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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) and (c) and
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
EarthLink Network, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
270322 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 270322 10 0 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 Name of Reporting Person: Sky D. Dayton
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (Entities Only):
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of 5 Sole Voting Power: 1,625,000 shares
Shares
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Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power: 0 shares
Owned By
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Each 7 Sole Dispositive Power: 1,625,000
Reporting shares
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Person With 8 Shared Dispositive Power: 0 shares
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,625,000
shares
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10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares / /
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11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 14.3%
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12 Type of Reporting Person: IN
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
EarthLink Network, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
3100 New York Drive
Pasadena, California 91107
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Sky D. Dayton
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
3100 New York Drive
Pasadena, California 91107
Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States of America
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 270322 10 0
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act,
(d) / / Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act,
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund;
see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7,
(h) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
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Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,625,000 shares
(b) Percent of class: 14.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,625,000 shares
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,625,000 shares
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
shares
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable.
[Signature appears on following page.]
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
2/13/98
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(Date)
/s/ Sky D. Dayton
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Sky D. Dayton
Chairman and Founder
EarthLink Network, Inc.
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