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Official announcements from ClearBeam Networks.
October 15, 2026
Call queues, callback instead of hold music, and a browser console with a built in phone, for small teams and busy front desks. Runs on ClearBeam's own nationwide voice network with geographically distributed points of presence and automatic failover.
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October 12, 2026
Private networks ClearBeam designs, builds with its own crews, and runs for events, venues, touring productions, temporary sites, and tribal and rural communities. At Block Party 2026: six days from design to doors, a 60 GHz backbone, more than 37 TB across four days of production.
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May 2026
Washington qualified CLEC commits to neutrality, card-check recognition, first-contract interest arbitration, and successorship protections. The High Road Agreement aligns ClearBeam with CWA's national framework for telecommunications employers committed to building the broadband workforce with equity, accountability, and respect for workers' rights.
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March 2026
As schools ban phones and parents join Wait Until 8th, ClearBeam launches Kid Safe Numbers. Give your child their own phone number on a real phone in the house. Approved contacts only. No screen, no apps. Included with HomeStation Plus ($25/mo) or add to any plan for $8/mo.
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February 2026
Seattle-based telecom introduces Kid Safe Numbers, call screening, and elder wellness check-ins. Plans from $15/mo, all taxes included, no contract.
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About ClearBeam Networks
ClearBeam Networks (Smart Venues AI LLC d/b/a ClearBeam) is an independently owned Washington competitive local exchange carrier headquartered in Seattle, operated for the public benefit. Founded in 2025 by Tim Semakula, ClearBeam is charter-bound to provide internet access and to keep E911 emergency calling reachable for the communities it serves, in partnership with its organized labor partners. The company provides nationwide voice service from geographically distributed points of presence in Oregon and Virginia, serves Kitsap County and Seattle with internet, and has projects underway in Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico, for families, businesses, and government. Its consumer home phone service, HomeStation, includes Kid Safe Numbers, elder wellness check-ins, call screening, and Quiet Hours, with plans starting at $15/mo, all taxes included, no contract. Learn more at myclearbeam.net.