Re: Can Earthlink Sign Exclusive with Sprint Broadband Direct?
Thread- This is the news item I was trying to dig up when I found the article about AT&T which I just posted. This one puzzles me. Especially this part.
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"EarthLink today announced it will provide an exclusive suite of Internet applications as part of Sprint's new Sprint Broadband Direct wireless broadband offerings. Delivered to a home or business through a fixed antenna, the high-speed wireless service allows Internet download speeds up to 5 Mbps through the air."
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Someone posted a decent explanation before, but I forgot the reasoning used. So why is Sprint allowed to sign an exclusive deal with ISP Earthlink for a ride on Sprint's broadband wireless pipe, and no ones cries for the FCC to step in? Yet everyone screams when AT&T does the same with ISP Excite@Home. Or even the Time Warner deal with RoadRunner brings complaints.
And as my post linked to this one says, some positioning with potential crying is already going on in the mobile broadband wireless deals for ISP access. Yet fixed broadband wireless signs an exclusive with an ISP and not a peep? -MikeM(From Florida)
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EarthLink Named Official Internet Partner for Sprint's New Wireless Broadband Service
EarthLink Will Provide Award-Winning Internet Services to All Sprint Broadband Direct Customers
ATLANTA-May 22, 2000- EarthLink today announced it will provide an exclusive suite of Internet applications as part of Sprint's new Sprint Broadband Direct wireless broadband offerings. Delivered to a home or business through a fixed antenna, the high-speed wireless service allows Internet download speeds up to 5 Mbps through the air.
"Our main goal is to get people on the Internet, and that means supporting as many viable options for making the connection as possible," said Mike Lunsford, executive vice president of broadband services. "Working with Sprint on cool new technologies like high-speed wireless, in addition to our slate of mainstream DSL and cable services, allows us to expand those options."
The partnership with Sprint further extends EarthLink's involvement with alternative broadband Internet access technologies. EarthLink has pioneered a multi-technology broadband philosophy, striving to offer its members the most advanced, reliable services and applications, regardless of the way they access the service.
"We've really been able to put together an attractive service offering with Sprint Broadband Direct because of our strong partnership with EarthLink, and because of the excellence of EarthLink's Internet services and tools," said Tim Sutton, president of Sprint's Broadband Wireless Group. "We've found both companies' expertise to be a potent and complementary combination as we roll out these new wireless broadband services."
Unlike mobile wireless, Sprint Broadband Direct is a fixed wireless service that communicates with a central radio transmission tower through a stationary digital transceiver placed on the home or business. The digital transceiver is a small 13.5-inch-by-13.5-inch device that resembles a satellite TV dish. The central radio transmission tower can send and receive high-speed Internet data to customers that are up to 35 miles away....
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