Clearwire announced extended 4G/WiMAX reach throughout the Baltimore area and launch of CLEAR(R) service in central Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, Kansas.

Within this central D.C. area, CLEAR covers nearly 1 million people in communities as far north as Chevy Chase and Silver Spring MD, south to Alexandria VA, west to Falls Church, VA, and east to College Park MD. 

CLEAR(R) now covers 725 square miles and approximately 1.7 million people in the Baltimore metro area. Regionally, service extends as far north as Bel Air, as far south as Annapolis and southwest as Columbia, west to Owings Mills, and east to Dundalk and Essex.

CLEAR covers 670 square miles and more than 1.1 million people in areas extending as far north as the Kansas City International Airport, south to Belton, west to the Kansas Speedway, and east to Blue Springs. 

"We're proud to bring the nation's leading 4G network to the nation's capitol, and we believe that D.C. area residents, businesses and visitors can all benefit from an Internet experience similar to what they're used to having at home or the office, anywhere around town or on the go," said Jeff Fugate, CLEAR general manager for Washington, D.C. "Whether downloading the newest files before a meeting on Capitol Hill, hosting a video chat with friends from the National Mall, or researching an assignments while moving around an area university or museum campus, CLEAR provides an unmatched combination of Internet speed and mobility within the District and many of the other surrounding communities."

"CLEAR is thrilled to bring to Kansas City residents, businesses and visitors a super fast Internet experience similar to what they're used to having at home or the office, anywhere around town or on the go," said John O'Donnell, CLEAR general manager for Kansas City. "We're pleased to bring a valuable new category of Internet service designed to make people's lives more enjoyable and more productive with our service launch in Kansas City."

In the summer of 2010, CLEAR service will extend to Jacksonville and Daytona, FL; Nashville, TN; St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT; Merced, Modesto, Stockton, and Visalia, CA; Wilmington, DE; Grand Rapids, MI; Eugene, OR; Richmond, VA; and Yakima and Tri-Cities, WA.

By the end of 2010, Clearwire's 4G network is expected to cover up to 120 million people, including additional cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, Miami, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.