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entertainment devices. As these products are introduced, we intend to explore offering new services designed to
take advantage of the capabilities of these devices.
Beyond our existing and expected future fixed, portable and mobile service offerings, we and Intel have
entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to develop, deploy and market a co-branded mobile
WiMAX service in the United States that will target users of certain notebook computers, UMPCs and other
mobile computing devices containing Intel microprocessors. Both of the parties have committed to make certain
contributions to the development, promotion and marketing of this service, which will be available only over our
planned mobile WiMAX network.
Markets Served and Deployment
United States Markets
We use the term “market” to refer to one or more municipalities in a geographically distinct location in which
we provide our services. Our markets range from major metropolitan areas to small, rural communities, and markets
of all sizes in between.
We pursue market clustering opportunities which allow our customers to roam in areas of regional interest. A
clustering strategy can also deliver cost efficiencies and sales and marketing synergies compared to areas in which
markets are not deployed in a geographic cluster.
As of December 31, 2007, we offered our services in 46 markets in the United States covering an estimated
13.6 million people and we had approximately 350,000 subscribers in the United States. Our launched markets are
listed as follows:
Aberdeen, WA Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC Redding, CA
Abilene, TX Jacksonville, FL Reno, NV
Amarillo, TX Killeen/Temple, TX Richmond, VA
Anchorage, AK Klamath Falls, OR Rochester, NY
Bellingham, WA Lewiston, ID Roseburg, OR
Bend, OR Longview, TX Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Boise, ID Lubbock, TX St Cloud, MN
Charlotte, NC Maui, HI* Stockton, CA
Chico, CA Medford, OR Syracuse, NY
Corpus Christi, TX Merced, CA Tri-Cities, WA
Dayton, OH Midland/Odessa, TX Visalia, CA
Daytona Beach, FL Modesto, CA Waco, TX
Duluth, MN Nashville, TN Wenatchee, W A
Eau Claire, WI Oahu, HI* Wichita Falls, TX
Eugene, OR Raleigh, NC Yakima, WA
Grants Pass, OR
* These markets are operated by Clearwire Hawaii Partners LLC, an entity in which Clearwire U.S. LLC held a
78.6% membership interest as of December 31, 2007.
International Markets and Deployment
Outside the United States, we use categories of criteria similar to those we apply inside the United States to
determine the markets in which to deploy. With respect to our equity investees, we work in conjunction with our
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