EarthLink

Nineties internet company

EarthLink is an American internet service provider founded in 1994, prominent during the dial-up era of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The name combines Earth with Link, suggesting global connectivity.

Once a major competitor to AOL, EarthLink now offers broadband and business services: I still have my old EarthLink email address.

company

ISP

Web access company

customers · service · acquisition · merger · telecommunications · corporate · business · revenue · shares · stock

connectivity

broadband

Fast internet access

  • DSLTelephone-line broadband service
  • dial-upPhone-line internet connection
  • fiberPlant-based digestive aid

satellite · modem · router · Wi-Fi · internet · access · speed · bandwidth · upload · download

Opposites
internet access technology

EarthLinkComcast

Telecommunications and cable conglomerate

Xfinity · Spectrum · cable internet · Starlink · satellite internet

isp market position

EarthLinkAT&T

Telecommunications conglomerate

Comcast · Verizon · telecom giants

Family

link, earth, linked, linking, linkage, interlink, linker, unlink, hyperlinks

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G