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[Globixman]

Hallo zusammen

Alle reden sie von t-online und seinen Konkurrenten wie AOL, Terra Networks, Worldcom,... doch keiner erwähnt Earthlink (ELNK) - dies ist immerhin der zweitgrößte Provider der USA mit aktuell 3,5 Mio Nutzern - Tendenz stark steigend - bis Jahresende werden ca. 4,5 Mio. Nutzer Kunden von Earthlink sein und das rein organisch, d.h. ohne Übernahmen!

Alle oben genannten Provider haben eine Bewertung des Nutzers zwischen 6.000 und 12.000 Euro/$ - Eartlink hat aktuell eine von ca. 750 $ und bis Jahresende wenn der Kurs auf diedsem Niveau verharrt von ca. 500 $!!!

In Worten Fünfhundert....

Ja spinnen sie denn alle, Eartlink ist größer als t-online, aber t-online ist 20mal so hoch bewertet, da hauts dem Fass den Boden raus.

Earthlink hat übrigens den weit besseren Ruf in den USA als AOL, den AOL wächst in den USA nicht mehr!

Hinter Earhlink steht Sprint, also schlechter wie t-online mit der Telekom kann das auch nicht sein - Eartlink hat knapp 900 Mio Cash, also pleite werden sie auch nicht gehen.

Als Schmankerl noch die neuesten Quartalszahlen - frisch herausgekommen. Ich persönlich werde zu diesen Kursen alle t-online Aktien in Earthlink tauschen, wollen mal sehen, wer die bessere Performance hat!


EarthLink reports hefty loss, but tops estimates

By Larry Dignan ZDII


EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK), the second largest Internet service provider in the U.S., reported Wednesday a first quarter net loss excluding charges of $50.9 million, or 43 cents a share, on sales of $219.7 million. The results topped First Call consensus estimates, which called for a loss of 49 cents a share.

Revenue, with the recently acquired MindSpring in the fold, surged from $129.9 million from a year ago. Including merger and acquisition costs, EarthLink lost $111.8 million, or 95 cents a share. The company isn`t projected to be profitable until 2002, according to First Call.

As of March 31, EarthLink had about 3.46 million subscribers, up 54 percent from a year ago and 11 percent from 3.12 million subscribers at the end of the fourth quarter. Of the 3.46 million members, about 45,000 were broadband customers, the company said.

EarthLink is playing in a land of giants. The company competes with AOL, AT&T (NYSE: T) and Microsoft`s (Nasdaq: MSFT) MSN services. In addition, EarthLink battles Prodigy Communications (Nasdaq: PRGY), a host of Baby Bells offering Internet service, and free services from portals such as Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS), CMGI`s (Nasdaq: CMGI) AltaVista and NetZero (Nasdaq: NZRO).

EarthLink`s results come just hours after America Online (NYSE: AOL) reported a stellar March quarter. AOL`s core service added 1.7 million members to boost its total subscriber base to 22.2 million. The Compuserve 2000 brand picked up 373,000 members to reach 2.7 million. Gateway.net gained 100,000 subscribers to reach 850,000 total.

EarthLink`s strategy is to bring in dial-up customers and migrate them to broadband services. Narrowband revenue, however, accounted for 85 percent of sales in the first quarter. Broadband accounted for 4 percent of revenue. Web hosting and content, commerce and advertising accounted for the remainder of sales.

As for the outlook, EarthLink said it is on track to have 4.5 million members and $1 billion in revenue.

Thirteen analysts rate EarthLink at least a "buy" with two calling the stock a "hold." The stock is trading well below a 52-week high of 76 11/16.

Grüße, Globixman

[Leuchtbaer]

Hi!
Nicht zu vergessen die Kooperation mit Apple!!
Earthlink ist auch einer meiner Favoriten unter den ISPs!
Gruss!

[RCZ]

kann man das irgendwo nachlesen wieviel Cash die haben
900 Mio deckt ja schon fast den Market Cap: $ 1,548,262,500 ab

wen das mit dem Cash stimmt wird uns Elnk bald große gewinne einbringen. (zumal die auch ohne den Cash unterbewertet sind)




EarthLink`s Broadband Service Hits 50,000-Customer Milestone; EarthLink`s Aggressive Broadband Push Solidifies Its Position Among the Top Tier of Broadband Providers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000--EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK) has solidified its place among the top tier of broadband Internet providers, with the announcement that it has exceeded its 50,000-customer milestone. EarthLink has more than doubled its installed-and-paying broadband customer base since the start of the year and will continue this momentum with its recently launched self-install and 3-for-1 pricing and promotions.

