EarthLink Company Facts: Founded, Network, Ownership

EarthLink Company Facts

EarthLink was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It operates owned fiber internet and fixed wireless networks in Arizona, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Virginia and partners with national carriers elsewhere.

Quick Facts About EarthLink

Founded

1994

Founder

Sky Dayton

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Ownership

Trive Capital

Corporate structure

Privately held

Leadership / CEO

Glenn Goad, CEO

Network model

Hybrid: owned fiber and fixed wireless network in select markets, partner network elsewhere

States with owned network

Arizona, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Virginia

Total coverage footprint

EarthLink covers 98% of U.S. ZIP codes with an EarthLink high-speed internet product in the 48 contiguous states.

EarthLink’s Acquisition History

Date	Entity	Markets Added	Notes
July 2023	One Ring Networks (Athens, TX)	Arizona, California, Georgia, Maryland, Texas	Direct EarthLink acquisition, announced July 25, 2023. Fiber and fixed wireless network. Maryland is included via the Telegia acquisition (see below), not a separate deal.
February 2023	Telegia (Baltimore / Frederick, MD)Via One Ring Networks	Maryland	Acquired by One Ring Networks before EarthLink acquired One Ring. Held indirectly, not a direct EarthLink acquisition.
February 2024	QX.net (Kentucky)	Kentucky	Direct EarthLink acquisition, announced February 20, 2024. Fixed wireless provider serving the Bluegrass region since 1997.
April 2024	BroadAspect	Virginia (East Coast)	Direct EarthLink acquisition, announced April 2, 2024. Virginia-based fiber-optic and fixed wireless network provider; BroadAspect continues as a separate managed IT/cybersecurity firm.
October 2024	Nextera Communications	Minnesota	Direct EarthLink acquisition, announced October 1, 2024. Fixed wireless, voice, and data provider serving Minnesota businesses.

States and Markets Served

Network Type	States / Markets
Owned fiber / fixed wireless	Arizona, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Virginia
Partner network	Across its owned and partner networks, EarthLink provides high-speed internet service in all 48 contiguous U.S. states, covering 98% of ZIP codes. EarthLink’s footprint provides fiber internet to over 13,000 (45%) ZIP codes.