4G Wireless comes to Grand Rapids, MI, USA



People living in Grand Rapids, MI, USA will soon have a fantastic new way to get online, at fast 4G speed. For immediate release from Clearwire and the City of Grand Rapids:

Announce CLEAR 4G Internet Service for Western Michigan at News Conference

Consumers and Businesses Now Have Access to Unlimited Mobile Internet Service Four Times Faster than 3G

  1. Dual-mode 4G/3G Modems Keep Customers Connected Throughout the Region
  2. 4G Mobile Internet Promotion Available at Clear.com
  3. Clearwire to Announce Donation to Community Media Center of Grand Rapids

WHAT: Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), a leading provider of wireless broadband services and operator of the fastest 4G network in the country, and the City of Grand Rapids, will showcase  the availability of CLEAR® 4G, super fast mobile internet® service for businesses and consumers in Grand Rapids, Michigan at a news conference on August 3. With CLEAR, anyone can now use the internet at speeds four times faster than 3G* – whether at home, in the office, or on the go – within CLEAR coverage.

In Grand Rapids, CLEAR covers more than 214,000 people with service extending as far north as 7mile Road, south to Route 6, east to I-96, and west to Route 11. A detailed coverage map of CLEAR 4G service is available at www.clear.com/coverage.

WHO: George Heartwell, Mayor of Grand Rapids

Greg Sundstrom, Grand Rapids City Manager

Jake Garenchana, General Manager of CLEAR Grand Rapids

Laurie Cirivello, Executive Director, Grand Rapids Community Media Center

WHEN: Tuesday, August 3, 2010

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST

WHERE: Grand Rapids City Hall, City Commission Chambers, 9th Floor

VISUAL: CLEAR will provide demonstrations of the 4G technology in a FORD Flex Vehicle outside of City Hall for reporters and will also drive city streets demonstrating mobility.

For more information about CLEAR, visit www.clear.com/michigan or The CLEAR Blog www.theclearblog.com. You can also follow CLEAR information on Twitter at @Clear. Information about Clearwire is available at http://www.clearwire.com. For press and broadcast: images, video and company logos are available from the Clearwire Newsroom at www.clearwire.com/newsroom. To subscribe to Clearwire’s RSS news feed, click here.

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One Comment

  1. John Mancuso:

    when would you expect to have 4G wireless as far south as 142nd ave Caledonia Wayland area my zip is 49316 Thank You !