to focus on the internet business. In September 2003, Bruce Chatterley was made CEO of the company. In summer of 2004, the company announced simultaneously their entry into VOIP, and their Onelink package, which allowed a DSL subscriber to maintain an ADSL line without the requirement of a telco line. In spring of 2006 Mike Apgar stepped down as chairman and moved on to a startup company Ookla that he created while at Speakeasy. On March 27, 2007 press releases by both companies announced the acquisition of Speakeasy by Best Buy, a Fortune 100 retail chain operating in the US, Canada and China. Best Buy planned to offer Speakeasy broadband and VOIP services to small businesses through their Best Buy for Business unit. On June 10, 2010 Best Buy announced it was reducing its stake in Speakeasy, which would be merging with Covad Communications and MegaPath Corporation to form a new joint company. On September 1, 2010, MegaPath, Covad, and Speakeasy announced regulatory approval and the completion of their merger. The new combined company took the name MegaPath Corporation. On December 31, 2014, MegaPath Corporation sold certain of its network assets and direct internet access customers to GC Pivotal LLC dba Global Capacity, in order to raise cash to invest in its wholesale and managed services business. On May 10, 2018 ISP Fusion Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire MegaPath See also United States v. Ivanov – Notable cyber-law case. Ivanov intentionally hacked Speakeasy References External links Official homepage of Fusion Connect Official homepage of MegaPath Inc. Internet service providers of the United States VoIP companies of the United States Companies based in Seattle Telecommunications companies established in 1996