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BOISE, Idaho (November 15, 2005) — Clearwire officially launched its wireless broadband Internet service in Boise today when company and community leaders “unwired” Boise at a celebratory reception at the Boise “Center on the Grove.”
“Boise now has a better choice for broadband Internet service that’s simple, flexible and affordable,” said Alan Lawrence, Clearwire’s general manager for Boise. “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. Lawrence, Peterson, Boise Mayor David Bieter, Nampa Mayor Tom Dale and Boise Chamber of Commerce President Nancy Vannorsdel then ceremoniously flipped the switch to turn on Clearwire’s service to Boise and the Treasure Valley.
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 an electrical 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 — wireless broadband Internet service delivered to the consumer in a manner that is easier to get, set up and use than other options currently offered,” said Lawrence.
Anyone can purchase Clearwire 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 configure additional hardware and no need for software to be loaded onto computers to make it work. In addition, customers can move the service from place to place inside Clearwire’s coverage area, which allows them to use the service throughout their home, office or favorite coffee house. As long as there is a power source, Internet access is available.
“We’ve already heard so many great stories about how Clearwire is changing the way people live and work,” said Lawrence. “We have real estate agents who access their email and listings while showing homes, small business owners who cut their Internet costs in half by taking their Clearwire modems with them to work in the morning and home with them at night, and homeowners who enjoy moving their service from room to room in their home wherever there’s an electrical outlet.”
Clearwire service is currently available to approximately 119,170 households in Boise and the Treasure Valley, including the towns of Meridian, Caldwell, Emmett, Nampa, Kuna and Mountain Home. The service is sold at several authorized retailers in the area, at Clearwire’s sales center at 104 North Milwaukee Street, toll free at 888-CLEARWIRE and online at clearwire.com.
Boise 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 area residents and small business owners reliable, wireless high 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 Idaho coverage area, which also includes Lewiston.”
Clearwire is led by Craig McCaw, one of the early pioneers in providing cellular phone service in the United States 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. Currently, Clearwire offers service in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach, Fla.; St. Cloud, Duluth and Central Minn.; Abilene, Midland, Killeen, Odessa and Waco, Texas; Modesto, Stockton, Visalia and Merced, Calif.; Medford, Eugene and Roseburg, Ore.; Eau Claire, Wis.; Kennewick and Bellingham, Wash.; Lewiston, Idaho; and Anchorage, Alaska.
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