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Last Updated: Apr 24th, 2006 - 10:29:35 |
LEWISTON, Idaho (October 12, 2005) — Clearwire officially launched its wireless broadband Internet service in Lewiston and Clarkston today when company and community leaders cut through a ribbon of coaxial cable and telephone cord at a celebratory reception at the Lewis-Clark Plaza. Lewiston is the first city in Idaho, and Clarkston the third city in Washington to receive the company’s innovative service. The company celebrated its launch by announcing a local alliance with Interlink Volunteers.
“Lewiston and Clarkston now have a better choice for broadband Internet service that’s simple, flexible and affordable,” said Todd Twete, Clearwire’s general manager for the Lewiston and Clarkston market. “Clearwire will break down the barriers of traditional broadband service, offering consumers high-speed Internet without wires,” added John Storch, vice president of network deployment for Clearwire. Twete, Storch, Lewiston City Manager Jan Vassar, Executive Director of the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce Keith Havens and Interlink Volunteers Executive Director Ray Rosch then cut through the cables with several pair of large wire cutters.
At the event, Clearwire announced it has formed a unique partnership with Interlink Volunteers and presented them with a $1,250 donation. Additionally, Clearwire is donating Internet service to the organization’s administrative offices. Clearwire’s contributions will further Interlink Volunteers’ goal of providing services to seniors that can’t take care of all the things necessary to live independently in their homes. Volunteers help seniors with home repair, yard work, housekeeping, construction of wheelchair ramps, and provide transportation. Because Clearwire’s Internet service donation will free up dollars currently spent on Internet access, Interlink Volunteers will have more money each month to devote to helping those they serve.
“When we first thought of launching Clearwire in Lewiston and Clarkston, it was important to us that we not only bring our innovative service to the residents and businesses of this area, but to partner with a local organization whose efforts would benefit from our help,” said Twete. “We support Interlink Volunteers’ mission and its impact on people in need.”
“We believe this contribution will be a great starting point for developing an ongoing partnership with Interlink Volunteers,” Twete added.
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 Twete.
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 Twete. “We have realtors 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 17,500 households in Lewiston and Clarkston. The service is sold at several authorized retailers in the area, at Clearwire’s retail store scheduled to open Friday in Lewiston, toll free at 888-CLEARWIRE and online at clearwire.com.
Lewiston and Clarkston are the latest cities 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 broadband-speed Internet access with flexibility they’ve never had before,” said Storch. “Clearwire eliminates the limitations of traditional broadband services, offering a more consumer-friendly Internet experience. And, of course, we’re pleased to be launching our Lewiston and Clarkston coverage areas.
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. Since then, Clearwire has launched service in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach, Fla.; Abilene, Midland, Odessa, Killeen and Waco, Texas; St. Cloud and Duluth, Minn.; Eau Claire, Wis.; Medford, Eugene and Roseburg, Ore.; Modesto, Stockton, Visalia and Merced, Calif.; Kennewick and Bellingham, Wash.; and 15 Central Minnesota communities.
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