Earthlink might shift focus to DSL.(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, February, 2003 by Brown, Karen

With its advance into new cable broadband markets at a standstill, EarthLink Inc. may change its tune to one that's more focused on digital subscriber line service in 2003. In the past year, the Atlanta-based Internet-service provider has pegged cable-modem service as its more promising broadband outlet.

But when asked last week about the prospects for more distribution deals with MSOs during the company's quarterly conference call, CEO Gerry Betty said talks were still underway. Part of the challenge is a lack of consensus among cable operators, Betty said. While cable now makes up more than half of EarthLink's retail broadband growth, the ISP has not signed any new deals beyond its deployments with Time Warner Cable and the former AT&T...

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