"We`ve started to hit our stride and it`s encouraging to see that customers are increasingly choosing EarthLink for broadband access," said Mike Lunsford, executive vice president of broadband services at EarthLink. "Hitting the 50,000-customer mark is significant because it confirms our status as a major retail broadband provider. But this is just the start. New initiatives like self-installs and waived up-front fees should allow us to roll our broadband service even more aggressively."

Internal EarthLink research found that high initial setup, installation and equipment costs were the biggest barrier to new DSL signups. So as of last Monday, EarthLink is waiving all up-front DSL setup and equipment costs nationwide, saving broadband customers up to $350 when they self install their own equipment. In addition, after testing in Dallas and Los Angeles, EarthLink recently introduced self-installation kits for its services that effectively cut the DSL provisioning cycle in half. And the kits are easy enough to use that they`ve had a 95 percent success rate to date. EarthLink has created regional promotions on top of these, such as a three-months-for-the-price-of-one deal currently being offered in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

EarthLink currently offers DSL service in more than 30 major metropolitan markets and cable in nine areas, and should have coverage in more than 2,200 Central Offices (COs) in 40 markets by the end of the second quarter. EarthLink is one of the only national ISPs that offers its members multiple broadband access options. Its commitment to offer both high-speed DSL and cable Internet access, and to use multiple broadband vendors, means EarthLink can offer its broadband services to members in more areas of the country. Having multiple vendors also has allowed the company to scale up its broadband operations more quickly.

For more information about EarthLink`s broadband services, call 1-888-EARTHLINK, ext. 64DSL or visit www.earthlink.net/dsl. For more information about EarthLink`s other award-winning Internet access, Web hosting and e-commerce services, call 800-395-8425 or visit www.earthlink.net.

About EarthLink


EarthLink is one of the world`s leading Internet service providers, bringing the magic of the Internet to more than 3.46 million individuals and businesses every day. Headquartered in Atlanta, EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access, hosting and e-commerce solutions to thousands of communities internationally from more than 5,000 points of presence. EarthLink is committed to doing an exceptional job of pleasing its customers, shareholders and the community by following the company`s Core Values and Beliefs. Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services is available by calling 800-395-8425 and through EarthLink`s Web site at www.earthlink.net.

It`s your Internet.


Certain of the statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements (rather than historical facts) that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described. With respect to such forward-looking statements, the Company seeks the protections afforded by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These risks include, without limitation, (1) that the Company will not retain or grow its member base, (2) that the Company will fail to be competitive with existing and new competitors, (3) that the Company will not be able to sustain its current growth, (4) that the Company will not adequately respond to technological developments impacting the Internet, (5) that needed financing will not be available to the Company if and as needed, and (6) that the Company and its market value will be adversely affected by general conditions in the equity and other financial markets. This list is intended to identify certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements included elsewhere herein. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of all risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company`s business, and should be read in conjunction with the more detailed cautionary statements included elsewhere in the Company`s most recent filings with the SEC.

CONTACT: EarthLink
Kurt Rahn, 626/296-5737
[e-mail]
or
The Bohle Company
Michelle Van Jura, 310/785-0515
[e-mail]

[RCZ]

KGV für 2002 = 6,7

[RCZ]

hört sich doch gut an

EarthLink Leads ISP Industry in Site Traffic According to Media Metrix Reports; EarthLink Jumps Ahead to 21st Spot from 36th Among Top 50 Web Properties

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000--EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK), the nation`s second largest Internet Service Provider (ISP), is the leader in generating Web site traffic within the Internet Service Provider category, according to Media Metrix`s most recent digital media ranking. For the month of March, EarthLink had more than 8.5 million unique visitors to its Web properties, giving EarthLink a significant lead over all other ISPs.

EarthLink`s Web properties also jumped several positions in Media Metrix`s Top 50 Web Properties rankings this month -- moving from 36th in February to 21st in March. This jump reflects the combined measurement of site traffic to the Web sites of EarthLink and MindSpring, who merged in February of this year. Unique visitors to EarthLink Web properties spent an average of 21.1 minutes per month, for a total of 180 million minutes in March.

