Vonage to sell wireless internet service, courtesy of EarthLink

Posted Jan 8th 2007 5:54PM by Michael Sciannamea
Filed under: WiFi, MAN - muni, Business

In an attempt to broaden its portfolio of services, Vonage says they will be selling high-speed wireless internet access provided by EarthLink. Under the terms of a deal announced by the two companies, EarthLink will allow Vonage to offer access anywhere that EarthLink provides WiFi services.

EarthLink offers the same type of deal with other vendors, but with Vonage having such a high profile in the VoIP space, one could definitely see a scenario where Vonage will bundle phone and internet services in the very near future.

Although Vonage is clearly the market leader in VoIP services nationwide, the company has been struggling since their IPO didn't exactly set the world on fire last year. Will Vonage customers in locations where EarthLink is providing WiFi service, including Philadelphia, Anaheim, San Francisco, New Orleans, among others, opt for wireless internet access as well? Time will tell...

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