Triangle techies may soon have another choice for high-speed wireless Internet service.
On Wednesday, Time Warner Cable announced it plans to begin offering the new service with Clearwire Corp. this fall in four cities, including Charlotte and Dallas. The companies aren't ready to name the other two, but watch for the Raleigh region to join the list.
Clearwire's "CLEAR" service is a next-generation 4G wireless connection that promises to be faster than what it currently offers in this market.
Local Time Warner spokeswoman Melissa Buscher declined to comment but said that other cities should be announced shortly.
Time Warner is the Triangle's cable-TV provider with more than 800,000 customers from the Raleigh area to the coast. The company is looking for new sources of revenue as subscriber growth has slowed during the recession.
During a conference call to discuss second-quarter earnings, CEO Glenn Britt also said there were signs in the quarter that phone service customers are ditching landlines for cell phones as they try to cut household budgets. Phone service has been one of Time Warner's big growth areas.
Read an Associated Press story on the company's earnings here.
Assistant Business Editor Alan M. Wolf joined the N&O in 1999 covering the business of health care. He became an editor in 2001, and helps oversee the paper's daily business coverage and Sunday Work&Money section. He lives in Clayton with his wife and two children. Reach him at 919-829-4572 or 
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 05:29 — ksdavisAlan,
A simple search of "Triangle clearwire" on Google would reveal that Clearwire's WiMax service is already available in Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill. What's different this time?
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 06:09 — AlanMWolf (author)Sorry for the confusion. This new "CLEAR" service is just starting to roll out, and would be 4G, and faster. Hope that helps.