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Clearwire Brings Wireless Broadband Internet Service to Visalia, Frees Customers from Confines of Traditional Internet Access

Reliable Broadband Provider Continues California Expansion, Creates Alliance With CASA of Tulare County to Enrich the Lives of Visalia-Area Youth

VISALIA, Calif. (June 30, 2005) — Clearwire officially launched its wireless broadband Internet service in Visalia and Tulare County today when company and community leaders cut through a ribbon of coaxial cable and telephone cord at a celebratory reception at the Garden Street Plaza. Visalia is the third market in California to receive the company’s innovative service, behind Modesto and Stockton, which launched last week. The company celebrated its launch by announcing a local alliance with CASA of Tulare County.

“Visalia now has a better choice for broadband Internet service that’s simple, flexible and affordable,” said Ray Hatch, Clearwire’s general manager for Visalia. “Clearwire will break down the barriers of traditional broadband service, offering consumers high-speed Internet without wires,” added Clark Peterson, Clearwire’s president of major markets. Peterson, Hatch, Visalia Mayor Bob Link, Tulare County Economic Development Corporation President Paul Saldana and CASA of Tulare County executive director Marilyn Barr then cut through the cables with several pair of large wire cutters.

Clearwire presented a $2,500 donation to CASA of Tulare County and is working with the organization’s staff to identify unique ways of using Clearwire service to keep CASA employees connected while working out in the community.

“Clearwire believes in supporting the communities it serves. We are more then a community business, we are community residences as well. Today, we’re pleased to announce that Clearwire has formed a local partnership with CASA of Tulare County,” said Hatch.

“We chose CASA of Tulare County because of its unique mission, which focuses on making sure that all children in our community have a safe and loving environment to grow up in. Its mission ties back to our corporate philosophy of supporting organizations that aim to better prepare our youth for the future, and we’re pleased to be partnering with them.”

Clearwire deploys a next-generation, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) technology that allows customers to connect to the Internet via a signal sent across the airwaves rather than across wires. The company sends the signal from a transmitter to a specially developed receiver box that plugs into the customer’s computer instead of connecting to traditional coaxial cable or telephone wires. Customers simply plug the receiver into a wall outlet and into their computer to gain high-speed access to the Internet from any room inside or outside their home or office.

“Clearwire is ‘next-generation broadband’ — broadband Internet service delivered to the consumer in a manner that is easier to get, set up and use than any other option currently offered,” said Hatch. “You can buy the service at select local retailers, take it home, set it up and be online in minutes. It’s plug-and-play installation — no need for a technician to come into your home and no need to load software onto your computer to make it work. In addition, you can move the service from place to place inside our coverage area, which allows you to use Clearwire throughout your home, at the office or at your favorite coffee house. As long as you have access to a power source, you can be online.”

Clearwire service is currently available to approximately 46,000 households in Visalia and Tulare County. The service is sold at several authorized retailers in the area, at Clearwire’s sales center at 5415 West Avenida de los Robles (behind Applebee’s), via phone at 888-CLEARWIRE and online at clearwire.com.

Visalia is the latest city to receive Clearwire’s service as part of the company’s expansion to cities across the United States.

“We’re excited about providing the community reliable, broadband-speed Internet access with flexibility they’ve never had before,” said Peterson. “Clearwire eliminates the limitations of traditional broadband services, offering a more consumer-friendly Internet experience. And of course, we’re pleased to be expanding our Central Valley coverage area, which now includes Visalia, Stockton and Modesto, and will soon also include Merced.”

Clearwire is led by Craig McCaw, one of the early pioneers in providing cellular phone service in the U.S. in the early 1980s. His company, McCaw Cellular, grew to be the largest U.S. cellular service provider and was later acquired by AT&T.

Clearwire drew national attention in the summer of 2004 when it announced it would deploy wireless broadband technology in select markets across the country. Since then, Clearwire launched its first market in Jacksonville, Fla., followed by Abilene, Texas, and St. Cloud, Minn. Earlier this year, the company launched service in Daytona Beach, Fla., Medford, Ore., and earlier this week, the company launched service in Modesto & Stockton, marking its entry into California.

About Clearwire
Clearwire is a provider of reliable, wireless, high-speed broadband Internet service to consumers and small businesses. Clearwire is utilizing next-generation, non-line-of-sight wireless technology, developed by its subsidiary company NextNet, to connect customers to the Internet using radio spectrum, thus eliminating the confines of traditional cable or phone wiring. The tower transmits radio signals from a base site to a small, wireless modem the size of a paperback book, which easily connects a user’s computer to the Internet. For more information, visit www.clearwire.com.