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Clearwire

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Clearwire, founded in October 2003 by telecom pioneer Craig O. McCaw, is a provider of simple, fast, portable and reliable wireless high-speed Internet service. Clearwire customers connect to the Internet using licensed spectrum, thus eliminating the confines of traditional cable or phone lines. Headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., the company launched its first market in August 2004 and now offers service in 50 markets across the U.S. as well as in Europe.

Recent Milestones

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  Clearwire received $80M in Private Equity funding. (2/27/13)
  Posted 2/28/13 at 3:27am via venturebeat.com
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  Clearwire was acquired by Sprint Nextel. (12/17/12)
  Posted 12/18/12 at 1:57am via venturebeat.com
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  Clearwire received $920M in Post IPO Debt funding. (11/24/09)
  Posted 11/10/09 at 7:02pm via venturebeat.com
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  Clearwire received $1.5B in Post IPO Equity funding. (11/10/09)
  Posted 12/17/09 at 9:18pm via zdnet.com
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  Clearwire received $3.2B in Post IPO Equity funding. (5/6/08)
  Posted 12/17/09 at 9:21pm via techcrunch.com
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  Clearwire acquired WiMax.com Broadband Solutions. (5/1/08)
  Posted 7/8/09 at 4:16pm
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  Clearwire added Seth Cummings as EVP. (6/1/07)
  Posted 5/10/12 at 6:44pm
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  Went public with stock symbol NASDAQ:CLWR. (3/1/07)
  Posted 5/26/09 at 11:59am
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  Clearwire added Josh King as Director, Business & Spectrum Development. (4/1/05)
  Posted 10/31/09 at 8:36am
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  Clearwire added Jeff Pearson as Vice President. (7/1/04)
  Posted 8/27/10 at 3:19pm
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  Clearwire added John Stanton as Interim CEO.
  Posted 3/10/11 at 8:06pm
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  Clearwire added Hope F. Cochran as CFO.
  Posted 3/10/11 at 8:06pm
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  Clearwire added Erik Prusch as COO.
  Posted 3/10/11 at 8:06pm
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  Clearwire added Craig O. McCaw as Founder & Chairman of the Board.
  Posted 11/6/08 at 6:12pm

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Stock Price

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1. Sprint finalizes Clearwire buyout for $2.2B (venturebeat.com) [edit]
2. Capital Report Index [edit]
3. $3.2 Billion WiMax Deal Goes Through. Take Cover. (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. Clearwire raises $1.5 billion to continue WiMax buildout (blogs.zdnet.com) [edit]
5. Clearwire takes on $920M more to build out wireless networks (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
6. Clearwire takes $80M from Sprint even as it’s flirting with Dish for a buyout (venturebeat.com) [edit]