Clearwire Seeks To Halt VoIP Services To Shift Towers to Sprint 4G LTE Use

Clearwire sought authorization to discontinue interconnected VoIP service and associated features to 20 business customers in nine states on Nov. 6, in an application filed with the FCC Monday by the company and parent Sprint. Clear Pro Voice is being discontinued because Sprint is upgrading its 4G LTE network and is shutting down the towers that support the VoIP service so they can be repurposed for LTE service, the companies said. The business customers have voice service alternatives from various other providers, they said. Clearwire also sought authorization to discontinue "digital voice VoIP" service and associated features in 36 states and the District of Columbia on Nov. 6 for the same 4G LTE repurposing, in a separate application filed by the companies Thursday.