With the network's future in flux, EarthLink sends unspecific note, not representative, to council meeting: Philadelphia city council members were a bit irritated, in this AP report on the hearing, to not get any specifics or a warm body from EarthLink about the future of the network, or even present details. The AP reports that EarthLink's note indicates it's talking to providers who might "have an interest in this network."
Over the last few months, EarthLink has backed off, canceled, and wound down most of its municipal commitments. The networks it's actually operating or was in the process of building are likely to be shuttered or sold unless accommodation can be reached with cities to purchase services beyond that agreed to when contracts were signed.