raise capital for the venture and urged a number of significant old friends from his government technology days to join the Board. He recruited numerous Vice Presidents for the company, and brought in the first major round of funding, from Greg B. Abbott, a successful entrepreneur and former CEO of Ithaca Industries. He also hired CEO Garry Betty.
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