Time Warner Readies EarthLink Launchess.(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, July, 2001 by BAUMGARTNER, JEFF

Preparing to take the next step in its plans involving unaffiliated Internet-service providers, Time Warner Cable said last Monday that it will offer EarthLink Inc.'s high-speed data service on a commercial basis to customers in Columbus, Ohio, and Syracuse, N.Y., this September. The MSO also said it would offer EarthLink in a "substantial number" of systems before the end of the year.

Spokesman Mike Luftman declined to elaborate on Time Warner's multiple-ISP rollout plan, and said more information will be disclosed later this year. EarthLink's share price rose 91 cents (5.8 percent) on the news last Monday, to $16.54. Time Warner is preparing its technical and customer-service staff to handle the new service on a commercial scale, Luftman said....

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