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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.
By the summer of 1995, EarthLink reached an agreement with UUNET allowing it to provide service nationwide. In 1995, Dayton introduced the first flat-rate service, at a time when AOL was still charging by the hour. [26] By 1996, the company was growing at a rate of 5–10% a week.
In 2003, the company merged with Business Telecom. [11] [3] In 2006, the company changed its name from ITC Deltacom to Deltacom, after ITC Holding Company no longer owned a controlling interest. [12] In December 2010, the company was acquired by EarthLink. [1]
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.
He founded MindSpring Enterprises in 1994. MindSpring grew to be one of the largest national ISPs, and eventually merged with EarthLink on February 4, 2000. Frustrated with the direction taken by the company after the merger, Charles soon left the company and sold his stock holdings. [citation needed]
The 10-second takeaway For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), EarthLink beat slightly on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share. Compared to EarthLink Misses Where it Counts
EarthLink (NAS: ELNK) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Aug. 1. Here's what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average ...