Clearwire to Launch CLEAR Service in 10 Markets on September 1, 2009

Using Sprint Nextel's 2.5GHz spectrum to build a nationwide WiMAX network, Clearwire has announced 10 additonal CLEAR markets -most of them small cities in Texas-starting September 1st.

Eight of the newly announced cities are in Texas: Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Killeen/Temple, Waco, and Wichita Falls. The other two CLEAR markets are Boise, Idaho, and Bellingham, Wash. These 10 markets will join four other officially launched WiMax markets: Atlanta, Baltimore (formerly Xohm from Sprint), Las Vegas, and Portland, OR.

Additional CLEAR markets planned for 2009 include: Chicago, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas/Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle.

Clearwire plans to launch 80 markets by the end of 2010. Next year, it plans to roll out CLEAR service in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area "among others."

Clearwire says it can provide up to 4 megabits per second for downloads and 500 kilobits per second for uploading, which is more than double what consumers can expect using a 3G wireless connection.

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2009 CLEAR Launch Plans and 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.

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Comment and Analysis:

Comcast and Time Warner Cable have already announced plans to start reselling the CLEAR service in areas where they offer cable service. These two cable companies plan to bundle Clearwire's WiMAX fixed and mobile services with their existing cable based Internet, TV and voice services. Comcast offers a $50 monthly rate for both fixed and mobile CLEAR service for the first year.

We reiterate that the future of mobile WiMAX in the U.S. hinges on the success of the cablecos (and to a lesser extent SPRINT) in reselling CLEAR as part of a service bundle. With the choice of operators and pricing plans in a given geographical area, users can go with the provider they feel most comfortable with.