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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2009


o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-34196

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		56-2408571 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4400 Carillon Point Kirkland, Washington (Address of principal executive office)		98033 (zip code)

(425) 216-7600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer þ	Smaller reporting company o
	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No þ

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Class A common stock as of August 7, 2009 was 195,393,164. The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Class B common stock as of August 7, 2009 was 528,823,529.

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.		Financial Statements

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	June 30,
	2009			December 31,
	(unaudited)			2008
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	755,133		$	1,206,143
Short-term investments (Note 4)		1,706,780			1,901,749
Restricted cash		3,110			1,159
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,851 and $913		4,279			4,166
Notes receivable		5,003			4,837
Inventory		4,549			3,174
Prepaids and other assets		47,594			44,644

Total current assets		2,526,448			3,165,872
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5)		1,591,373			1,319,945
Restricted cash		4,838			8,381
Long-term investments (Note 4)		10,305			18,974
Spectrum licenses, net (Note 6)		4,469,835			4,471,862
Other intangible assets, net (Note 7)		107,907			122,808
Investments in equity investees		11,121			10,956
Other assets		27,687			5,369

TOTAL ASSETS	$	8,749,514		$	9,124,167


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities (Note 8)	$	185,458		$	145,417
Deferred revenue		12,609			11,761
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 10)		14,292			14,292

Total current liabilities		212,359			171,470
Long-term debt, net (Note 10)		1,380,801			1,350,498
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 9)		3,882			4,164
Other long-term liabilities		150,052			95,225

Total liabilities		1,747,094			1,621,357
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 13)

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Clearwire Corporation stockholders’ equity:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001, 1,300,000,000 shares authorized; 195,097,967 and 190,001,706 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		20			19
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001, 750,000,000 shares authorized; 528,823,529 and 505,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		53			51
Additional paid-in capital		2,072,620			2,092,861
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,585			3,194
Accumulated deficit		(174,362	)		(29,933	)

Total Clearwire Corporation stockholders’ equity		1,900,916			2,066,192
Non-controlling interests		5,101,504			5,436,618

Total stockholders’ equity		7,002,420			7,502,810

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	8,749,514		$	9,124,167

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2009			2008			2009			2008
REVENUE	$	63,594		$	—		$	125,731		$	—
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of goods and services and network costs (exclusive of items shown separately below)		81,219			25,577			154,852			52,438
Selling, general and administrative expense		113,246			26,691			221,711			66,946
Depreciation and amortization (Notes 5, 6 and 7)		46,264			9,532			94,812			16,302
Spectrum lease expense (Notes 6 and 13)		64,269			11,879			128,709			33,094

Total operating expenses		304,998			73,679			600,084			168,780

OPERATING LOSS		(241,404	)		(73,679	)		(474,353	)		(168,780	)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income		2,964			—			6,241			285
Interest expense (Note 10)		(16,966	)		(232	)		(44,564	)		(232	)
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments (Notes 4 and 12)		(7,189	)		—			(8,669	)		—
Loss on undesignated interest rate swap contracts, net (Note 11)		(2,148	)		—			(1,098	)		—
Other income (expense), net		824			1,256			(2,054	)		2,802

Total other income (expense), net		(22,515	)		1,024			(50,144	)		2,855

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(263,919	)		(72,655	)		(524,497	)		(165,925	)
Income tax provision		(125	)		(6,911	)		(39	)		(11,078	)

NET LOSS		(264,044	)		(79,566	)		(524,536	)		(177,003	)
Less: non-controlling interests in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries		190,670			—			380,107			—

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLEARWIRE CORPORATION	$	(73,374	)	$	(79,566	)	$	(144,429	)	$	(177,003	)

Net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation per Class A Common Share (Note 15):
Basic	$	(0.38	)				$	(0.75	)

Diluted	$	(0.38	)				$	(0.75	)

Weighted average Class A Common Shares outstanding:
Basic		195,052						193,478

Diluted		723,876						714,931

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2009			2008
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(524,536	)	$	(177,003	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Deferred income taxes		(56	)		11,078
Losses from equity investees, net		492			—
Non-cash fair value adjustment on swaps		(4,453	)		—
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments		8,669			—
Non-cash interest expense		37,449			—
Depreciation and amortization		94,812			16,302
Amortization of favorable spectrum leases, spectrum rent and lease service		46,359			7,742
Non-cash tower and building rent		25,474			—
Share-based compensation		16,552			—
Loss on disposal of assets		9,481			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventory		555			—
Accounts receivable		(84	)		—
Prepaids and other assets		(14,667	)		(55,231	)
Prepaid spectrum licenses		(17,162	)		—
Accrued interest		(2,956	)		—
Accounts payable and other liabilities		36,007			—

Net cash used in operating activities		(288,064	)		(197,112	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures		(344,528	)		(410,401	)
Payments for spectrum licenses and other intangible assets		(11,736	)		(91,397	)
Purchases of available-for-sale investments		(1,316,329	)		—
Sales of available-for-sale investments		1,503,148			—
Proceeds from asset sales		2,000			—
Net decrease to restricted cash		1,592			—

Net cash used in investing activities		(165,853	)		(501,798	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net advances from Sprint Nextel Corporation		—			698,910
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		10,239			—
Principal payments on long-term debt		(7,146	)		—

Net cash provided by financing activities		3,093			698,910
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(186	)		—

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(451,010	)		—
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period		1,206,143			—

End of period	$	755,133		$	—

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:
Cash paid for spectrum lease expense	$	(82,350	)	$	—
Interest paid		(10,071	)		—
Swap interest paid, net		(5,551	)		—
Interest received		6,241			—
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Common stock of Sprint Nextel Corporation issued for spectrum licenses		—			4,000
Accrued capitalized interest		(1,670	)
Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable		(16,199	)		—
Fixed asset purchases included in advances and contributions from Sprint Nextel Corporation		—			63,184

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


												Accumulated
	Class A				Class B							Other									Total
	Common Stock				Common Stock				Additional Paid			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Non-controlling			Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		In Capital			Income			Deficit			Interests			Equity
Balances at January 1, 2009		190,002	$	19		505,000	$	51	$	2,092,861		$	3,194		$	(29,933	)	$	5,436,618		$	7,502,810

Net loss		—		—		—		—		—			—			(144,429	)		(380,107	)		(524,536	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—		—		—		—			(201	)		—			(699	)		(900	)
Unrealized loss on investments		—		—		—		—		—			(408	)		—			(1,084	)		(1,492	)

Comprehensive loss																						(526,928	)
Class A shares issued		588		—		—		—		10,000			—			—			—			10,000
Issuance of Clearwire Class A and B Common Stock related to post-closing adjustment		4,412		1		23,824		2		(33,632	)		—			—			33,632			3
Share-based compensation and other capital transactions		96		—		—		—		3,391			—			—			13,144			16,535

Balances at June 30, 2009		195,098	$	20		528,824	$	53	$	2,072,620		$	2,585		$	(174,362	)	$	5,101,504		$	7,002,420

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in our December 31, 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year.

We started operations on January 1, 2007 as a developmental stage company representing a collection of assets, related liabilities and activities accounted for in various legal entities that were wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sprint Nextel Corporation, which we refer to as Sprint or the Parent. From January 1, 2007 through November 28, 2008, we conducted our business as the WiMAX Operations of Sprint, which we refer to as the Sprint WiMAX Business, with the objective of developing a next generation wireless broadband network.

On November 28, 2008, which we refer to as the Closing, the legacy Clearwire Corporation, which we refer to as Old Clearwire, and the Sprint WiMAX Business combined their next generation wireless broadband businesses to form a new independent company called Clearwire Corporation, which we refer to as Clearwire. Prior to closing, the activities and certain assets of the Sprint WiMAX Business were transferred to a single legal entity that was contributed to Clearwire Communications LLC, which we refer to as Clearwire Communications, at the Closing in exchange for an equity interest in Clearwire and Clearwire Communications. In addition, five independent partners, including Intel Corporation through Intel Capital, Google Inc., Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks LLC, collectively, whom we refer to as the Investors, agreed to invest $3.2 billion in Clearwire and its subsidiary Clearwire Communications. The transactions described above are collectively referred to as the Transactions. After the Transactions, we owned 100% of the voting interests and 27% of the economic interests in Clearwire Communications, which we consolidate as a controlled subsidiary. Clearwire holds no assets other than its equity interests in Clearwire Communications.

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Clearwire and subsidiaries include the results of the Sprint WiMAX Business from January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 and the results of the combined entities for the three and six months from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009. For financial reporting purposes, the Sprint WiMAX Business was determined to be the accounting acquirer and accounting predecessor.

The accounts and financial statements of Clearwire for the three and six months from January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 have been prepared from the separate records maintained by Sprint. Further, such accounts and financial statements include allocations of expenses from Sprint and therefore may not necessarily be indicative of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows that would have resulted had we functioned as a separate stand-alone operation. Sprint directly assigned, where possible, certain costs to us based on our actual use of the shared services. These costs include network related expenses, office facilities, treasury services, human resources, supply chain management and other shared services. Where direct assignment of costs was not possible or practical, Sprint used indirect methods, including time studies, to estimate the assignment of its costs to us, which were allocated to us through a management fee. Cash management was performed on a consolidated basis, and Sprint processed payables, payroll and other transactions on our behalf. Assets and liabilities which were not specifically identifiable to us included:

	•		Cash, cash equivalents and investments, with activity in our cash balances being recorded through business equity;

	•		Accounts payable, which were processed centrally by Sprint and were passed to us through intercompany accounts that were included in business equity; and

	•		Certain accrued liabilities, which were passed through to us through intercompany accounts that were included in business equity.

