Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Thurston R Michael

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/30/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

EarthLink Holdings Corp. [ELNK]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1170 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 900

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller /

(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30309

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options	9/12/2006	9/12/2015	Common Stock	6000	$10.36	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	2/20/2016	2/20/2023	Common Stock	13477	⁽¹⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽²⁾	2/20/2016	2/20/2024	Common Stock	23446	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽³⁾	2/19/2016	2/19/2025	Common Stock	28124	⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The Restricted Stock Units were acquired on February 20, 2013 under the Company's 2011 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: (a) 6,075 are time-based and will vest on February 20, 2016; and (b) 7,402 are performance-based and will vest on February 20, 2016 due to satisfaction of performance objectives. Vested Restricted Stock Units will be converted and distributed to the Reporting Person, without payment, in shares of Common Stock on a unit-for-share basis.
( 2)	The Restricted Stock Units were acquired on February 20, 2014 under the Company's 2011 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: (a) 9,378 are time-based and will vest ratably on February 20, 2016 and February 20, 2017; and (b) 14,068 are performance-based and will vest on February 20, 2017 due to satisfaction of performance objectives. Vested Restricted Stock Units will be converted and distributed to the Reporting Person, without payment, in shares of Common Stock on a unit-for-share basis.
( 3)	The Restricted Stock Units were acquired on February 19, 2015 under the Company's 2011 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. 50% of the Restricted Stock Units are performance-based and 50% are time-based. The performance-based Restricted Stock Units will be earned depending on the level of successful completion during 2015 of certain Company performance objectives, with full vesting of Restricted Stock Units earned on the third anniversary of the grant date. The time-based Restricted Stock Units vest ratably on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. Vested Restricted Stock Units will be converted and distributed to the Reporting Person, without payment, in shares of Common Stock on a unit-for-share basis.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thurston R Michael 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 900 ATLANTA, GA 30309			Vice President and Controller

Signatures
/s/ R. Michael Thurston		4/10/2015
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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