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LTE network technology has taken the U.S. market by storm. Billions of dollars in network upgrades and spectrum

have gone into building some of the world's fastest wireless networks. Indeed, Verizon Wireless' LTE network hasrepeatedly shown some astounding peak speeds in the range of 20 Mbps and higher. And Clearwire's planned TDD-

LTE network could provide speeds approaching 100 Mbps.

Thus, it's no surprise that the rest of the nation's carriers are moving as fast as possible to upgrade their networks

to offer the faster speeds and enjoy the capacity efficiencies that LTE brings.

Here's where the nation's wireless carriers stand in terms of LTE network buildouts, today and tomorrow. The

below list includes the nation's top 10 U.S. wireless carriers, as listed in our quarterly "Grading the top 10 U.S.carriers in the third quarter of 2011" ranking. This list does not include smaller carriers or associations like the

NetAmerica Alliance. It is based on public comments made by carrier executives, as reported by Fierce.

U.S. LTE buildouts

2010 2011 2012 2013 Notes

Verizon

Wireless

-Launched LTE in38 major

metropolitanareas and in more

than 60commercial

airports. (Source)

-By the end ofthis year,

Verizons 4GLTE network

will beavailable in

190 U.S.markets, and

will cover

more than200 million

Americans.(Source)

-Verizon's LTEnetwork will cover

two-thirds of thecountry with LTE

by mid-2012.(Source)

-Verizon plansto cover its

existing 3Gfootprint with

LTE by the endof 2013.

(Source)

-Verizon currentlyoperates the nation's

largest LTE network,offering average real-

world speeds of 5-12Mbps. The carrier

recently purchasedSpectrumCo's AWS

licenses for $3.6

billion to boost its LTEcapacity.

AT&TMobility

--AT&T hassaid it will

have LTEservice in 15

marketscovering 70

million POPsby the end of

this year.

(Source)

AT&T said itwill launch LTE-

Advanced in2013.

(Source)

-The companyhas also said it

expects to

complete itsLTE

deployment by2013, but has

not givenspecific

buildouttargets.

(Source)

-Much of AT&T's LTEplans hinge on its

planned $39 billionacquisition of T-

Mobile, but that dealappears to be falling

apart. Analystsgenerally agree AT&T

could pursue

a network-sharingagreementwith T-

Mobile as analternative to a

purchase.

Sprint Nextel

-Sprint plans to

launch LTE in 5X5of the G-Block of

the 1900 MHz

band, covering123 million POPs

by the end of2012. (Source)

-Sprint plans todeploy LTE service

on its 800 MHzspectrum starting

in 2012 and plansto launch its first

LTE handsets inthe second half of

2012. (Source)

-Sprint will

launch LTE-Advanced

Release 10 in a

10x10configuration

on its 800 MHzspectrum in

2013. (Source)

-Sprint said it

will cover 250million to 277

million POPswith LTE by the

end of 2013.(Source)

- Sprint said itexpects to

Following Sprint's

agreement withClearwire, the

company's LTE

buildout plansbecame much more

clear. Further, ifSprint's teaming with

LightSquaredpans out,Sprint could built LTE

across at least 800MHz, 1600 MHz, 1900

MHz and 2.5 GHz.

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launch devices,including

laptop cardsand phones,

that will utilizeClearwire's

TDD-LTE

network in2013. (Source)

T-Mobile USA

-T-Mobile coveredaround 200 million

POPs, spanning100 markets, with

its HSPA+ 21network. (Source)

-T-Mobile saidits HSPA+ 42

footprint willcover 163

markets andnearly 180

million POPsby the end of

this year.(Source)

-T-Mobile said

its HSPA+21footprint now

covers 208markets and

200 millionPOPs.

(Source)

T-Mobile's current LTEplans hinge on AT&T's

proposed acquisition ofT-Mobile. But if AT&T's

purchase falls through,as many now expect,

T-Mobile does haveoptions including a

possible teaming withDish Network.

Clearwire

-Clearwire'sWiMAX

networkcovers 130

million peoplein more than

70 citiesacross the

U.S. (Source)

-Sprint said itexpects to

launch devicesincluding

laptop cardsand phones

that will utilizeClearwire's

TDD-LTEnetwork in

2013. (Source)

-While Clearwirehasn't detailed its

TDD-LTE buildoutplans, the

company's recentagreement with

Sprint likely will makethe network a reality.

Clearwire has said itsinitial TDD-LTE

buildout will covermuch of its current

WiMAX footprint.

MetroPCS

-MetroPCS(NASDAQ:PCS)

launched its LTEservice in Las

Vegas in 2010,giving the flat-

rate, prepaidcarrier claim on

the firstcommercial LTE

launch in the

United States.(Source)

-MetroPCS'LTE network

covers 14markets.

(Source)The company

is also testingVoice over

LTEtechnology.

(Source)

-MetroPCS' currentLTE buildout appears

largely finished, butMetroPCS has

indicated it isinterested in some

kind oftransactionwith Clearwire.

U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellularhas said it

expects tocover around

25 percent ofits footprint

with LTE bythe end of

U.S. Cellular hassaid it will cover

another 25percent of its

footprint by theend of 2012.

(Source)

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2011.(Source)

LeapWireless

Leap plans to

launch an LTEtrial market in

Tucson, Ariz.,this year.

(Source)

Leap said it plans

to cover a total of25 million people

with LTE by theend of 2012.

(Source)

C Spire

C Spire hassaid it plans

to launch LTEby the end of

this year.(Source)

Dish

Although Dish hasn't

committed to abuildout timeline, the

company's applicationat the FCC promises a

"substantial terrestrialnetwork deployment"

using LTE-Advancednetwork technology

(source) in its 40 MHzof S-band satellite

spectrum in the 2 GHzband.

LightSquared

LightSquared

plans to launchcommercial

service in anunspecified

number of majormarkets in the

second half of

2012 via 10x10MHz channels inthe 1600 MHz

band. Thecompany has said

its network willcover Sprint's

entire current 3Gnetwork footprint

by 2014. (Source)

LightSquared's

buildout plans arecontingent on the

companyaddressing GPS

interference concerns.

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