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RCN Launches New Customizable Broadband Portal; All High-Speed Internet Users' Experience Enhanced Through Ability to Personalize Portal ContentHERNDON, Va. --(Business Wire)-- June 30, 2006 -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of triple play cable, high-speed internet and phone services, today announced the launch of its new, free portal that allows anyone accessing the internet to customize the content on their home page. The portal home page, found at http://rcn.net, features some of the most popular web content, services and features in true broadband style. From streaming video to local weather and movie previews, all users are able to control and personalize their own home page, conveniently access their webmail, customize their weather page by zip code, and see special RCN offers. RCN customers can also view broadband videos and RCN TV listings, pay their bills online, and connect to other RCN services like RCN interaction Music and Games. Once registered, all visitors can easily customize their news by adding the most popular or favorite news feeds. RCN's 4 in 1 search engine, powered by InfoSpace, employs metasearch technology, which seeks out all the best engines, so users receive better and more thorough search results. "RCN's promise to connect customers to more is evident in all of RCN's services. Our new portal illustrates that by allowing our customers to personalize their home page with sites and information that are important to them. RCN's customers will be able to create a meaningful online experience in interacting with us to manage their relationship," said Timothy Dunne, RCN's Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer. He added, "We will be adding 'community-building' applications down the road that will allow them to optimize their communications and online experience." Use of RCN's portal, which is hosted by Infospace, is free to all users; completion of a brief registration form is needed for the ability to change or add news feeds. About RCN RCN Corporation, http://www.rcn.com, is one of the largest facilities-based competitive providers of bundled cable, high-speed internet and phone services delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to residential customers in the most densely populated markets in the U.S. RCN Business Solutions is a growing business that also provides bulk video, high-capacity and voice services to business customers. RCN provides service in the Boston, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan markets. (RCNI-G) About InfoSpace, Inc. InfoSpace, Inc. drives mobile media innovation. With one of the world's largest mobile content libraries, InfoSpace makes it easy for consumers to discover, personalize and enjoy their on-the-go experiences. The company uses its superior merchandising and technology capabilities to facilitate the delivery of original and licensed content across hundreds of mobile devices and through multiple channels. InfoSpace also mobilizes brands and creates programming and revenue opportunities for mobile operators. The company's products and services have extensive reach in North America and Europe through carriers such as Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Virgin Mobile; in partnership with world-class brands such as Cablevision and Fox News; and through online Web sites such as Dogpile (Dogpile.com), which showcase the company's leading metasearch technology and key advertising partnerships with companies like Google, Yahoo!, Verizon SuperPages and Yellowpages.com. |