Our statement of cash flows for the six months from January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 presents the activities that were paid by Sprint on our behalf. Financing activities include funding advances from Sprint, presented as business equity, since Sprint managed our financing activities on a centralized basis. Further, the net cash used in operating activities and the net cash used in investing activities for capital expenditures and acquisitions of FCC licenses and patents represent transfers of expenses or assets paid for by other Sprint subsidiaries. No cash payments were made by us for income taxes or interest for the six months from January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008.

We build and operate next generation wireless broadband networks that provide entire communities with high-speed residential and mobile Internet access services and residential voice services. Our wireless broadband networks not only create a new communications path into the home or office, but also provide a broadband connection anytime and anywhere within our coverage area. We are deploying the first nationwide mobile Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access, which we refer to as WiMAX, network to provide a true mobile broadband experience for consumers, small businesses, medium and large enterprises, public safety organizations and educational institutions. The deployment of our mobile WiMAX technology is based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard using 2.5 GHz Federal Communications Commission spectrum.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which we refer to as U.S. GAAP, and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC. The same accounting policies are followed for preparing the quarterly and annual financial information unless otherwise disclosed in the notes below.

Subsequent Events — We evaluated subsequent events occurring through August 12, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued.

The following accounting policies were adopted in the six months ended June 30, 2009:

Business Combinations — We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, which we refer to as SFAS, No. 141(revised 2007), Business Combinations, which we refer to as SFAS No. 141(R), on January 1, 2009 and will apply this standard for all future business combinations. We account for acquisitions occurring before January 1, 2009 using the purchase method in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, which we refer to as SFAS No. 141. The Closing of the Transactions at November 28, 2008 was accounted for using SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141 requires that the total purchase price be allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date. Our allocation of the purchase price to specific assets and liabilities is based upon valuation procedures and techniques using income, cost and market approaches. Purchase transactions are subject to purchase price allocation adjustments due to contingency resolution for up to one year after close.

Fair Value Measurements — On January 1, 2009, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which we refer to as SFAS No. 157, for our nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequently recurring basis. We had previously adopted SFAS No 157 for our financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequently recurring basis, including our derivative financial instruments and our short-term and long-term investments. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 for our nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequently recurring basis, did not have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Non-Controlling Interests — In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which we refer to as FASB, issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, which we refer to as SFAS No. 160. The Statement requires that non-controlling interests, previously reported as minority interests, be reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, a change that affects our financial statement presentation of non-controlling interests in our consolidated subsidiaries. SFAS No. 160 specifies that consolidated net income (loss) attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interests be clearly identified and presented separately on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. The Statement also establishes a single method of accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary and specifies that these transactions be recorded as equity transactions as long as the ownership change does not result in deconsolidation. This Standard also expands disclosures in the financial statements to include a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the equity attributable to the parent and the non-controlling interests and a schedule showing the effects of changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary on the equity attributable to the parent. We adopted SFAS No. 160 on January 1, 2009. SFAS No. 160 is applied prospectively in 2009, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements which are applied retrospectively. The prospective accounting requirements are dependent on future transactions involving non-controlling interests.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — On January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, which we refer to as SFAS No. 161. SFAS No. 161 amended the disclosure requirements for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities. Expanded qualitative disclosures required under SFAS No. 161 include how and why an entity uses derivative financial instruments; how

derivative financial instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which we refer to as SFAS No. 133, and related interpretations; and how derivative financial instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 also requires several added quantitative disclosures in the financial statements. See Note 11, Derivative Instruments, for further information. As SFAS No. 161 amended only the disclosure requirements for derivative financial instruments and hedged items, the adoption did not have a significant effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2009, the FASB released Staff Position, which we refer to as FSP, SFAS No. 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board, which we refer to as APB, Opinion No. 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. FSP SFAS No. 107-1 amends SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Values of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements. APB Opinion No. 28-1 amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in all interim financial statements. We adopted FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and APB Opinion No. 28-1 on April 1, 2009. The adoption of FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and APB Opinion No. 28-1 did not have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2009, the FASB released FSP SFAS No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. FSP SFAS No. 157-4 provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. We adopted FSP SFAS No. 157-4 on April 1, 2009. The adoption of FSP SFAS No. 157-4 did not have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments. FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 provides guidance in determining whether impairments in debt securities are other-than-temporary, and modifies the presentation and disclosures surrounding such instruments. We adopted FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 on April 1, 2009. The adoption of FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 did not have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB SFAS No. 162, which we refer to as SFAS No. 168. SFAS No. 168 approved the Accounting Standards Codification, which we refer to as Codification, as the single source of authoritative United States accounting and reporting standards. The Codification, which changes the referencing of financial standards, is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after September 15, 2009. Thereafter, all references made to U.S. GAAP will use the new Codification numbering system prescribed by the FASB. As the Codification is not intended to change or alter existing U.S. GAAP, it is not expected to have a significant impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), which we refer to as SFAS No. 167. SFAS No. 167 amends the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities. The amendments will affect the overall consolidation analysis under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). SFAS No. 167 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 167 to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

3. Strategic Transactions

On November 28, 2008, Old Clearwire and the Sprint WiMAX Business combined to form a new independent company, Clearwire. The Investors contributed a total of $3.2 billion of new equity to Clearwire and Clearwire Communications. In exchange for the contribution of the Sprint WiMAX Business and the $3.2 billion, Sprint and the Investors received an aggregate of 25 million shares of Clearwire’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which we refer to as Clearwire Class A Common Stock, and 505 million shares of Clearwire’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which we refer to as Clearwire Class B Common Stock, and an equivalent number of Clearwire Communications Class B non-voting common interests, which we refer to as Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests, at an initial share price of $20 per share.

The number of shares and common interests issued to the Investors was subject to a post-closing adjustment based on the trading prices of the Clearwire Class A Common Stock on NASDAQ Global Select Market over 15 randomly-selected trading days during the 30-day period ending on the 90th day after the Closing, which we refer to as the Adjustment Date, with a floor of $17.00 per share and

a cap of $23.00 per share. The adjustment resulted in an additional 28,235,294 shares being issued to the Investors on February 26, 2009. The adjustment did not affect the purchase consideration; however it did result in an equity reallocation of $33.6 million to the non-controlling interests. On February 27, 2009, CW Investment Holdings LLC, an affiliate of John Stanton, a director of Clearwire contributed $10.0 million in cash in exchange for 588,235 shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock. Concurrent with the Closing, we entered into commercial agreements with each of the Investors, which established the framework for development of the combined WiMAX businesses.

Upon completion of the Transactions and the post-closing adjustment, Sprint owned the largest interest in Clearwire with an effective voting and economic interest in Clearwire and its subsidiaries of approximately 51%, based on a purchase price of $17.00 per share. The combination was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141 and as a reverse acquisition with the Sprint WiMAX Business considered the accounting acquirer. As a result, the historical financial statements of the Sprint WiMAX Business became the financial statements of Clearwire upon the Closing.

Sprint and the Investors, other than Google, own shares of Clearwire Class B Common Stock, which have equal voting rights to Clearwire Class A Common Stock, but have only limited economic rights. Unlike the holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock, the holders of Clearwire Class B Common Stock have no right to dividends and no right to any proceeds on liquidation other than the par value of the Clearwire Class B Common Stock. Sprint and the Investors, other than Google, hold their economic rights through ownership of Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests. Google owns shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock.

The following table lists the interests in Clearwire based on the Investors’ purchase price of $17.00 per share, on February 27, 2009:


Investor	Class A Stock		Class B Stock(2)		% Outstanding
Sprint HoldCo LLC				370,000,000		51.12	%
Comcast Corporation				61,764,705		8.53	%
Time Warner Cable Inc.				32,352,941		4.47	%
Bright House Networks, LLC				5,882,353		0.81	%
Intel Corporation				58,823,530		8.13	%
Google Inc.		29,411,765				4.06	%
Shareholders of Old Clearwire(1)		165,001,706				22.80	%
CW Investment Holdings LLC		588,235				0.08	%

		195,001,706		528,823,529		100.00	%


(1)		Includes shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock issued to Intel Corporation on account of its shares of Old Clearwire Class A Common Stock exchanged in the merger.

(2)		The holders of Clearwire Class B Common Stock hold an equivalent number of Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests

Purchase Price Allocation

As a result of the Transactions, we acquired Old Clearwire’s net assets. Purchase consideration was based on the fair value of the Old Clearwire Class A Common Stock as of the Closing, which had a closing price of $6.62 on November 28, 2008. The total purchase consideration of approximately $1.12 billion was allocated to the respective assets and liabilities based upon their estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. At the date of acquisition, the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price; therefore, no goodwill is reflected in the purchase price allocation. In accordance with SFAS No. 141, the excess of estimated fair value of net assets acquired over the purchase price was allocated to eligible non-current assets, specifically property, plant and equipment, other non-current assets and intangible assets, based upon their relative fair values.

