Prospectus Summary
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY, THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO APPEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
THE TERMS "COMPANY" AND "EARTHLINK" REFER COLLECTIVELY TO EARTHLINK NETWORK, INC. AND ITS WHOLLY-OWNED OPERATING SUBSIDIARY, EARTHLINK OPERATIONS, INC. ("EARTHLINK OPERATIONS"), UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS ASSUMES (I) THAT THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE NOT EXERCISED THE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION; AND (II) CONSUMMATION OF THE SPRINT TRANSACTION. FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SPRINT TRANSACTION, SEE "STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH SPRINT."
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