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While the personal web hosting business is fragmented, a number of significant companies, including Yahoo!, currently compete actively
for these users. In addition, the personal web-hosting industry is very application specific, with many of the competitors focusing on specific
applications, such as photo sharing, to generate additional users.
Proprietary Rights
We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and protect
technology and proprietary rights and information. We require employees and consultants and, when possible, suppliers and distributors to sign
confidentiality agreements. From time to time, third parties have alleged that certain of our trademarks and technologies infringe on their
intellectual property rights. To date, none of these claims has had an adverse effect on our ability to market and sell our services.
Employees
As of December 31, 2005, we employed 1,732 permanent and temporary employees, including 381 sales and marketing personnel, 1,056
operations and customer support personnel and 295 administrative personnel. None of our employees are represented by a labor union, and we
have no collective bargaining agreement.
Available Information
EarthLink files annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other documents with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The public may read and copy any materials that we file
with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (202) 942-8090. Also, the SEC maintains an Internet web site that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including EarthLink, that file electronically with the SEC.
The public can obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
We also make available free of charge on or through our Internet web site (http://www.earthlink.net) our Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and, if applicable, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as Section 16 reports filed on Forms 3, 4 and 5, as soon as
reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our Internet web site is not meant to be
incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We also provide a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K via mail, at no cost, upon receipt of a written request to the following
address:
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Investor Relations
EarthLink, Inc.
1375 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309