The following table sets forth a preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Old Clearwire, including the allocation of the excess of the estimated fair value of net assets acquired over the purchase price (in thousands):


Working capital	$	128,532
Property, plant and equipment		404,903
Other non-current assets		106,598
Spectrum licenses		1,631,323
Intangible assets		122,888
Term debt		(1,187,500	)
Deferred tax liability		(3,727	)
Other non-current liabilities and non-controlling interests		(85,258	)

Total purchase price	$	1,117,759

The following table illustrates the amounts assigned and estimated remaining useful lives for each class of property, plant and equipment (in thousands):


	Value at		Estimated Remaining
	November 28, 2008		Useful Life
			(years)
Network and base station equipment	$	122,282	5
Customer premise equipment		19,886	1 to 2
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		29,543	2
Leasehold improvements		7,324	The lessor of the leasehold agreement or 5
Construction in progress		225,868	N/A

	$	404,903

The following table illustrates the amounts assigned and estimated weighted average remaining useful lives for owned and leased spectrum licenses (in thousands):


	Value at		Weighted Average
	November 28, 2008		Remaining Useful Life
			(years)
Indefinite-lived owned spectrum	$	481,105	Indefinite
Definite-lived owned spectrum		106,178	18
Spectrum leases		1,044,040	27

	$	1,631,323

The following table illustrates the amounts assigned and estimated weighted average remaining useful lives for each class of intangible assets (in thousands):


	Value at		Weighted Average
	November 28, 2008		Remaining Useful Life
			(years)
Subscriber relationships	$	119,084	7
Trade names and trademarks		3,804	5

	$	122,888

As the Transactions closed on November 28, 2008, the allocation of purchase consideration is preliminary and based on valuations derived from estimated fair value assessments and assumptions. While management believes that its preliminary estimates and assumptions underlying the valuations are reasonable, different estimates and assumptions could result in different values assigned to individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the resulting amount of the excess of fair value of net assets acquired over the purchase price. The final purchase price allocation is pending the finalization of appraisal valuations primarily related to spectrum and fixed assets acquired, which may result in an adjustment to the preliminary purchase price allocation.

4. Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30, 2009									December 31, 2008
			Gross Unrealized									Gross Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
Short-term
U.S. Government and Agency Issues	$	1,706,052	$	766	$	(38	)	$	1,706,780	$	1,899,529	$	2,220	$	—	$	1,901,749
Long-term
Other debt securities		10,305		—		—			10,305		18,974		—		—		18,974

Total Investments	$	1,716,357	$	766	$	(38	)	$	1,717,085	$	1,918,503	$	2,220	$	—	$	1,920,723

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment loss of $7.2 million and $8.7 million, respectively, related to other debt securities.

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of June 30, 2009 consisted of the following (in thousands):


				Customer			Furniture,
	Network			Premise			Fixtures and			Leasehold			Construction in
	Equipment			Equipment			Equipment			Improvements			Progress			Total
Gross Cost
Opening balance as of December 31, 2008	$	353,752		$	23,141		$	167,325		$	12,786		$	823,193		$	1,380,197
Additions		763			213			1,193			14			360,214			362,397
Disposals		(1,729	)		(1,983	)		(210	)		—			(6,024	)		(9,946	)
Transfers		113,687			10,394			23,364			1,158			(148,603	)		—
Currency translation adjustments and other		(3,828	)		(1,618	)		(450	)		(81	)		(2,903	)		(8,880	)

Closing balance as of June 30, 2009	$	462,645		$	30,147		$	191,222		$	13,877		$	1,025,877		$	1,723,768


Accumulated Depreciation
Opening balance as of December 31, 2008	$	(25,781	)	$	(3,393	)	$	(30,135	)	$	(943	)	$	—		$	(60,252	)
Depreciation		(30,454	)		(10,064	)		(34,250	)		(1,406	)		—			(76,174	)
Disposals		59			328			78			—			—			465
Currency translation adjustments and other		1,184			1,840			462			80			—			3,566

Closing balance as of June 30, 2009	$	(54,992	)	$	(11,289	)	$	(63,845	)	$	(2,269	)	$	—		$	(132,395	)


				Customer			Furniture,
	Network			Premise			Fixtures and			Leasehold			Construction in
	Equipment			Equipment			Equipment			Improvements			Progress		Total
As of June 30, 2009
Cost	$	462,645		$	30,147		$	191,222		$	13,877		$	1,025,877	$	1,723,768
Accumulated depreciation		(54,992	)		(11,289	)		(63,845	)		(2,269	)		—		(132,395	)

Net property, plant and equipment as of June 30, 2009	$	407,653		$	18,858		$	127,377		$	11,608		$	1,025,877	$	1,591,373


	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2009			2008		2009			2008
Supplemental information:
Additions	$	250,662		$	49,451	$	362,397		$	347,217
Change in capital expenditures payable		(20,664	)		102,311		(17,869	)		63,184

Cash used for purchase of property, plant and equipment	$	229,998		$	151,762	$	344,528		$	410,401


Capitalized interest included in additions	$	32,960		$	—	$	55,972		$	—
Depreciation expense	$	36,723		$	9,484	$	76,174		$	16,219

6. Spectrum Licenses

Owned and leased spectrum licenses as of June 30, 2009 consisted of the following (in thousands):


			Definite-lived			Prepaid			Pending
	Indefinite-lived		Owned			Spectrum			Spectrum and			Total Spectrum
	Owned Spectrum		Spectrum			Licenses			Transition Costs			Licenses
Gross cost
Opening balance as of December 31, 2008	$	3,035,473	$	112,303		$	1,270,058		$	60,041		$	4,477,875
Additions		11,731		—			16,711			451			28,893
Disposals		—		—			—			—			—
Transfers		7,620		—			11,309			(18,929	)		—
Currency translation adjustments and other		583		(473	)		348			13			471

Closing balance as of June 30, 2009	$	3,055,407	$	111,830		$	1,298,426		$	41,576		$	4,507,239


Accumulated Amortization
Opening balance as of December 31, 2008	$	—	$	(974	)	$	(5,039	)	$	—		$	(6,013	)
Amortization		—		(2,371	)		(29,419	)		—			(31,790	)
Currency translation adjustments and other		—		399			—			—			399

Closing balance as of June 30, 2009	$	—	$	(2,946	)	$	(34,458	)	$	—		$	(37,404	)


			Definite-lived			Prepaid			Pending
	Indefinite-lived		Owned			Spectrum			Spectrum and		Total Spectrum
	Owned Spectrum		Spectrum			Licenses			Transition Costs		Licenses
As of June 30, 2009
Cost	$	3,055,407	$	111,830		$	1,298,426		$	41,576	$	4,507,239
Accumulated amortization		—		(2,946	)		(34,458	)		—		(37,404	)

Spectrum licenses, net as of June 30, 2009	$	3,055,407	$	108,884		$	1,263,968		$	41,576	$	4,469,835


	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2009			2008		2009			2008
Supplemental information:
Additions	$	8,411		$	6,405	$	28,893		$	90,405
Prepayments for leased spectrum		(1,272	)		—		(17,162	)		—

Cash paid for owned spectrum licenses	$	7,139		$	6,405	$	11,731		$	90,405


Amortization of prepaid spectrum licenses (Note 13)	$	14,706		$	4,608	$	29,419		$	7,742
Amortization of definite-lived owned spectrum	$	1,354			—	$	2,371			—

7. Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets as of June 30, 2009 consisted of the following (in thousands):


				Trade Names
	Subscriber			and			Patents and			Total Other
	Relationships			Trademarks			Other			Intangibles
Gross cost
Opening balance as of December 31, 2008	$	118,787		$	3,804		$	3,148		$	125,739
Additions		—			—			5			5
Disposals		—			—			—			—
Currency translation adjustments and other		1,446			—			—			1,446

Closing balance as of June 30, 2009	$	120,233		$	3,804		$	3,153		$	127,190


Accumulated Amortization
Opening balance as of December 31, 2008	$	(2,606	)	$	(63	)	$	(262	)	$	(2,931	)
Amortization		(15,728	)		(381	)		(158	)		(16,267	)
Currency translation adjustments and other		(85	)		—			—			(85	)

Closing balance as of June 30, 2009	$	(18,419	)	$	(444	)	$	(420	)	$	(19,283	)


				Trade Names
	Subscriber			and			Patents and			Total Other
	Relationships			Trademarks			Other			Intangibles
As of June 30, 2009
Cost	$	120,233		$	3,804		$	3,153		$	127,190
Accumulated amortization		(18,419	)		(444	)		(420	)		(19,283	)

Other intangibles, net as of June 30, 2009	$	101,814		$	3,360		$	2,733		$	107,907


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2009		2008		2009		2008
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Supplemental Information:
Cash paid for other intangibles	$	—	$	702	$	5	$	992
Amortization expense	$	8,187	$	48	$	16,267	$	83

8. Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2009		2008
Accounts payable	$	110,272	$	78,695
Accrued interest		7,625		8,953
Salaries and benefits		35,486		26,337
Business and income taxes payable		6,560		7,264
Accrued professional fees		3,841		5,286
Interest rate swap contract (Note 11)		5,942		—
Other		15,732		18,882

	$	185,458	$	145,417

9. Income Taxes

Prior to the Transactions, the Sprint WiMAX Business incurred significant deferred tax liabilities related to the indefinite-lived spectrum licenses. Since certain of these spectrum licenses acquired were recorded as indefinite-lived intangible assets for book purposes, they were not subject to amortization and therefore we could not estimate the amount of future period reversals, if any, of the deferred tax liabilities related to those spectrum licenses. As a result, an increase in the deferred tax liability was not offset by a commensurate decrease of the valuation allowance. As we continued to amortize acquired spectrum licenses for federal income tax purposes the difference arising between book and tax basis resulted in a deferred income tax provision prior to the Closing of the Transactions.

