Earthlink News

EarthLink Unit Settles NY Complaint - The Associated Press

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

EarthLink Unit Settles NY ComplaintThe Associated Press - 3 hours agoPeoplePC is advertised as a low-cost alternative to other Internet providers such as America Online. PeoplePC — with about 1.6 million subscribers …Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC case NewsdayEarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing charges ComputerworldInternet company to pay fine, give refunds Bizjournals.comWXXA - Newsdayall 99 news articles

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More News (Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

New firm to try free Wi-Fi in S.F. TECHNOLOGY: Plan from Meraki Networks comes after EarthLink, Google abandon project.

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Future of city Wi-Fi service uncertain - Corpus Christi Caller Times

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Future of city Wi-Fi service uncertainCorpus Christi Caller Times, TX - 21 hours agoToday its future is uncertain because of a change of leadership with EarthLink, the city's corporate partner. What the city will decide in the next several …Startup Revives Free Wi-Fi Hopes in SF The Associated PressCity Hosts Free Wi-Fi in 10 Hot Spots KRIS-TVPlans to give San Francisco free city-wide WiFi back on TG DailyWireless Networks Online (press release) - TechRepublicall 15 news articles

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Startup Promises Free Wireless Web in SF (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

A Silicon Valley startup is promising to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet service, reviving a crusade that crumbled last year after two much larger companies, EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc. scrapped their plans to build a high-speed network for Web surfing.

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EarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing charges - Computerworld

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

EarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing chargesComputerworld, MA - 11 hours agoJanuary 08, 2008 (Computerworld) — PeoplePC, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc., has agreed to refund New York consumers who were overcharged for …Earthlink subsidiary settles deceptive practice case NewsdayEarthLink subsidiary agrees to settlement Buffalo NewsInternet company to pay fine, give refunds Bizjournals.comall 98 news articles

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Broadcom to Use Boingo Wi-Fi Software - Houston Chronicle

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Broadcom to Use Boingo Wi-Fi SoftwareHouston Chronicle, United States - 14 hours agoSanta Monica, Calif.-based Boingo, started by EarthLink founder Sky Dayton, also provides Wi-Fi access to computer users and Internet service providers.

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Internet company to pay fine, give refunds (BizJournals)

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

A subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. will pay a $20,000 settlement to the state of New York and will give refunds to customers in that state who were billed “excessive amounts in undisclosed charges,” Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office reported Jan. 7.

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EarthLink subsidiary agrees to settlement (The Buffalo News)

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Patricia Blake knew something was amiss when her monthly phone bill, normally about $50, came in at a whopping $352.

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Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC case - Newsday

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC caseNewsday, NY - 20 hours agoBY RICHARD J. DALTON JR | richard.dalton@newsday.com January 8, 2008 Reggie Rutledge, a 59-year-old retiree, was attracted to PeoplePC's dial-up Internet …EarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing charges ComputerworldInternet company to pay fine, give refunds Bizjournals.comPeople PC and New York Attorney General Reach Agreement WXXAThe Associated Press - Buffalo Newsall 98 news articles

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City Hosts Free Wi-Fi in 10 Hot Spots - KRIS-TV

Monday, January 7th, 2008

City Hosts Free Wi-Fi in 10 Hot SpotsKRIS-TV, TX - 24 minutes agoFree wireless Internet is just a click away now that the city and Earthlink have opened hot spots for web surfers downtown and on the beach. …

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Daily Briefing - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Daily BriefingAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 51 minutes agoAtlanta-based EarthLink Inc.'s PeoplePC unit agreed to stop deceptive marketing of its dial-up Internet service and give refunds to New Yorkers who incurred …

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PeoplePC Settles Deceptive Marketing Charges (GigaLaw.com)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a subsidiary of Earthlink Inc. has agreed to end what he calls deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges of customers using dial-up Internet service.

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PeoplePC fined in N.Y. for alleged deceptive marketing (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

EarthLink Inc. unit PeoplePC will pay a $20,000 settlement to the state of New York and will give refunds to customers in that state who were billed “excessive amounts in undisclosed charges,” New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office reported Jan. 7.

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Earthlink Subsidiary Settles NY Deceptive Marketing Case (WPTZ Plattsburgh)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a subsidiary of Earthlink Inc. has agreed to end what he called deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges for customers using its dial-up Internet service.

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PeoplePC fined in N.Y. for alleged deceptive marketing (BizJournals)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

EarthLink Inc. unit PeoplePC will pay a $20,000 settlement to the state of New York and will give refunds to customers in that state who were billed “excessive amounts in undisclosed charges,” New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office reported Jan. 7.

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