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EarthLink logo from 1998–2015. EarthLink was founded in July 1994 by Sky Dayton when he was 23 years old. [9] Dayton was convinced of the need for a simple, user-friendly dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) after spending an entire week trying to configure his own computer for Internet access. [10]
Charles Garrett "Garry" Betty (March 4, 1957 – January 2, 2007) was President and CEO of EarthLink, a large American Internet service provider, from 1996 until his death. During his leadership of EarthLink, Betty grew the customer base from just under 100,000 members to over 5,000,000.
EarthLink became the second largest U.S. Internet service provider, after AOL, with more than four million customers and over $1 billion in annual revenue. [29] [30] In June 1999, Dayton left day-to-day operations at EarthLink and went on to launch four other companies including Helio and Business.com. [31]
In 1995, Charter paid about $300 million for a controlling interest in the cable television systems owned by Crown Media Holdings and acquired Cable South. [17]In 1997, Charter and EarthLink worked together to deliver high-speed Internet access through cable modems to Charter's customers in Los Angeles and Riverside, California.
One Communications is a Burlington, Massachusetts-based CLEC providing Telecommunications services to commercial entities. Company was formally established on July 3, 2006 as the result of a merger between CTC Communications and Choice One Communications along with their acquisition of Conversent Communications.
Front entrance of the Deltacom corporate home office in Huntsville, AL Entrance sign at the Deltacom operations center in Anniston, Alabama. The company was funded by ITC Holding Company. In October 1997, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. [4] In 1999, the company acquired Scientific Telecommunications. [5]
Charles Brewer (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur.. Charles Brewer is the founder of MindSpring Enterprises, an American Internet service provider, [1] Green Street Properties, a real estate development company, and Las Catalinas, a resort town in Costa Rica. [2]
PeoplePC was founded by Nick Grouf, Max Metral and David Waxman, and launched in the United States in October 1999. [1] It bundled personal computers with internet service and access to discounted products and services.