After the Transactions, Clearwire holds no assets other than its equity interests in Clearwire Communications. Clearwire Communications is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and therefore does not pay income tax in the U.S. and any current and deferred tax consequences arise at the partner level, including Clearwire. Other than the balances associated with the non-U.S. operations, the only temporary difference for Clearwire after the Closing is the basis difference associated with our investment in the partnership. A portion of our deferred tax assets will be realized through schedulable reversing deferred tax liabilities. As it relates to the U.S. tax jurisdiction, we determined that our temporary taxable difference associated with our investment in Clearwire Communications will reverse within the carryforward period of the net operating losses and accordingly represents relevant future taxable income. Management has reviewed the facts and circumstances, including the history of net operating losses and projected future tax losses, and determined that it is appropriate to record a valuation allowance against the substantial portion of our deferred tax assets not deemed realizable.

10. Long-term debt, net

Long-term debt, net consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30,			December 31,
	2009			2008
Senior Term Loan Facility, due in 2011, 1% of principal due annually; residual at maturity, net of discount	$	1,395,093		$	1,364,790
Less: current portion		(14,292	)		(14,292	)

Total long-term debt, net	$	1,380,801		$	1,350,498

Senior Term Loan Facility — In conjunction with the Transactions, we assumed from Old Clearwire the Senior Term Loan Facility, which had a balance as of the Closing of $1.19 billion, net of discount. Concurrent with the assumption of the Senior Term Loan Facility, we made a payment of $50.0 million for certain financing fees which represented an obligation of Old Clearwire. Further, based on our assessment of the fair value of the Senior Term Loan Facility at the date of the Transactions, we recorded a $50.0 million discount against the principal balance. The Senior Term Loan Facility retains the terms and conditions as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement. In addition, on December 1, 2008, we elected to add the Sprint Tranche to the Senior Term Loan Facility under the Amended Credit Agreement in the amount of $179.2 million for the reimbursement of the remaining obligation of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Amount. The Senior Term Loan Facility requires quarterly payments in the amount of 1.00% of the original principal amount per year, with the remaining balance due on May 28, 2011.

The rate of interest for borrowings under the Senior Term Loan Facility is the LIBOR base rate plus a margin of 6.00%, with a base rate being no lower than 2.75% per annum, or the alternate base rate, which is equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate or (b) the Federal Funds Effective rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, plus a margin of 5.00%, with the alternate base rate being no lower than 4.75% per annum. These margin rates increase by 50 basis points on each of the sixth, twelfth, and eighteen month anniversaries of the Closing. At our option, the accrued interest resulting from the margin increases will be payable in cash or payable in kind by capitalizing the additional interest and adding it to the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Term Loan Facility. On the second anniversary of the Closing, the applicable margin rate will increase to 14.00% per annum for LIBOR-based loans and for alternate base rate loans the applicable margin rate will increase to 13.00% per annum. On May 28,2009, the margin increased by 50 basis points to 6.50% and we elected to capitalize the incremental margin. Interest is payable quarterly with respect to alternate base rate loans, and with respect to LIBOR-based loans, interest is payable in arrears at the end of each applicable period, but at least every three months. In addition, on the second anniversary of the Closing, we are required to pay an amount equal to 4.00% of the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Term Loan Facility. This fee will be paid in kind by capitalizing the amount of the fee and adding it to the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Term Loan Facility. Based on our initial fair value discount of $50.0 million and our estimate of the increasing interest rate margins for LIBOR based debt, the current estimated effective interest rate our Senior Term Loan Facility was 14.05% at June 30, 2009.

As of June 30, 2009, $1.41 billion in aggregate principal amount was outstanding under the Senior Term Loan Facility, with a carrying value of $1.40 billion and an approximate fair market value of $1.34 billion. The Senior Term Loan Facility is not publicly traded. To estimate fair value of the Senior Term Loan Facility, we use an income approach whereby we estimate contractual cash flows and discount the cash flows at a risk-adjusted rate. The inputs include the contractual terms of the Senior Term Loan Facility and market-based parameters such as interest rate forward curves.

The Senior Term Loan Facility contains financial, affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are usual and customary for a senior secured credit agreement. The negative covenants in the Senior Term Loan Facility include, among other things, limitations on our ability to: declare dividends and make other distributions, redeem or repurchase our capital stock, prepay, redeem or repurchase

indebtedness, make loans or investments (including acquisitions), incur additional indebtedness, enter into new lines of business, and sell our assets. The Senior Term Loan Facility is secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of our domestic assets, including a pledge of all of our domestic and international ownership interests. For purposes of repayment and in the event of liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy, the Sprint Tranche shall be subordinated to the remainder of the Senior Term Loan Facility and obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement. At June 30, 2009, we were in compliance with our debt covenants.

Interest Expense, Net — Interest expense, net, included in our consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, consisted of the following (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2009			2008		2009			2008
Interest expense	$	49,926		$	232	$	100,536		$	232
Capitalized interest		(32,960	)		—		(55,972	)		—

Interest expense, net	$	16,966		$	232	$	44,564		$	232

11. Derivative Instruments

We hold two interest rate swap contracts with remaining terms of 8 and 20 months, which are based on 3-month LIBOR with a combined notional value of $600 million. We use these swaps as economic hedges of the interest rate risk related to a portion of our long-term debt. The interest rate swaps are used to reduce the variability of future interest payments on our LIBOR based debt. However, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, we did not designate the interest rate swap contracts as hedges. We are not holding these interest rate swap contracts for trading or speculative purposes and continue to hold these derivatives to offset our exposure to interest rate risk.

The following table sets forth information regarding our interest rate swap contracts as of June 30, 2009 (in thousands):


Type of	Notional				Receive	Pay			Fair Market
Derivative	Amount		Maturity Date		Index Rate	Fixed Rate			Value
Swap	$	300,000		3/5/2010	3-month LIBOR		3.50	%	$	(5,942	)
Swap	$	300,000		3/5/2011	3-month LIBOR		3.62	%	$	(11,196	)

In accordance with SFAS No. 157, we computed the fair value of the swaps using observed LIBOR rates, unobservable market interest rate swap curves and an adjustment for our credit risk (see Note 12). We monitor the risk of nonperformance of the Company and that of its counterparties on an ongoing basis. Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133 are as follows:


	Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location	June 30, 2009			December 31, 2008
	(in thousands)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	(5,942	)	$	—
Other long-term liabilities		(11,196	)		(21,591	)

	$	(17,138	)	$	(21,591	)

Since the interest rate swaps are not designated as hedging instruments as of June 30, 2009, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, we recognized both the realized and unrealized gain or (loss) in the financial statement line item Loss on undesignated interest rate swap contracts, net in our consolidated statements of operations with no portion recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).


	Amount Of Gain Or (Loss) Recognized
	Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
Nature of activity:	2009			2008		2009			2008
	(in thousands)
Periodic swap payment	$	(3,511	)	$	—	$	(5,551	)	$	—
Unrealized gain on undesignated interest rate swap contracts		1,363			—		4,453			—

	$	(2,148	)	$	—	$	(1,098	)	$	—

12. Fair Value Measurements

As defined in SFAS No. 157, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, we use various methods including market, cost and income approaches. Based on these approaches, we utilize certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, we are required to provide the following information according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

		Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

		Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data

		Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data

We maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements. If listed prices or quotes are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, market-based or independently sourced market parameters, including but not limited to interest rate yield curves, volatilities, equity or debt prices, and credit curves. We utilize certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument, including assumptions about risk, such as credit, inherent and default risk. The degree of management judgment involved in determining the fair value of a financial instrument is dependent upon the availability of quoted market prices or observable market parameters. For financial instruments that trade actively and have quoted market prices or observable market parameters, there is minimal judgment involved in measuring fair value. When observable market prices and parameters are not fully available, management judgment is necessary to estimate fair value. In addition, changes in market conditions may reduce the availability and reliability of quoted prices or observable data. In these instances, we use certain unobservable inputs that cannot be validated by reference to a readily observable market or exchange data and rely, to a certain extent, on our own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing the security. These internally derived values are compared with non-binding values received from brokers or other independent sources, as available.

