RCN Gets `Triple Play' at Harlem Park
Company Selected to Provide Phone-Internet-TV Service for New Harlem Park
Mixed-Use Development Complex
NEW YORK, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ:RCNI), a
leading provider of total communications service, today announced that it has
been selected to provide its bundled "triple play" cable, phone and Internet
services for the new Harlem Park Complex at the Southeast corner of 125th
Street and Park Avenue.
Harlem Park (http://www.harlempark.com/) is an extraordinary new $230 million
mixed-use property featuring a 167,000-square-foot Class A office building and
62,000 square feet of prime retail space. Harlem Park, which is scheduled to
open in late 2006, represents the most impressive development in Harlem's
history and a landmark for today's most progressive businesses.
"We view Harlem Park as an exciting and meaningful opportunity and are proud to
be a part of this revitalization effort," said PK Ramani, RCN's SVP & New York
General Manager. "Harlem Park's tenants will have access to RCN's excellent
state-of-the art, high-tech, reliable and efficient broadband products and
services." "Because Harlem Park will be a vibrant center for business, shopping and
entertainment, RCN was the obvious choice to handle cable, phone and Internet
services for a number of reasons," said Michael Caridi, the developer of Harlem
Park. "RCN has proven construction expertise, an on-time delivery record,
flexibility, and an innovative profit-share model." "Like our recent commercial, multi-use development work at 10 Columbus Circle,
which houses the Mandarin Hotel, condos and retail space, our strong fiber
network in the city enables us to quickly provide customized, bundled broadband
services," added RCN's President of Business Services, Todd Narwid.
About RCN Corporation RCN Corporation, http://www.rcn.com/, is the nation's first and largest
facilities-based competitive provider of bundled phone, cable and high-speed
Internet services delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers
in the most densely populated markets in the U.S. RCN provides service in the
Boston, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San
Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan markets.
RCN Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events
and future performance of RCN that involve risks and uncertainties that could
materially affect actual results. This information is qualified in its
entirety by cautionary statements and risk factors disclosure contained in
certain of RCN's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. For a description
of certain factors that could cause actual results to vary from current
expectations and forward-looking statements contained in this press release,
refer to documents that RCN files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: RCN Corporation CONTACT: Richard Ramlall, SVP of Strategic and External Affairs, RCN Corporation, +1-609-734-3772 Web site: http://www.harlempark.com/ Web site: http://www.rcn.com/
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