BELLEVUE, Wash., July 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire
Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), a leading provider of wireless broadband
services, today announced the appointment of former U.S. Senator Slade
Gorton to the company's board of directors. The appointment is
effective immediately.

"Slade's decades of experience in business, law and government will
bring to Clearwire important leadership in matters of corporate
governance, strategy and general business development," said Clearwire
executive chairman of the board of directors, John Stanton. "I believe
he will be a key voice in helping to guide discussions on the future of
our company at this critical time in our history."

Mr. Gorton has served as a director of Microvision, Inc. since
September 2003 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Lead
Independent Director. He was recently Of Counsel at the law firm K&L
Gates, LLP, and now serves as a consultant to the firm. Prior to
joining the firm, he represented Washington State in the United States
Senate for 18 years.

Mr. Gorton began his political career in 1958 as a Washington State
Representative and went on to serve as State House Majority Leader. He
served as Attorney General of Washington from 1969 -1981, and during
that time argued 14 cases before the United States Supreme Court. After
leaving the Senate, he served as a Commissioner on the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States ("9-11
Commission"); as a member of the National War Powers Commission; and is
Co-Chairman of the National Transportation Policy Project. He also
served in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Air Force
Reserves.

About Clearwire

Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), through its operating
subsidiaries, is a leading provider of 4G wireless broadband services
offering services in areas of the U.S. where more than 130 million
people live. The company holds the deepest portfolio of wireless
spectrum available for data services in the U.S. Clearwire serves
retail customers through its own CLEAR(r) brand as well as through
wholesale relationships with some of the leading companies in the
retail, technology and telecommunications industries. The company is
constructing a next-generation 4G LTE Advanced-ready network to address
the capacity needs of the market, and is also working closely with the
Global TD-LTE Initiative and China Mobile to further the TD-LTE
ecosystem. Clearwire is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. Additional
information is available at http://www.clearwire.com.


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         JLM Partners for Clearwire:
         Mike DiGioia or Jeremy Pemble, 206-381-3600
         mike@jlmpartners.com or jeremy@jlmpartners.com