RCN Thanks The Morning Call Readers in Lehigh Valley, PA for Again Voting It Top Cable TV, Phone & Internet Provider

2008-10-02 00:07:00 -

www.rcn.com - RCN Lisa Barder, 703-434-8430 Public Relations or Communicreate Michael Houghton, 703-799-7383 RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential, business and commercial/carrier customers, today thanked readers of The Morning Call in Lehigh Valley, PA for voting it 2008 Top Cable TV, Phone and Internet provider in 2008.

RCN is

the only provider to have ever won Reader's Choice in the Cable TV and Phone category in the five years that The Morning Call has been polling its readers. The company has also taken top honors over its rivals in the Internet category three out of the past five years.

"We are extremely thankful and appreciative to the readers of The Morning Call for selecting us and honored that they have chosen to recognize us again this year," said RCN President of Residential Markets and Pennsylvania General Manager John Filipowicz. "Since we are committed to meeting the product and service needs and expectations of our customers, this selection is very rewarding indeed. It reflects the team effort of all of our employees whose daily focus is on making our customers' experience the very best that it can be."

Filipowicz explained that RCN offers the fastest residential internet service in the Lehigh Valley. RCN is also the only provider in the Lehigh Valley to feature Video ON DEMAND, offering subscribers access to thousands of movies, sports and other programs on their own schedule, most of which is free.

The Readers' Choice Awards are part of an annual poll taken by The Morning Call newspaper, with Sunday readership of almost 400,000 in the Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, and surrounding Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, Schuylkill and Monroe, plus Warren County, N.J. Readers select their favorite restaurants, salons, auto dealerships and other businesses. Winners were announced in a special supplement to The Morning Call on Sunday, September 28.

About RCN Corporation

RCN Corporation, www.rcn.com, is a facilities-based, competitive broadband telecommunications services provider delivering digital television, high-speed data and voice services to residential and small-medium business customers under the brand names of RCN and RCN Business Services, respectively. In addition, through the RCN Metro Optical Networks business unit, RCN delivers fiber-based high-capacity data transport services to large commercial customers, primarily large enterprises and carriers, targeting the metropolitan central business districts in the company's geographic markets. RCN's primary service areas include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley (PA), New York City, Boston and Chicago. (RCNI-G)

About RCN PA

RCN currently serves the following franchised communities of Alburtis, Allen Township, Allentown City, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Bethlehem Township (Easton), Bushkill Township, Catasauqua Borough, Chapman Borough, Coopersburg, Coplay Borough, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, Easton City, Forks Township, Emmaus Borough, Fountain Hill Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township (Lehigh County) & (Northampton County), Heidelberg Township, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lower Macungie Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Lowhill Township, Macungie Borough, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, North Whitehall Township, Northampton Borough, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Reiglesville, Roseto Borough, Salisbury Township, Slatington Borough, South Whitehall Township, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Macungie Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Saucon Township, Walnutport, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, Whitehall Township, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wind Gap Borough. RCN in Philadelphia serves the communities of Folcroft, Ridley Township, Sharon Hill, Eddystone, Norwood, Prospect Park, Collingdale, Colwyn, Glenolden, Ridley Park, Upper Darby, Tinicum, Morton, Rutledge, Millbourne, Darby Borough, Darby Township, Clifton Heights, East Lansdowne, Yeadon, and Lansdowne.

People of Lehigh Valley, PA Select RCN as Number 1 Cable TV
Provider for 5th Consecutive Year