Clearwire, Leap Make Wholesale Pact
Clearwire Corp. signed a five-year wholesale deal with Leap Wireless International Inc. to supply the pay-as-you-go carrier with high-speed mobile broadband service, an initial milestone in Clearwire’s effort to reposition itself primarily as a wholesaler.
Clearwire has been hunting wholesale customers since at least September, when Chief Executive, Erik Prusch, said he was in discussions with AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless and MetroPCS Communications Inc. Leap, which operates the Cricket brand, is the smallest U.S. carrier with a national reach, with roughly half the customers of MetroPCS, its nearest competitor.
