Phila. Gives Up on EarthLink

IDG News Service reports that Philadelphia won’t pursue further efforts to keep the EarthLink network up and running: The last paragraph is quite classic:

Without going into details, city spokesman [Douglas] Oliver said there clearly were maintenance and upgrading challenges that came with the free infrastructure. “How many times has someone not taken $17 million worth of something without there being a pretty good reason?” he said.


Buh-Bye, Philly
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