Super Fast Mobile Internet Service Coming to Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and Eight Texas Markets, Including Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Waco and Wichita Falls
KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2009--
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire
Corporation, (NASDAQ:CLWR) today announced the official launch day of
CLEAR™ 4G service in Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight markets
throughout Texas, including: Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Lubbock,
Midland/Odessa, Killeen/Temple, Waco and Wichita Falls will occur on
September 1, 2009. CLEAR offers the first super fast mobile Internet
service that works as fast on the go as it does at home. Customers in
these new markets interested in experiencing CLEAR today can activate
service now via clear.com.
Clearwire will celebrate the official launches in each market with local
events, retail store openings, ad campaigns and promotional offers
throughout the fall.
A CLEAR Difference
CLEAR offers the first super fast mobile Internet service that works as
fast on the go as it does at home. Unlike other wireless services, CLEAR
delivers a mobile broadband internet experience on par with speeds
typically experienced only on wired connections, like DSL.
The CLEAR customer experience is similar to that provided by Wi-Fi, but
without the short range limitations of a traditional hot spot. CLEAR
uses a 4G technology that differs from Wi-Fi called WiMAX, which
provides service areas measured in miles, not feet.
Clearwire's 4G network is now available in four markets, with the
expected September 1st launches adding an additional 10
markets, and the company plans to bring CLEAR to 80 markets covering up
to 120 million people by the end of 2010. In addition to the markets
announced today, consumers and businesses can now purchase the company’s
4G services online and at various retail locations in Atlanta;
Baltimore; Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon.
Some of the additional markets planned to launch in 2009 include
Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia and
Seattle. In 2010, Clearwire plans to launch 4G service in New York,
Boston, Washington, D.C., Houston and the San Francisco Bay Area among
others.
Please visit www.clear.com
for more information about coverage, service options and devices, or
connect with CLEAR on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CLEARinsider.
2009 CLEAR Launch Plans & Second Quarter Financial Results
Clearwire will provide additional information regarding the remainder of
the 2009 CLEAR market launch plans during the company's second quarter
earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 11. The financial release will
be available at http://newsroom.clearwire.com
at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Clearwire executives will host a
conference call and webcast following the release at 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Time. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available online
on the company's Investor Relations website located at: http://investors.clearwire.com.
Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing
800.901.5241, or outside the United States 617.786.2963, five minutes
prior to the start time. The passcode for the call is 84387819.
About Clearwire
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire
Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), offers a robust suite of advanced high-speed
Internet services to consumers and businesses. As part of a multi-year
network build-out plan, Clearwire’s 4G service, called CLEAR™, will be
available in major metropolitan areas across the U.S., and bring
together an unprecedented combination of speed and mobility. Clearwire’s
open all-IP network, combined with significant spectrum holdings,
provides unmatched network capacity to deliver next generation broadband
access. Strategic investors include Intel Capital, Comcast, Sprint,
Google, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Clearwire
currently provides 4G service, utilizing WiMAX technology, in four
markets and provides pre-WiMAX communications services in 50 markets
across the U.S. and Europe. Headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., additional
information about Clearwire is available at www.clearwire.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the securities laws. The statements in this release regarding
plans for the development and deployment of the first nationwide
next-generation wireless broadband network based on mobile WiMAX
technology; the timing, availability, capabilities and coverage of our
network, including market launch plans; products and services to be
offered on our network; planned marketing and branding efforts and other
statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.
The words "will," "would," "may," "should," "estimate," "project,"
"forecast," "intend," "expect," "believe," "target," "designed," "plan"
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are projections reflecting
management's judgment and assumptions based on currently available
information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the
forward-looking statements.
Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements due to a variety
of factors, including, but not limited to, the risks referenced in the
section of Clearwire's Annual Report on Form 10-K entitled "Risk
Factors," filed March 26, 2009.
Clearwire believes the forward-looking statements in this release are
reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and
speak only as of the date of this release. Clearwire is not obligated to
publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect
events after the date of this release.
Source: Clearwire Communications, LLC
Clearwire Communications
Media/Industry Analysts:
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Johnston, 425-216-7913
susan.johnston@clearwire.com
Investors:
Mary
Ekman, 425-216-7995
Mary.ekman@clearwire.com
or
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