RCN Corporation
News and overview for RCN Corporation
News Corporation s STAR Signs US Distribution Deal with RCN [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 days 3 hours 9 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, and STAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation and Asia’s leading media and entertainment company, today announced the launch of three popular Indian television channels, STAR India PLUS, STAR India GOLD, and STAR ONE across RCN’s platform on November 30.
Ciena Delivers Network Capacity, Resiliency and Managed Services for RCN Metro Optical Networks [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 days 14 hours ago
Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation (NASDAQ:RCNI) and premier provider of high-capacity transport services for carriers as well as large and medium-sized businesses, has deployed Ciena’s CN 4200® FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform family to enable the delivery of assured, high-capacity transport services in managed optical networks. RCN Metro has also joined Ciena’s BizConnect global partn...
RCN Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 30 days 14 hours 30 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, today announced its results for the third quarter 2008.
RCN Metro Optical Networks Provides Liberty Resources, Inc. with Scalable Connectivity that Gives Them the Independence They Need to Support Their Clients [Press Release]
Business Wire | 23 days 11 hours 9 minutes ago
RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) and a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announced today that it is providing Liberty Resources, Inc., a non-profit organization that advocates and promotes independent living for persons with disabilities, Ethernet connectivity to support their continued growth.
RCN Sponsors 2nd Annual Indian Visions Film Festival Showcasing an Interesting Array of Feature and Short Indian Films [Press Release]
Business Wire | 23 days 7 hours 28 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, today announced their sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Indian Visions Film Festival of Washington, D.C., which is scheduled November 13 through November 16, 2008.
RCN Management to Present at Oppenheimer 4th Annual Mid and Small Cap 'Best Ideas' Conference [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 11 hours 59 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, today announced that Peter D. Aquino, chief executive officer and Michael T. Sicoli, chief financial officer, will present at the Oppenheimer 4th Annual Mid and Small Cap 'Best Ideas' Conference in New York City on Tuesday, November 18th, at 10:45am. A simultaneous audio webcast of the presentation as well as a replay ca...
RCN and P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School Host "Take a Veteran To School Day" in November [Press Release]
Business Wire | 36 days 10 hours 36 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, is partnering with the HISTORYTM channel on the Second Annual Take a Veteran to School Day outreach initiative linking veterans of all ages with young people in our schools and communities across America. RCN is also pleased to announce the expansion of their HD channel lineup, now including HISTORY HD.
RCN's Digital Revolution Expands to Washington Metro Cable TV Customers, Increasing High Definition (HD) to 75 and Beyond [Press Release]
Business Wire | 66 days 15 hours 8 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential, business and commercial/carrier customers, announced that dramatic change is coming this election year to Washington, D.C. The “change” that RCN is referring to is known as Project Analog Crush.
United Way of the National Capital Area Presents RCN With New Business Partner Award for 2007/2008 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 56 days 12 hours 49 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential, business and commercial/carrier customers, announced that it has received the United Way of the National Capital Area’s New Business Partner Award for 2007/2008 for the Fairfax/Falls Church region.
RCN Continues to Lead the Digital Revolution, Rolling Out All-Digital Cable in NYC [Press Release]
Business Wire | 80 days 14 hours 58 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential, business and commercial/carrier customers, announced that it will begin switching its New York network to all digital Cable TV programming, starting next month. This move enables RCN to reclaim existing analog channels, improve the picture quality, make the network easier to maintain, and dramatically increase the number of standard and High Definition (HD) channels it can offer ...
New Luxury Mandarin Oriental, Boston Offers RCN's Digital and High Definition Cable Television in Luxury Guestrooms, Apartments, Condos & Retail Shops [Press Release]
Business Wire | 45 days 10 hours 35 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, announced today the signing of a multi-year contract and service launch with Mandarin Oriental, Boston. RCN’s All-Digital and High Definition (HD) Cable TV service is available in 136 guestrooms and 12 luxury suites, as well as the condominiums, apartments and retail stores located within the hotel. Additionally, RCN is ...
RCN Thanks The Morning Call Readers in Lehigh Valley, PA for Again Voting It Top Cable TV, Phone & Internet Provider [Press Release]
Business Wire | 64 days 10 hours 33 minutes ago
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 Announces Third Quarter 2008 Conference Call [Press Release]
Business Wire | 51 days 7 hours 26 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, today announced that it will issue third quarter results on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 before market open.
RCN Metro Optical Networks Earns Top Honors in ATLANTIC-ACM Customer Survey [Press Release]
Business Wire | 55 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
RCN Metro Optical Networks today announced that they received two Best-in-Class Wholesale Regional/Metro Fiber Provider Excellence Awards from ATLANTIC-ACM, a Boston-based telecommunications research consultancy. Dr. Judy Reed Smith, CEO of ATLANTIC-ACM, presented the awards at the CompTel Plus Fall 2008 Convention and Expo in Orlando, FL. Felipe Alvarez, President of RCN Metro Optical Networks was there to accept the awards on behalf of the division.
RCN Management to Present at Deutsche Bank 16th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference [Press Release]
Business Wire | 73 days 7 hours 35 minutes ago
RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential and small–medium business customers, today announced that Peter D. Aquino, chief executive officer and Michael T. Sicoli, chief financial officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Sixteenth Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, September 24th, at 8:35AM. A simultaneous audio webcast of the presentation as well as a replay can be accessed at http://investor.rcn.com/cal...
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Company Overview
| Company: | RCN Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Cable TV System Operators |
| Website: | http://www.rcn.com |
RCN operates a cable-based broadband network serving metropolitan areas including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, as well as eastern Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. The facilities-based competitive carrier (its fiber network spans 5,000 miles) offers data, video, and voice services to about 400,000 residential and small business customers. Voice services include local and long-distance access and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). In addition to basic and digital cable TV services, RCN offers video on demand (VOD) and HDTV. The company also provides wholesale services including dark fiber leasing, managed servers and Web hosting, and transport to businesses and other communications carriers.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 636.1 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 8.6 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -152 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 1,600 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -11.1 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
