Earthlink’s Broadband Bonanza

EarthLink Inc. (ELNK.O), the No. 3 U.S. Internet service provider, on Tuesday posted a third-quarter net profit as an influx of subscribers to its high-speed service outweighed a decline in dial-up users, reports Reuters. [Yahoo! News] Given that it comes close on the heels of near dismal results at AT&T and SBC, this is indeed good news.