RCN Corporation
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RCN Business Services to Offer Wideband Cable Modem Options to Small, Medium Sized Businesses Over Its Own Fiber-Rich Backbone
FierceWireless | 4 days 17 hours 27 minutes ago
RCN Business Services to Offer Wideband Cable Modem Options to Small, Medium Sized Businesses Over Its Own Fiber-Rich Backbone HERNDON, VA, Nov 02, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- RCN... Read more >>
RCN Offers Free Preview of Two Spanish-Language Networks: CNN en Espa ol and Fox Sports en Espa ol [Press Release]
MarketWire | 10 days 15 hours 44 minutes ago
HERNDON, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/28/09 --
RCN's Senior VP Richard Ramlall Recognized as CableFAX: The Magazine's 2009 Top 100 Most Influential Minorities in Cable [Press Release]
MarketWire | 9 days 14 hours ago
HERNDON, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/29/09 --
RCN Launches Three New Greek Cable TV Channels: MEGA Cosmos, ALTER Globe & STAR International [Press Release]
MarketWire | 23 days 15 hours 6 minutes ago
HERNDON, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/15/09 --
RCN Posts Q3
Cable Digital News | 4 days 10 hours 21 minutes ago
HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) today announced third quarter 2009 results.
RCN Brings Docsis 3.0 to SMBs
Cable Digital News | 4 days 17 hours ago
HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), announced today that RCN Business Services is expanding its data product suite by introducing wideband cable modem offerings through the rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 technology to the Small, Medium Business (SMB) market.
Cable Digital News - Broadband - RCN Posts Q3 - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 4 days 9 hours 8 minutes ago
HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) today announced third quarter 2009 results.
Cable Digital News - Cable Digital - RCN Brings Docsis 3.0 to SMBs - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 4 days 17 hours 50 minutes ago
HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), announced today that RCN Business Services is expanding its data product suite by introducing wideband cable modem offerings through the rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 technology to the Small, Medium Business (SMB) market.
RCN Snares More Ethernet Business
Cable Digital News | 18 days 15 hours 24 minutes ago
HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation (NASDAQ:RCNI - News) and a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announced today that it was selected to provide dedicated Internet service to Lombardi & Co. Inc, a leading provider of access and trading technologies and services to institutional investors. RCN Metro will provide dedicated Internet service to Lombardi & Co. Inc. on the floor of a major, New York-based financial exchange as well as to ...
Cable Digital News - Ethernet - RCN Snares More Ethernet Business - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 18 days 16 hours 41 minutes ago
HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation (NASDAQ:RCNI - News) and a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announced today that it was selected to provide dedicated Internet service to Lombardi & Co. Inc, a leading provider of access and trading technologies and services to institutional investors. RCN Metro will provide dedicated Internet service to Lombardi & Co. Inc. on the floor of a major, New York-based financial exchange as well as to...
MYX(R) Announces Agreement With Comcast [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 17 hours 4 minutes ago
...Digital Basic Cable, DIRECTV 2067 and RCN. For more information, visit http://myx.tv Comcast Corporation ( www.comcast.com) is one of the... CONTACT: Bryan Byrd of Comcast Corporation, +1-916-515-2821,bryan...
RCN Stamps Rovi's 'Passport' IPG
Cable Digital News | 25 days 15 hours 2 minutes ago
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) today announced that RCN, a leading broadband services provider delivering all-digital and high definition video, high-speed internet and premium voice services, has renewed its multi-year agreement to license Rovi's Passport(R) Guide software, applications and television data.
Cable Digital News - Services Software - RCN Stamps Rovi's 'Passport' IPG - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 25 days 16 hours 5 minutes ago
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) today announced that RCN, a leading broadband services provider delivering all-digital and high definition video, high-speed internet and premium voice services, has renewed its multi-year agreement to license Rovi's Passport(R) Guide software, applications and television data.
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Improvements in Performance and Reliability Drive Increase in Overall Customer Satisfaction With Residential Internet Service Providers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 10 days 14 hours 36 minutes ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall customer satisfaction with residential high-speed Internet service providers has increased from 2008, primarily due to improvements in performance and reliability, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Internet Service Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) released today.
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Overall Satisfaction With Television Service Providers Rebounds Due to Improvements in Product Performance and Customer Service [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 31 days 19 hours 32 minutes ago
...Region Major Provider Average 635 3 Time Warner Cable 622 3 RCN 602 2 Comcast 597 2 Charter 566 2 North Central Region (Based...Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2008 were...
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Company Overview
| Company: | RCN Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Cable & Satellite Services |
| Website: | http://www.rcn.com |
You could say that RCN is at home in the big city. The company operates cable-based broadband networks that serve the Boston, Chicago, and New York City areas, as well as eastern Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. A facilities-based competitive carrier (its fiber network spans 7,000 miles), it offers cable TV, Internet, local and long-distance phone, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to more than 420,000 residential and small business customers. In addition to providing basic and digital cable TV services, RCN offers video on demand (VOD) and HDTV. The company also provides wholesale data transport services to large enterprises and communications carriers through its RCN Metro division.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 739.2 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 16.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -70.7 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 1,500 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -6.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |