RCN Sponsors NYC Department of Transportation's Summer Streets 2008

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 a sponsor of Summer Streets 2008, which takes place for three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 9, 16, & 23) from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm.

RCN will be sponsoring several rest tents (at 16 Park Ave. on 35 St and Lt. Petrosino Park, near Kenmare and Spring Sts), handing out giveaways and offering opportunities to participate in a raffle.

Summer Streets takes a valuable public space – New York City's streets - and opens them up to people to play, walk, bike, and breathe. It provides more space for healthy recreation and is a part of NYC's greening initiative by encouraging New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation. The route will connect the Brooklyn Bridge with Central Park and there will be recommended connections to the Hudson River Greenway, allowing participants to plan a route as long or short as they wish.

As a part of this sponsorship, RCN is providing 500 cross channel advertising spots, cash contribution and additional marketing support. “This event will be part bike tour, part block party, a great time for exercise, people watching, and just enjoying summer mornings,” said Tony Ontiveros, RCN NY’s VP & General Manager. “We look forward to participating and having people stop by our tent, as well as being one of the sponsors for the Arts & Culture, Health & Fitness and Underground rest stops.”

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)

RCN New York:
Tony Ontiveros, 212-842-7706
VP & General Manager RCN NY
or
RCN Corporate:
Lisa Barder, 703-434-8430
Sr. Mgr., Communications
lisa.barder@rcn.net