EarthLink, Inc. provides Internet access and related value-
added services to individual and business customers in the
United States. The company operates in two segments,
Consumer Services and Business Services. The Consumer
Services segment offers narrowband access comprising premium
dial-up Internet access and value dial-up Internet access;
broadband access that provides high speed Internet
connection using a modem across an existing home phone line
or cable connection; voice-over-Internet protocol that
offers voicemail, call waiting, caller ID, call forwarding,
and E911 service under various plans; and value-added
services that include products for protection,
communication, and performance, such as security products,
email, home networking, email storage, and Internet call
waiting. The Business Services segment provides secure IP-
based networks, including virtual private networks (VPN) and
CPE-based VPNs; high-speed and dial-up Internet access for
business customers;