"Few people realize that EarthLink is one of the top 25 Web sites in the world," said Erika Jolly, vice president of online product management and marketing for EarthLink. "That represents a valuable source of revenue for us and our content and commerce partners."

EarthLink Web properties include EarthLink`s popular e-commerce site, The EarthLink Mall (http://theearthlinkmall.com/), the EarthLink members-only Personal Start Page(SM) (PSP) and the EarthLink homepage (www.earthlink.net). EarthLink members spend an average of 42 hours per month online.

More than 1.5 million EarthLink members have registered for the EarthLink PSP, the flagship "member touch point" that provides EarthLink partners prime exposure to a very active and demographically attractive member base. The highly customizable Personal Start Page offers EarthLink members a wide range of content, commerce opportunities and personalized services from many of the best-known and most innovative brands in the Internet space. Navigation tabs on the top of the page allow members to easily click between their PSP, The EarthLink Mall, the Finance Center personal finance portal, and EarthLink`s Personal Support Center (PSC) portal of EarthLink member support and service resources.

EarthLink`s highly successful Premier Partner program pairs best-of-breed Internet brands with EarthLink`s award-winning Internet service. EarthLink Web properties such as The EarthLink Mall and the

PCS and USABancShares.com that offer EarthLink members a variety of
services ranging from Web-based tools to customized news,
entertainment and financial content. Since the inception of the
Premier Partner program in the fall of 1998, EarthLink`s list of
Premier Partners has more than tripled -- from 20 to 70+ partners.
Through the EarthLink Premier Partner program, EarthLink has become an
industry leader in generating incremental revenue through non-access
advertising and e-commerce outlets.

About EarthLink

EarthLink is one of the world`s leading Internet service
providers, bringing the magic of the Internet to approximately 3.5
million individuals and businesses every day. Headquartered in
Atlanta, EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access, hosting
and e-commerce solutions to thousands of communities internationally
from more than 5,000 points of presence. EarthLink is committed to
doing an exceptional job of pleasing its customers, shareholders and
the community by following the company`s Core Values and Beliefs.
Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services is available
by calling 800-395-8425 and through EarthLink`s Web site at
www.earthlink.net.

It`s your Internet.

[RCZ]

EarthLink Receives ``World Class`` Honor From PC World Magazine; EarthLink Wins its Fifth ``Best Of`` Award This Year

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000--Proving once again that it is the leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) in service and customer satisfaction, EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK) has received the PC World magazine 2000 World Class Award for best ISP.

This is the fifth major "best of" award EarthLink has won since the beginning of the year. In addition, its EarthLink 5.0 software has garnered rave reviews for ease of use and its intuitive, integrated interface.

"Winning this award from a prestigious publication like PC World demonstrates the value and quality we provide EarthLink members," said Garry Betty, CEO of EarthLink. "It also proves that the merger of EarthLink and MindSpring has allowed us to bring the highest level of service to the masses."

Celebrating its 18th year, the World Class Awards honor the top hardware, software, and Web products and services in the computer industry. The World Class Award winners were announced in the July 2000 issue of PC World.

"The World Class Award winners represent an all-star line-up of the year`s best products," said Kevin McKean, editorial director of PC World. "Throughout the year, the editors scout outstanding players in hardware and software for our readers. These awards honor the finest the industry has to offer -- from solid veterans to stand-out rookies."

To select the best of the best, PC World`s editors, testers and contributors examined the entire gamut of products and services that have appeared in the magazine over the past year. Hundreds of products in more than 70 categories were judged on performance, value, consistency and innovation. The magazine also polled its readers to name the top companies for PC and software service and support.

For more information about EarthLink`s award-winning slate of Internet access, Web hosting or e-commerce products and services, please call 1-800-EARTHLINK or visit www.earthlink.net.

[Globixman]

Hallo zusammen

Wer ist noch investiert???

Sind bald wieder am Einstandskurs vom April 2000 - welcher Internetwert kann das schon von sich behaupten!

Denke, dass ELNK noch dieses Jahr übernommen wird - hoffentlich nicht durch Microsoft, ist aber wahrscheinlich.

Grüsse, Globixman