Leading ISP, Web hosting provider, EarthLink, will officially provide Corpus Christi residents a secure and stable Wi-Fi network

June 4, 2007 - Corpus Christi residents, visitors and businesses now have access to one of the safest, most secure Wi-Fi networks in the world, with EarthLink’s (NASDAQ:ELNK) Municipal Networks business unit completing the transition of the City’s existing network to EarthLink’s wireless mesh network architecture.

Beginning today, customers can access the ISP’s Wi-Fi services by paying an occasional use fee for hourly or daily service or a monthly subscription fee providing unlimited usage.

EarthLink brings Corpus Christi residents a ‘landline free’ way to access the Internet throughout the 55 square mile network. Consumers who sign up for EarthLink Wi-FiSM will enjoy download and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps for a limited time promotional rate of $6.95 a month for the first six months, returning to the recurring rate of $19.95 a month thereafter. For consumers that want even more speed, EarthLink is offering an “extreme” product at 3 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload service for only $9.95 for the first six months, returning to the recurring rate of $21.95 a month thereafter.

Residential customers can also receive a Wi-Fi modem, which strengthens the Wi-Fi signal indoors, at no additional charge, if they sign up for a one-year commitment. The modem can also be purchased through EarthLink without the contract for $69.95 and monthly rental fees will be available in early June. Customers will also receive all the products and support they have come to expect from EarthLink, including eight mailboxes and the ISP’s powerful protection tools, such as spamBlocker and the EarthLink Protection Control Center™.

Corpus Christi joins a host of other US cities where EarthLink has built municipal Wi-Fi networks, such as Milpitas, CA and New Orleans, LA. The company is also, at this time, building networks in Anaheim, CA and Philadelphia, PA.

“Our citywide wireless networks ‘unties’ residents and visitors from their desks or limited hot spot areas – they can now access EarthLink Wi-Fi throughout Corpus Christi, including the airport,” said Donald Berryman, president of EarthLink Municipal Networks and executive vice president of EarthLink. “We are excited to launch this network in Corpus Christi for its residents and businesses and to provide visitors occasional use options in Texas’ premier vacation destination.”

Berryman added that EarthLink expanded the existing municipal network created by Corpus Christi’s Digital Community Corporation by deploying its Wi-Fi mesh architecture into areas that were not previously covered, therefore creating a larger local Wi-Fi footprint.

For more information on EarthLink Wi-Fi, please go to: http://www.earthlink.net/wifi