Read more EarthLink stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10874/earthlink.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22237/hopes-for-wifi-cities-fizzling-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHopes for wireless cities are flickering out one by one as Internet providers run up against mounting logistics and small profits, the New York Times reports. Ambitious plans to provide free or cheap high-speed service to poor residents of cities such as Philadelphia, Houston, and San Francisco have ground to...http://www.newser.com/story/22237/hopes-for-wifi-cities-fizzling-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Mar 2008 12:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15604/small-company-promises-sf-free-wifi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA tiny startup has a plan to blanket San Francisco with free Internet access and revive the floundering municipal wireless concept. Meraki Networks hopes to enlist city residents to install free radio repeaters atop their homes, which would be simpler and cheaper than placing them on public property, as Google...http://www.newser.com/story/15604/small-company-promises-sf-free-wifi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jan 2008 16:47:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6600/earthlink-slashing-half-its-workforce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEarthLink will slash half its workforce after months of losses, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Atlanta-based company will cut 900 jobs, closing offices in six cities. The massive downsizing comes just two months after Rolla P. Huff took over as chief executive of the internet pioneer, which has been overtaken...http://www.newser.com/story/6600/earthlink-slashing-half-its-workforce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Aug 2007 4:50:01 CDT