The following table is a description of the pricing assumptions used for instruments measured and recorded at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.


Financial Instrument	Hierarchy	Pricing Assumptions
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1	Market quotes
Short-term investment: U.S. Treasuries	Level 1	Market quotes
Short-term investment: Money market mutual funds	Level 1	Market quotes
Long-term investment: Other debt securities	Level 3	Discount of forecasted cash flows adjusted for default/loss probabilities and estimate of final maturity
Derivatives: Interest rate swap contracts	Level 3	Discount of forecasted cash flows adjusted for risk of non-performance

Investment Securities

Where quoted prices for identical securities in an active market are available we use quoted market prices to determine fair value of investment securities and they are classified in Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasuries and money market mutual funds for which there are quoted prices in active markets. Other debt securities are valued using a discounted cash flow model that considers estimated contractual cash flows, risk adjusted discount rate and estimated net credit exposure. We classify these securities in
Level 3.

Derivatives

Derivatives are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. To estimate fair value, we use an income approach whereby we estimate net cash flows and discount the cash flows at a risk-adjusted rate. The inputs include the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, payment frequency and day-count conventions, and market-based parameters such as interest rate forward curves and interest rate volatility. A level of subjectivity is used to estimate the risk of our non-performance or that of our counterparties. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for further information.

The following table summarizes our financial assets and liabilities by level within the valuation hierarchy at June 30, 2009 (in thousands):


	Quoted		Significant
	Prices in		Other		Significant
	Active		Observable		Unobservable
	Markets		Inputs		Inputs		Total
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	755,133	$	—	$	—	$	755,133
Short-term investments		1,706,780		—		—		1,706,780
Long-term investments		—		—		10,305		10,305
Financial liabilities:
Short-term interest rate swap contract	$	—	$	—	$	5,942	$	5,942
Long-term interest rate swap contract		—		—		11,196		11,196

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the major classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) and the amount of total gains or losses for the period included in net loss attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses related to assets or liabilities classified as Level 3 that are still held at June 30, 2009 (in thousands):


	Level 3			Level 3
	Financial Assets			Financial Liabilities
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	18,974		$	21,591
Total gains or losses included in Net Loss:
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments		(1,480	)		—
Unrealized gain on undesignated interest rate swap contracts		—			(3,090	)

Balance at March 31, 2009		17,494			18,501
Total gains or losses included in Net Loss:
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments		(7,189	)		—
Unrealized gain on undesignated interest rate swap contracts		—			(1,363	)

Balance at June 30, 2009	$	10,305		$	17,138

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Future minimum payments under obligations listed below (including all optional expected renewal periods on operating leases) as of June 30, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):


													Thereafter,
													Including All
	Total		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013		Renewal Periods
Long-term debt obligations	$	1,479,790	$	7,146	$	14,292	$	1,458,352	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest payments		304,399		63,727		136,892		103,780		—		—		—
Operating lease obligations		4,588,266		81,272		165,276		179,383		203,198		196,821		3,762,316
Spectrum lease obligations		5,054,581		81,135		121,458		131,121		136,420		135,813		4,448,634
Spectrum service credits		96,250		785		986		986		986		986		91,521
Signed spectrum agreements		28,023		28,023		—		—		—		—		—
Sprint WiMAX inventory		42,669		42,669		—		—		—		—		—
Network equipment purchase obligations		191,693		75,424		116,269		—		—		—		—
Other purchase obligations		159,276		59,708		31,297		32,197		22,757		13,317		—

Total	$	11,944,947	$	439,889	$	586,470	$	1,905,819	$	363,361	$	346,937	$	8,302,471

Spectrum and operating lease expense — Our commitments for non-cancelable operating leases consist mainly of leased spectrum license fees, office space, equipment and certain of our network equipment situated on leased sites, including land, towers and rooftop locations. Certain of the leases provide for minimum lease payments, additional charges and escalation clauses. Leased spectrum agreements have terms of up to 30 years. Other operating leases generally have initial terms of five years with multiple renewal options for additional five-year terms totaling between 20 and 25 years.

Expense recorded related to leased spectrum was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2009		2008		2009		2008
Payments for leased spectrum	$	39,585	$	7,271	$	82,350	$	25,352
Amortization of prepaid spectrum licenses		14,706		4,608		29,419		7,742
Other non-cash spectrum lease expense		9,978		—		16,940		—

	$	64,269	$	11,879	$	128,709	$	33,094

Rent expense recorded related to operating leases was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2009		2008		2009		2008
Cash payments for rent expense	$	39,466	$	10,768	$	76,376	$	12,386
Non-cash rent expense		12,647		2,018		25,474		2,018

	$	52,113	$	12,786	$	101,850	$	14,404

Other spectrum commitments — We have commitments to provide Clearwire services to the lessors in launched markets, and reimbursement of capital equipment and third-party service expenditures to lessors over the term of the lease. We accrue a monthly obligation for the services and equipment based on the total estimated available service credits divided by the term of the lease. The obligation is reduced as actual invoices are presented and paid to the lessors. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we satisfied $128,000 and $202,000 respectively, related to these commitments. The maximum remaining commitment at June 30, 2009 is $96.3 million and is expected to be incurred over the term of the related lease agreements, which generally range from 15-30 years.

As of June 30, 2009, we have signed agreements to acquire approximately $28.0 million in new spectrum, subject to closing conditions. These transactions are expected to be completed within the next twelve months.

WiMAX equipment purchase commitment — Under the terms of the Transactions, we are required to purchase from Sprint certain WiMAX equipment not contributed as part of the Transactions for approximately $42.7 million, which represents Sprint’s cost to acquire that equipment. The purchases from Sprint must be made within twelve months of the Closing.

Motorola agreements —We are committed to purchase certain infrastructure and supply inventory from Motorola. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we paid Motorola $41.3 million and $66.4 million under these agreements and have satisfied our purchase commitment under these agreements. Certain of our subsidiaries are also committed to purchase certain types of network infrastructure products, modems and PC cards we provide to our subscribers exclusively from Motorola through August 2011 and, thereafter, 51% of those products, until the term of the agreement is completed on August 29, 2014, as long as certain conditions are satisfied.

Purchase obligations — As part of the Closing, we have certain agreements and the obligations thereunder, including a number of arrangements for the sourcing of network equipment. Additionally, we have certain purchase obligations for network backhaul and IT related services with take-or-pay obligations or volume discounts. Our obligations with these suppliers run through 2013.

AMDOCS Agreement — On June 30, 2009, we entered into a Customer Care and Billing Services Agreement, which we refer to as the AMDOCS Agreement, with AMDOCS Software Systems Limited, which we refer to as AMDOCS, effective immediately, under which AMDOCS will provide a customized customer care and billing platform, which we refer to as the Platform, to us. In connection with the provision of these services and the establishment of the Platform, AMDOCS will also license certain of its software to us.

The initial term of the AMDOCS Agreement commences on June 30, 2009 and ends on the earliest to occur of seven years from the date of the AMDOCS Agreement (to be extended under certain circumstances relating to conversion of subscribers to the new system) or the termination of the AMDOCS Agreement pursuant to its terms, as defined. Under the terms of the AMDOCS Agreement, we are required to pay AMDOCS licensing fees, implementation fees, monthly subscriber fees, and reimbursable expenses. In addition, the AMDOCS Agreement contains detailed terms governing implementation and maintenance of the Platform; performance specifications; acceptance testing; charges, credits and payments; and warranties. We capitalized $9.8 million and $11.8 million in costs associated with the Platform for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.

Legal proceedings — As more fully described below, we are involved in a variety of lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings concerning intellectual property, business practices, commercial and other matters. We determine whether we should

accrue an estimated loss for a contingency in a particular legal proceeding by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. We reassess our views on estimated losses on a quarterly basis to reflect the impact of any developments in the matters in which we are involved. Legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable, and the matters in which we are involved often present complex legal and factual issues. We vigorously pursue defenses in legal proceedings and engage in discussions where possible to resolve these matters on terms favorable to us. It is possible, however, that our business, financial condition and results of operations in future periods could be materially affected by increased litigation expense, significant settlement costs and/or unfavorable damage awards.

On December 1, 2008, Adaptix, Inc., which we refer to as Adaptix, filed suit for patent infringement against us and Sprint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that we and Sprint infringed six patents purportedly owned by Adaptix. On February 10, 2009, Adaptix filed an Amended Complaint alleging infringement of a seventh patent. Adaptix alleges that by offering mobile WiMAX services to subscribers in compliance with the 802.16 and 802.16e WiMAX standards, and by making, using and/or selling the supporting WiMAX network used to provide such WiMAX services, we and Sprint infringe the seven patents. Adaptix is seeking monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and a permanent injunction enjoining us from further acts of alleged infringement. On February 25, 2009, we filed an Answer to the Amended Complaint, denying infringement and asserting several affirmative defenses, including that the asserted patents are invalid. We filed an Amended Answer on June 25, 2009, adding a counter-claim for declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of the subject patents. A trial is scheduled for December 2010, and the parties commenced discovery in early 2009. Due to the early stage of the lawsuit, its outcome is not determinable at this time.

