Omnicity Corp. hopes to do with the Internet what was done with electricity in the 1930s. Specifically, they hope to bring all of the benefits and capabilities of the Web to rural areas not currently served with broadband access. The goal is to build a nationwide wireless network that is able to deliver high-speed Internet access to rural subscribers in a more cost-effective way than traditional cable or fiber optic models.

Currently, only 38% of rural households have broadband connections, versus 57% of urban homes and 60% of suburban homes. Most homes in rural areas cannot receive cable television or broadband. Even DSL rarely extends beyond the city limits. And traditional dial-up service is simply to slow to run many of the Web’s newest programs.

All of this greatly limits the ability of this segment of the population to participate in

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Omnicity Corp. provides broadband access, including advanced services of voice, video and data, in un-served and underserved small and rural markets. The company aims to be the premier consolidator of rural market broadband nationwide. Leveraging management expertise, Omnicity’s strategy is to provide a total broadband solution and continue rapid growth through acquisitions, organic growth and partnerships with Rural Electric Municipal Cooperatives and Rural Telephone Companies.

The company’s target markets are locations better suited to wireless transmissions than traditional hard-wire operators. It has been estimated that at least 40 million rural and small market homes, businesses, government agencies and schools have inadequate high-speed Internet service, representing a large growth opportunity.

Building a nationwide wireless network, Omnicity will be able to deliver high-speed Internet access to rural subscrib¬ers more cost-effectively than traditional cable or fiber optic models since hard-wire systems are gener¬ally much more expensive to build than wireless networks. Reduced network

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Major cable MSOs (multi service operators) in the U.S. are aggressively deploying DCOSIS 3.0 technology. Intense competition among cable operators, satellite carriers and telecom service providers for broadband market share has forced the cable MSOs to opt for cost effective bandwidth enhancing technology for high-speed network. DOCSIS 3.0 (also called Wideband network) is a digital channel bonding technique that creates one larger and faster logical pipe to support throughput of at least 100 Mbit/second. With DOCSIS 3.0, cable operators are now able to offer one of the fastest Internet speeds available in the market. Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), the largest MSO in the U.S., has announced that it will upgrade around 40 million homes and businesses of the company’s existing networks with next-generation super-fast wideband technology by the end of 2009. Cablevision System Corp. (CVC) is also increasingly deploying DOCSIS 3.0. Time Warner Cable Inc. (...

Clearwire Begins Global Roaming Collaboration with WiMAX Operators

Memorandum of Understanding Lays Foundation for Global Roaming Capabilities with UQ Communications of Japan and Yota of Russia

Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR), announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with WiMAX operators UQ Communications of Japan (UQ) and Yota of Russia that identifies the objectives and activities each operator will perform towards the realization of establishing WiMAX roaming between the operators.

About Clearwire

Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR), offers a robust suite of advanced high-speed Internet services to consumers and businesses. As part of a multi-year network build-out plan, Clearwire’s 4G service, called CLEAR™, will be available in major metropolitan areas across the U.S., and bring together an unprecedented combination of speed and mobility. Clearwire’s open all-IP network, combined with significant spectrum holdings, provides unmatched network capacity to deliver next-generation

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Omnicity Corp. is focused on providing broadband access, including advanced services of voice, video and data, in un-served and underserved small and rural markets. The company aims to be the premier consolidator of rural market broadband nationwide. Omnicity plans to do this by offering a total broadband solution and through organic growth as well as acquisitions, while partnering with Rural Electric Municipal Cooperatives and Rural Telephone Companies.

Since its inception in 2003, Omnicity has grown to be one of the largest rural WISPs in the Midwest. The company’s value proposition is providing internet access to rural America nationwide at a significantly lower cost than wire or fiber optics. Providing high speed internet access in rural areas is currently a hot business and in the future Omnicity anticipates providing many other value-added services for its customers including telecommunication (VOIP) and video on demand.

Omnicity has a management team with extensive WISP,

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – August 11, 2009 – Zacks Equity Research highlights tw telecom (TWTC) as the Bull of the Day and Loews Corporation (L) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and AT&T (T).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2676

Here is a synopsis of all five stocks:

Bull of the Day:

We maintain our Buy rating and the same valuation target for tw telecom (TWTC), a leading provider of managed voice & data networking solutions. TWTC continues to generate sustaining revenue from large business enterprises primarily through sales of Ethernet and IP-VPN services.

This has reduced the company's dependence on telecom carrier customers. Although the balance sheet remains considerably leveraged, we do not expect any immediate liquidity crisis since no significant

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Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is aggressively deploying Docsis 3.0 technology to upgrade its existing customers to high-speed network. Docsis 3.0 (also called Wideband network) is a digital channel-bonding technique that creates one larger and faster logical pipe to support throughput of at least 100 Mbit/second. Recently, management announced that it expects to upgrade around 40 million homes and businesses of the company’s existing networks with next-generation super-fast wideband technology by the end of 2009. This revised estimate exceeds Comcast’s previous guidance of 30 million homes and businesses.

With Docsis 3.0, Comcast is now able to offer one of the fastest Internet speeds available in the market. The company has not only doubled the speed for its customers but also offers new higher-speed service plans. Offering high-speed Internet access has become essential for service providers since preference for video-on-demand (watching movie on the Internet) has increased among customers. In addition,

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China, the largest telecom market in the world by subscriber count, is likely to witness broadband boom. Government clearance for nationwide implementation of home-grown 3G (TDS-CDMA) networks has prompted the three main Chinese carriers, viz, China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU) and China Telecom (CHA) to aggressively roll-out xDSL and FTTx services. Various industry sources predicts that DSL connections may reach up to 126 million and that of FTTx connections may reach up to 50 million in China by 2014. At the end of April 2009, China had 671 million wireless subscribers, and penetration was approximately 45% in the country. It is estimated that the number of mobile users in this region may surpass 750 million by 2010. We believe this significant broadband market opportunity will provide tremendous growth potential to several telecom equipment manufacturers. Recently, L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) received fiber-to-the home (FTTH) ...

L.M. Ericsson (ERIC), the global leader in telecom infrastructure equipment and technology solutions, today won two major contracts in China, together valued at $1.7 billion. Ericsson has entered into 2G/3G framework agreements with both China Mobile (CHL) and China Unicom (CHU), the two larger telecom operators in the country. Under this agreement, both telecom operators will be able to improve the capacity and performance of their 2G networks and accelerate the initial build-up of their 3G networks. China Mobile and China Unicom served more than 620 million mobile subscribers in China, which is just a shade over 40% of the total Chinese population. The contract size of the China Mobile deal is of $1 billion. Ericsson will provide solutions for China Mobile’s network energy optimization and CO2 emission reduction target in addition to expanding the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network coverage and capacity in 18 provinces....

Omnicity Corp. is a company providing broadband access, including advanced services of voice, video, and data, in un-served and underserved small and rural markets. Headquartered in Rushville, Indiana, the company is planning to be the premier consolidator of rural market broadband across the United States. Their corporate strategy is to provide a total broadband solution and continue rapid growth through acquisitions, organic growth, and collaboration with Rural Electric Membership Co-ops and Rural Telephone Companies.

Omnicity Corp. has an experienced broadband operations team with extensive wireless broadband/ISP expertise. They also have the knowledge and expertise necessary to consolidate large numbers of businesses through their roll-up strategy. The company provides high-speed internet access and advanced communications solutions to communities, businesses, and residential users.

Omnicity also provides computer repair services. These include antivirus program installation, data backup, virus removal, and new computer setup. These services also include home personal computer repair, software installation, anti-spam software

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