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RCN "Connects Customers to Something More" ... More High Definition!
HERNDON, Va. --(Business Wire)-- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential, business and commercial/carrier customers, announced today that it is adding 10 new High Definition (HD) channels to its line up in the New York City market.
The 10 new HD channels include Discovery Channel-HD, Animal Planet-HD, The Learning Channel-HD, HGTV-HD, The Science Channel-HD, Lifetime Movie Networks-HD, Food Network-HD, Travel Channel-HD, VERSUS/Golf-HD and NFL Networks-HD. In addition, RCN is expanding its HD Content in its Video ON DEMAND service.
"The addition of these new high definition channels is part of our ongoing commitment to connect our customers to something more," said RCN VP & General Manager Tony Ontiveros. "We recognize the growing popularity of HD with our customers and plan to continue to expand our HD channel offerings."
RCN's New York Market serves much of Manhattan and the Queens communities of Astoria, Corona, Elmhurst, Flushing, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Jackson Heights, Kew Gardens, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park, Sunnyside, and Woodside, as well as parts of downtown Brooklyn and Brighton Beach.
About RCN Corporation
RCN (www.rcn.com) is a broadband, facilities-based competitive telecommunications provider delivering digital television, high-speed data, and voice services primarily to residential and small-medium business customers under the brand names of RCN and RCN Business Services, respectively. In addition, RCN also delivers on-net fiber-based high-capacity data transport and voice services to large commercial customers, primarily enterprises and carriers. This commercial business unit operates under the name RCN Metro Optical Networks and targets metropolitan central business districts. RCN constructs, operates, and manages its own networks primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the Chicago area. The main metro and suburban areas where it operates include: Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley, New York City, Boston, and Chicago. (RCNI-G)
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