On May 7, 2008, Sprint filed an action in the Delaware Court of Chancery against iPCS, Inc., which we refer to as iPCS, and certain subsidiaries of iPCS, which we refer to as the iPCS Subsidiaries, seeking a declaratory judgment that, among other things, the Transactions do not violate iPCS’ and the iPCS Subsidiaries’ rights under their separate agreements with Sprint to operate and manage portions of Sprint’s PCS network in certain geographic areas. The Delaware case was later stayed by the Delaware court. On May 12, 2008, iPCS and the iPCS Subsidiaries filed a competing lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, alleging that the Transactions would breach the exclusivity provisions in their management agreements with Sprint. On January 30, 2009, iPCS and the iPCS Subsidiaries filed an Amended Complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that the consummation of the Transactions violates their management agreements with Sprint, a permanent injunction preventing Sprint and its related parties, which iPCS alleges includes us, from implementing the Transactions and competing with Plaintiffs, and damages against Sprint for unlawful competition and costs and legal fees. We are not named as a party in either litigation, but have received subpoenas in both actions from iPCS and iPCS Subsidiaries seeking documents and testimony. On April 2, 2009, the Delaware Court narrowed the scope of the subpoena in that action in an Order adjudicating two iPCS discovery motions. The Delaware action has been stayed. On April 24, 2009, we moved the Illinois Court to narrow the subpoena in that jurisdiction. On July 31, 2009, the Court largely denied Clearwire’s request for relief, narrowed only two of the subpoena requests, and directed the parties to resolve the remaining issues. Clearwire continues to provide documents and information in response to the subpoena. The Illinois Court has not established a trial date. If iPCS prevails and obtains a permanent injunction and the court deems us to be a related party under the management agreements then we may be restricted from competing with iPCS and iPCS Subsidiaries. We do not believe that the inability to offer services in iPCS’ coverage areas would have a material adverse effect on our business.

On April 22, 2009, a purported class action lawsuit was filed against us in Superior Court in King County, Washington by a group of five plaintiffs from Hawaii, Minnesota, North Carolina and Washington. The lawsuit generally alleges that we disseminated false advertising about the quality and reliability of our services; imposed an unlawful early termination fee; and invoked unconscionable provisions of our Terms of Service to the detriment of customers. Among other things, the lawsuit seeks a determination that the alleged claims may be asserted on a class-wide basis; an order declaring certain provisions of our Terms of Service, including the early termination fee provision, void and unenforceable; an injunction prohibiting us from collecting early termination fees and further false advertising; restitution of any early termination fees paid by our subscribers; equitable relief; and an award of unspecified damages and attorneys’ fees. On May 27, 2009 an Amended Complaint was filed and served, adding seven additional plaintiffs, including individuals from New Mexico, Virginia and Wisconsin. On June 2, 2009, plaintiffs served the Amended Complaint. We removed the action to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. On July 23, 2009, we filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. Briefing will be completed September 18, 2009. The Court has stayed discovery pending its ruling on the motion. The court has not set a trial date. Due to the early stage of the lawsuit and the complexity of the factual and legal issues involved, its outcome is not presently determinable.

In addition to the matters described above, we are often involved in certain other proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business and seek monetary damages and other relief. Based upon information currently available to us, none of these other claims are expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Indemnification agreements — We are currently a party to indemnification agreements with certain officers and each of the members of our Board of Directors. No liabilities have been recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for any indemnification agreements, because they are not estimable.

14. Share-Based Payments

At June 30, 2009, there were 66,162,594 shares available for grant under the 2008 Plan, which authorizes us to grant incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, which we refer to as RSUs, and other stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants. Since the adoption of the 2008 Plan, no additional stock options will be granted under the 2007 Plan or the 2003 Plan.

Stock Options

We granted options to certain officers and employees under the 2008 Plan. All options vest over a four-year period. Under SFAS No. 123(R), Share Based Payment, the fair value of option grants is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

A summary of option activity from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009 is presented below:


				Weighted-
				Average
	Number of			Exercise
	Options			Price
Options outstanding — December 31, 2008		19,171,601		$	14.21
Granted		5,224,500		$	3.25
Forfeited		(1,545,349	)		13.23
Exercised		(88,761	)		3.00

Options outstanding — June 30, 2009		22,761,991		$	11.80


Exercisable outstanding — June 30, 2009		13,637,356		$	13.80

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:


	Three Months			Six Months
	Ended			Ended
	June 30, 2009			June 30, 2009
Expected volatility		67.65	%		67.10%-67.65	%
Expected dividend yield		—			—
Expected life (in years)		4.75			4.75
Risk-free interest rate		2.60	%		1.36%-2.60	%
Weighted average fair value per option at grant date	$	2.38		$	1.95

The total unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to non-vested stock options outstanding at June 30, 2009 was $13.3 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we used an expected forfeiture rate of 12.66% in determining the calculation of share-based compensation expense for stock options.

Restricted Stock Units

Following the Closing, we granted RSUs to certain officers and employees under the 2008 Plan. All RSUs vest over a four-year period. Under SFAS No. 123(R), the fair value of our RSUs is based on the grant-date fair market value of the common stock, which equals the grant date market price.

A summary of the RSU activity from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009 is presented below:


				Weighted-
	Number Of			Average
	RSU’s			Grant Price
Restricted stock units outstanding — January 1, 2009		3,272,625		$	13.19
Granted		8,068,402			3.41
Forfeited		(598,746	)		—
Converted		(7,500	)		4.63
Cancelled		—			—

Restricted stock units outstanding — June 30, 2009		10,734,781		$	5.84

At June 30, 2009, there were 550,000 RSUs outstanding that were vested but not converted to shares. As of June 30, 2009, we have total unrecognized compensation cost of approximately $27.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we used an expected forfeiture rate of 7.75% in determining share-based compensation expense for RSUs.

Sprint Equity Compensation Plans

In connection with the Transactions, certain of the Sprint WiMAX Business employees became employees of Clearwire and currently hold unvested Sprint stock options and RSUs in Sprint’s equity compensation plans. Total unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to unvested stock options and RSUs outstanding as of June 30, 2009 was $555,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, and is expected to be recognized over approximately one year.

Share-based compensation expense recognized for all plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2009		2008		2009		2008
Options	$	2,492	$	—	$	5,219	$	—
RSUs		7,587		—		9,928		—
Sprint Equity Compensation Plans		533		—		1,405		—

	$	10,612	$	—	$	16,552	$	—

During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded $2.3 million of additional compensation expense related to the acceleration of vesting for RSUs.

15. Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted loss per share have been calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. Prior to the Closing, we had no equity as we were a wholly-owned division of Sprint. As such, we did not calculate or present net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

Basic Net Loss Per Share

The net loss per share available to holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock is calculated as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2009			June 30, 2009
Net loss	$	(264,044	)	$	(524,536	)
Non-controlling interests in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries		190,670			380,107

Net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation	$	(73,374	)	$	(144,429	)

The net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation per share for the three months ended June 30, 2009, is calculated as follows (in thousands):

Net Loss

Attributable To

Outstanding

Weighted

Clearwire

June 30,

Average Shares

Corporation

Loss Per

2009

Outstanding

(1)

Share

Clearwire Class A
Common Stock

195,098

195,052

(73,374

)

(0.38

)

The net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation per share for the six months ended June 30, 2009, is calculated as follows (in thousands):

Net Loss

Attributable To

Outstanding

Weighted

Clearwire

June 30,

Average Shares

Corporation

Loss Per

2009

Outstanding

(1)

Share

Clearwire Class A
Common Stock

195,098

193,478

(144,429

)

(0.75

)


(1)		Clearwire Class B Common Stockholders do not contractually participate in distributions of Clearwire, however Clearwire Class B Common Stockholders receive an income allocation in accordance with their non-controlling interests in Clearwire Communications, which is consolidated into Clearwire.

Diluted Loss Per Share

The hypothetical exchange of Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests together with Clearwire Class B Common Stock for Clearwire Class A Common Stock would have a dilutive effect on diluted loss per share due to certain tax effects for the period from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009. That exchange would result in both an increase in the number of Clearwire Class A Common Stock outstanding and a corresponding increase in the net loss attributable to the Clearwire Class A Common Stockholders through the elimination of the non-controlling interests’ allocation. Further, to the extent that all of the Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests and Clearwire Class B Common Stock are converted to Clearwire Class A Common Stock, the Clearwire Communications partnership structure will no longer exist and Clearwire will be required to recognize a tax provision related to indefinite lived intangible assets.

