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RCN Offers Customers Free Preview of CBS College Sports Network Highlighted by NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship Coverage
HERNDON, VA, Mar 18, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) announced today that it is offering
customers a free preview of CBS College Sports Network, the official
cable home of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship,
until April 5.
CBS College Sports Network complements CBS Sports' exclusive live
network game broadcasts by providing over 80 hours of coverage of the
2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. The Network will
be available to RCN customers on Channel 421 in Lehigh Valley and on
Channel 380 in all of its other markets.
RCN Corporation is a leading provider of all-digital and high
definition video, high-speed internet, and premium voice services to
residential and small-medium business customers, in Philadelphia,
Lehigh Valley, PA, New York City, Boston, Chicago and Washington,
D.C., as well as high-capacity transport services to carrier and
large enterprise customers.
CBS College Sports Network presents all the action and excitement
surrounding the tournament, including the official highlight show of
the tournament, NCAA March Madness(R) Highlights PRESENTED BY COKE
ZERO. Immediately following the conclusion of each day's games on CBS
Sports, NCAA March Madness Highlights PRESENTED by COKE ZERO, will
recap the excitement of the day with all the scores, news, highlights
and analysis.
In addition, NCAA MARCH MADNESS CENTRAL ENGINEERED BY GMC SIERRA
brings viewers exclusive in-progress game highlights, live look-ins
and press conferences from every team at every site from the
first-round through the championship game.
For CBS College Sports Network's complete broadcast schedule, log on
to www.cbscollegesports.com.
*NCAA and March Madness are trademarks owned or licensed by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association.
About RCN Corporation
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), www.rcn.com, is a competitive
broadband services provider delivering all-digital and high
definition video, high-speed internet and premium voice services to
residential and small-medium business customers under the brand names
of RCN and RCN Business Services, respectively. In addition, through
its 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)
RCN Corporation Media Contacts:
Lisa Barder
(215) 355-7175
Lisa.Barder@rcn.net
Michele Murphy
(703) 434-8471
Michele.Murphy@rcn.net
CBS Media Contacts:
Jen Sabatelle
(212) 975-4120
jsabatelle@cbs.com
Dan Sabreen
(646) 731-2357
dsabreen@cbs.com
SOURCE: RCN Corporation
mailto:Lisa.Barder@rcn.net
mailto:Michele.Murphy@rcn.net
mailto:jsabatelle@cbs.com
mailto:dsabreen@cbs.com
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