EarthLink cannot share access to next-generation broadband networks other than Time Warner Cable thanks to a condition listed in the America Online merger. EarthLink's effort to run an MVNO (Helio) failed as well as its investments in broadband over power-line...

attacks are either the electrical grid or a distant line of sight, no expensive piece of equipment is required,” Barisani and Bianco said. The equipment needed to carry out the power-line attack could cost as little as $500. The laser attack gear costs less:...