Net loss available to holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock, assuming conversion of the Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests and Clearwire Class B Common Stock, is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2009			June 30, 2009
Net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation	$	(73,374	)	$	(144,429	)
Non-controlling interests in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries		(190,670	)		(380,107	)
Tax adjustment resulting from dissolution of Clearwire Communications		(6,729	)		(11,864	)

Net loss available to Clearwire Class A Common Stockholders, assuming the exchange of Clearwire Class B to Class A Common Stock	$	(270,773	)	$	(536,400	)

The net loss per share available to holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock on a diluted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2009, is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Net Loss

Outstanding

Weighted

Attributable To

June 30,

Average Shares

Clearwire

Loss Per

2009

Outstanding

Corporation

Share

Clearwire Class A
Common Stock

723,921

723,876

(270,773

)

(0.38

)

The net loss per share available to holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock on a diluted basis for the six months ended June 30, 2009, is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Net Loss

Outstanding

Weighted

Attributable To

June 30,

Average Shares

Clearwire

Loss Per

2009

Outstanding

Corporation

Share

Clearwire Class A
Common Stock

723,921

714,931

(536,400

)

(0.75

)

The change in diluted loss per share is due to the hypothetical loss of partnership status for Clearwire Communications upon conversion of all Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests and Clearwire Class B Common Stock and the conversion of the non-controlling interests discussed above.

The computations of diluted loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 did not include the effects of the following options, restricted stock units and warrants as the inclusion of these securities would have been antidilutive during a period of losses (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2009		June 30, 2009
Stock options		23,329		21,848
Restricted stock units		10,029		7,589
Warrants		17,806		17,806

		51,164		47,243

16. Business Segments

SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. This standard requires segmentation based on our internal organization and reporting of revenue and operating income (loss) based upon internal accounting methods. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our Chief Executive Officer. As of December 31, 2008, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we have identified two reportable segments: the United States and the International businesses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we only had one reportable business segment: the United States, as we had no international operations prior to the Closing.

We report business segment information as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2009									Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
	United States			International			Total			United States			International			Total
Revenue	$	55,533		$	8,061		$	63,594		$	109,635		$	16,096		$	125,731
Cost of goods and services and network costs (exclusive of items shown separately below)		77,769			3,450			81,219			147,935			6,917			154,852
Operating expenses		165,658			11,857			177,515			327,243			23,177			350,420
Depreciation and amortization		42,884			3,380			46,264			85,396			9,416			94,812

Total operating expenses		286,311			18,687			304,998			560,574			39,510			600,084

Operating loss	$	(230,778	)	$	(10,626	)	$	(241,404	)	$	(450,939	)	$	(23,414	)	$	(474,353	)

Other income (expense), net								(22,515	)								(50,144	)
Income tax provision								(125	)								(39	)

Net loss							$	(264,044	)							$	(524,536	)
Less: non-controlling interests in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries								190,670									380,107

Net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation							$	(73,374	)							$	(144,429	)


Capital Expenditures
United States							$	249,857								$	360,951
International								805									1,446

							$	250,662								$	362,397


	June 30,		December 31,
	2009		2008
Total assets
United States	$	8,584,341	$	8,901,988
International		165,173		222,179

	$	8,749,514	$	9,124,167

17. Related Party Transactions

We have a number of strategic and commercial relationships with third parties that have had a significant impact on our business, operations and financial results. These relationships have been with Sprint, the Investors, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, which we refer to as ERH, Motorola, Inc. and Bell Canada, all of which are or have been related parties.

The following amounts for related party transactions are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2009		2008
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		28,600		33,872
Debt		189,139		178,748


											Year Ended
	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,					December 31,
	2009		2008			2009		2008			2008
Cost of goods and services and network costs	$	22,627	$	28,111	⁽¹⁾	$	40,330	$	66,346	⁽¹⁾	$	118,331	⁽¹⁾
Selling, general and administrative		7,941		25,911			8,773		54,817			95,840
Interest expense		6,089		—			12,517		—			1,353

Amounts outstanding at the end of the year are unsecured and will be settled in cash.


(1)		Certain of these costs have been capitalized.

Sprint Nextel Corporation— Sprint assigned, where possible, certain costs to us based on our actual use of the shared services, which included office facilities and management services, including treasury services, human resources, supply chain management and other shared services, up through the Closing. Where direct assignment of costs was not possible or practical, Sprint used indirect methods, including time studies, to estimate the assignment of its costs to us, which were allocated to us through a management fee. The allocations of these costs were re-evaluated periodically. Sprint charged us management fees for such services of $41.7 million and $107.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively. Additionally, we have lease agreements with Sprint for various switching facilities and transmitter and receiver sites for which we recorded rent expense of $9.1 million and $12.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $13.4 million and $14.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Amount and Amended Credit Agreement— As a result of the Transactions, we assumed the liability to reimburse Sprint for the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Amount. We were required to pay $213.0 million, plus related interest of $4.5 million, to Sprint in cash on the first business day after the Closing, with the remainder added to the Senior Term Loan Facility as the Sprint Tranche under the Amended Credit Agreement in the amount of $179.2 million. From time to time, other related parties may hold debt from our Senior Term Loan Facility and, as debtholders, would be entitled to receive interest payments from us under the Amended Credit Agreement.

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS


Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity position for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this filing. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, particularly in the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

Explanatory Note

On November 28, 2008, Clearwire Corporation (f/k/a New Clearwire Corporation), which we refer to as Clearwire or the Company, completed the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 7, 2008, as amended, which we refer to as the Transaction Agreement, with Clearwire Legacy LLC (f/k/a Clearwire Corporation), which we refer to as Old Clearwire, Sprint Nextel Corporation, which we refer to as Sprint, Comcast Corporation, which we refer to as Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., which we refer to as Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, LLC, which we refer to as Bright House, Google Inc., which we refer to as Google, and Intel Corporation, which we refer to as Intel, and together with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House and Google, the Investors. For accounting purposes, the transactions, which we refer to as the Transactions, are treated as a reverse acquisition with the WiMAX business contributed from Sprint, which we refer to as the Sprint WiMAX Business, deemed to be the accounting acquirer. As a result, the financial results of Old Clearwire prior to November 28, 2008 are not included as part of the Company’s reported financial statements. The historical financial results of Clearwire prior to November 29, 2008 are those of the Sprint WiMAX Business. Except as otherwise noted, references to “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Clearwire and its subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements and information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q represent our beliefs, projections and predictions about future events. These statements are necessarily subjective and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievement described in or implied by such statements. Actual results may differ materially from the expected results described in our forward-looking statements, including with respect to the correct measurement and identification of factors affecting our business or the extent of their likely impact, the accuracy and completeness of publicly available information relating to the factors upon which our business strategy is based or the success of our business.

When used in this report, the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “evaluate,” “opinion,” “may,” “could,” “future,” “potential,” “probable,” “if,” “will” and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements.

Recent Developments and Overview

On May 7, 2008, we entered into the Transaction Agreement with Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House, Google and Intel, in an effort to expedite the development of a nationwide wireless broadband network, expedite the commercial availability of wireless broadband services over the wireless broadband network, enable the offering of a greater depth and breadth of wireless broadband services and promote wireless broadband development.

Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, the assets of Old Clearwire and its subsidiaries before the consummation of the Transactions were combined with the spectrum and certain other assets associated with the development and operations of the Sprint WiMAX Business, with the Investors contributing an aggregate of $3.2 billion in cash to the combined company. The closing of the Transactions, which we refer to as the Closing, occurred on November 28, 2008.

As a result of the Transactions, each share of Old Clearwire, which we refer to as Old Clearwire Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive one share of Clearwire Class A Common Stock, and each option and warrant to purchase shares of Old Clearwire Class A Common Stock was converted into an option or warrant, as applicable, to purchase the same number of shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock.

After the Transactions, Sprint and the Investors, other than Google, own shares of Clearwire Class B Common Stock, which have equal voting rights to Clearwire Class A Common Stock, but have only limited economic rights. Unlike the holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock, the holders of Clearwire Class B Common Stock have no right to dividends and no right to any proceeds on liquidation other than the par value of the Clearwire Class B Common Stock. Sprint and the Investors, other than Google, hold their economic rights through ownership of Clearwire Communications LLC, which we refer to as Clearwire Communications, Class B Common Interests. In exchange for its investment, Google owns shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock.

In addition, at the Closing, we entered into several commercial agreements with Sprint and certain of the Investors relating to, among other things, access rights to towers that Sprint owns or leases, resales by us and certain Investors of bundled second generation wireless communications, which we refer to as 2G, and third generation wireless communications, which we refer to as 3G services, from Sprint, resales by Sprint and certain Investors of our fourth generation wireless broadband, which we refer to as 4G, services, most favored reseller status with respect to economic and non-economic terms of certain service agreements, collective development of new 4G services, creation of desktop and mobile applications on the Clearwire network, the embedding of Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access, which we refer to as WiMAX, chips into various Clearwire network devices and the development of Internet services and protocols. As a result of our entering into certain of the commercial agreements with Sprint and the Investors in connection with the Transactions, we expect to increase our distribution opportunities, thereby permitting us to expand our subscriber base and increase revenues.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which we refer to as U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates used, including those related to investments, long-lived assets, goodwill and intangible assets, including spectrum, share-based compensation, and deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

Our accounting policies require management to make complex and subjective judgments. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. These judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our subscribers and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Additionally, changes in accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. These factors could have a material impact on our financial statements, the presentation of our financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.

