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Earthlink: To Shut Philly Wi-Fi Net; Can t Give It Away

Posted on May 13, 2008

Earthlink (ELNK) today said it will terminate its Wi-Fi service in Philadelphia effective June 12.The company said months of talks with the city and a non-profit about handing over the $17 million system for free failed to reach a conclusion. Unfortunately, our hope that we could transfer our network to a non-profit organization that had planned to offer free Wi-Fi throughout Philadelphia will not be realized, CEO Rolla Huff said in a statement. Our only responsible alternative now is to remove our network at our cost and assist our Wi-Fi customers with alternate ways to access the In...

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