There have been no other significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the critical accounting policies disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which we refer to as FASB, issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, which we refer to as SFAS, No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB SFAS No. 162, which we refer to as SFAS No. 168. SFAS No. 168 approved the Accounting Standards Codification, which we refer to as Codification, as the single source of authoritative United States accounting and reporting standards. The Codification, which changes the referencing of financial standards, is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after September 15, 2009. Thereafter, all references made to U.S. GAAP will use the new Codification numbering system prescribed by the FASB. As the Codification is not intended to change or alter existing U.S. GAAP, it is not expected to have a significant impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Results of Operations

Within this “Results of Operations” section, we disclose results of operations on both an “as reported” and a “pro forma” basis. The historical as reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily representative of our ongoing operations as Old Clearwire’s results were not included, and the reported results reflect only the Sprint WiMAX Business’ results. Therefore, to facilitate an understanding of our trends and on-going performance, we have presented pro forma results in addition to the reported results. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations were prepared in accordance with Article 11- Pro forma Financial Information of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. The pro forma results include both the Sprint WiMAX Business and Old Clearwire for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, as adjusted for certain pro forma purchase accounting adjustments and other non-recurring charges, and give effect to the Transactions as though the Closing had occurred on January 1, 2008. A reconciliation of pro forma amounts to reported amounts has been included under the heading “Pro Forma Reconciliation.”

The following table sets forth as reported operating data for the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data).

As Reported Results — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2009			2008			2009			2008
REVENUE	$	63,594		$	—		$	125,731		$	—
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of goods and services and network costs (exclusive of items shown separately below)		81,219			25,577			154,852			52,438
Selling, general and administrative expense		113,246			26,691			221,711			66,946
Depreciation and amortization		46,264			9,532			94,812			16,302
Spectrum lease expense		64,269			11,879			128,709			33,094

Total operating expenses		304,998			73,679			600,084			168,780

OPERATING LOSS		(241,404	)		(73,679	)		(474,353	)		(168,780	)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income		2,964			—			6,241			285
Interest expense		(16,966	)		(232	)		(44,564	)		(232	)
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments		(7,189	)		—			(8,669	)		—
Loss on undesignated interest rate swap contracts, net		(2,148	)		—			(1,098	)		—
Other income (expense), net		824			1,256			(2,054	)		2,802

Total other income (expense), net		(22,515	)		1,024			(50,144	)		2,855

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(263,919	)		(72,655	)		(524,497	)		(165,925	)
Income tax provision		(125	)		(6,911	)		(39	)		(11,078	)

NET LOSS		(264,044	)		(79,566	)		(524,536	)		(177,003	)
Less: non-controlling interests in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries		190,670			—			380,107			—

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLEARWIRE CORPORATION	$	(73,374	)	$	(79,566	)	$	(144,429	)	$	(177,003	)

Net loss attributable to Clearwire Corporation per Class A Common Share (1):
Basic	$	(0.38	)				$	(0.75	)

Diluted	$	(0.38	)				$	(0.75	)

Weighted average Class A Common Shares outstanding:
Basic		195,052						193,478

Diluted		723,876						714,931


(1)		Prior to the Closing, we had no equity as we were a wholly-owned division of Sprint. As such, we did not calculate or present net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

Revenue

Revenue is primarily generated from subscription services and modem lease fees for our wireless broadband service, as well as from activation fees and fees for other services such as email, VoIP, and web hosting services.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

Percentage

June 30,

Percentage

(In thousands, except percentages)

2009

2008

Change

2009

2008

Change

Revenue

63,594

—

N/M

125,731

—

N/M

The increase in revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 is due to the revenue received from our operation of markets received from Old Clearwire. We acquired all of the Old Clearwire markets and subscribers as part of the Transactions. Total subscribers in all markets were approximately 511,000 as of June 30, 2009. There were no subscribers of the Sprint WiMAX Business as of June 30, 2008. Revenue in the United States represented 87% and international revenue represented 13% of total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. As of June 30, 2009, we operated our services in 49 domestic and four international markets. Throughout 2009 and 2010, we expect revenues to increase, due to the roll out of new mobile WiMAX markets, which will increase our subscriber base. In addition, we expect that average revenue per user, which we refer to as ARPU, will be similar to current levels because increases from multiple service offerings per subscriber will likely be offset by the impact of promotional pricing. We also expect that subscriber turnover, which we refer to as churn, will increase in our pre-WiMAX markets as we transition these networks to mobile WiMAX technology.

Cost of goods and services and network costs

Cost of goods and services includes costs associated with tower rents, direct Internet access and backhaul, which is the transporting of data traffic between distributed sites and a central point in the market or Point of Presence. Cost of goods and services also includes certain network equipment, site costs, facilities costs, software licensing and certain office equipment. Network costs primarily consist of external services and internal payroll incurred in connection with the design, development and construction of the network. The external services include consulting fees, contractor fees and project-based fees that are not capitalizable.


	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Percentage			June 30,				Percentage
(In thousands, except percentages)	2009		2008		Change			2009		2008		Change
Cost of goods and services and network costs	$	81,219	$	25,577		217.5	%	$	154,852	$	52,438		195.3	%

Cost of goods and services and network costs increased $55.6 million and $102.5 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, primarily due to an increase in tower lease and backhaul expenses. We expect costs of goods and services and network costs to increase significantly throughout 2009 and 2010 as we expand our network.

Selling, general and administrative expense

Selling, general and administrative expenses, which we refer to as SG&A, include all of the following: human resources, treasury services and other shared services; salaries and benefits, sales commissions, travel expenses and related facilities costs for the following personnel: sales, marketing, network deployment, executive, finance and accounting, information technology, customer care, human resource and legal; network deployment expenses representing non-capitalizable costs on network builds in markets prior to launch, rather than costs related to our markets after launch, which are included in cost of goods and services and network costs; and costs associated with advertising, trade shows, public relations, promotions and other market development programs and third-party professional service fees.


	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Percentage			June 30,				Percentage
(In thousands, except percentages)	2009		2008		Change			2009		2008		Change
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	113,246	$	26,691		324.3	%	$	221,711	$	66,946		231.2	%

The increase is consistent with the additional resources, headcount and shared services that we have utilized as we continue to build and launch our mobile WiMAX services, especially the higher sales and marketing and customer care expenses in support of the launch new markets. The increase in employee compensation and related costs, which includes facilities costs, is primarily due to the acquisition of Old Clearwire and all of its employees. Employee headcount increased at June 30, 2009 to approximately 2,194 employees compared to approximately 623 employees at June 30, 2008. Our focus in 2009 and 2010 will be on development and expansion of our wireless 4G network. We expect that cost per gross addition, which we refer to as CPGA, will increase as new markets are launched, consistent with our past operating experiences.

Depreciation and amortization


	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Percentage			June 30,				Percentage
(In thousands, except percentages)	2009		2008		Change			2009		2008		Change
Depreciation and amortization	$	46,264	$	9,532		385.4	%	$	94,812	$	16,302		481.6	%

Depreciation and amortization expense primarily represents the depreciation recorded on network assets that are being placed into service as we continue to build and develop our networks and amortization on intangible assets and definite-lived spectrum. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, substantially all of the capital expenditures of the Sprint WiMAX Business represented construction work in progress and therefore very little depreciation was recorded. The increase is also due to depreciation and amortization expense recorded on assets acquired from Old Clearwire. Depreciation and amortization will continue to increase as additional mobile WiMAX markets are launched and placed into service throughout 2009 and 2010.

Spectrum lease expense


	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Percentage			June 30,				Percentage
(In thousands, except percentages)	2009		2008		Change			2009		2008		Change
Spectrum lease expense	$	64,269	$	11,879		441.0	%	$	128,709	$	33,094		288.9	%

Total spectrum lease expense increased as a direct result of a significant increase in the number of spectrum leases held by us as well as the acquisition of spectrum leases from Old Clearwire as part of the Transactions. With the significant number of new spectrum leases and the increasing cost of these leases, we expect our spectrum lease expense to increase. As we renegotiate these leases, they are replaced with new leases, usually at a higher lease cost per month, but with longer terms.

Interest income


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Percentage		June 30,				Percentage
(In thousands, except percentages)	2009		2008		Change		2009		2008		Change
Interest income	$	2,964	$	—		N/M	$	6,241	$	285		2089.8	%

The increase in interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, was primarily due to the interest income earned on investments. At June 30, 2009, we held approximately $1.72 billion in short-term and long-term investments.

Interest expense


	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,						Percentage			June 30,						Percentage
(In thousands, except percentages)	2009			2008			Change			2009			2008			Change
Interest expense	$	(16,966	)	$	(232	)		7,212.9	%	$	(44,564	)	$	(232	)		19,108.6	%

We incurred $49.9 million and $100.5 million in interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. Interest expense was partially offset by capitalized interest of $33.0 million and $56.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. Interest expense was calculated over the period using the effective interest method based on an effective interest rate of 14.1 percent. Interest expense also reflects an adjustment to accrete the debt to par value.

Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

Percentage

June 30,

Percentage

(In thousands, except percentages)

2009

2008

Change

2009

2008

Change

Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments

(7,189

)

—

N/M

(8,669

)

—

N/M

The increase in the other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, is primarily due to a decline in the value of investment securities, which we determined to be other-than-temporary. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred other-than-temporary impairment losses of $7.2 million and $8.7 million, respectively, related to a decline in the estimated fair values of our other debt securities.

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