Comments of Richard Ramlall, RCN Strategic & External Affairs VP Regarding Broadband Consumer Choice Act of 2005 Legislation Introduced Today by Senator John Ensign (R-Nevada).HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation RCN Corporation, (NASDAQ: RCNI), founded in 1993 and based in Herndon, Virginia, is the first American facilities-based competitive provider of bundled telephone, cable television and high speed Internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers in (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : RCNI) is a "triple play" provider offering customers a bundle of cable, phone and internet services over a state of the art fiber optic broadband network. RCN RCN n abbr (= Royal Canadian Navy) → kanadische Marine VP of Strategic & External Affairs Richard Ramlall issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the bill introduced today by Senator John Ensign John Eric Ensign (born 25 March 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since January 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. . "As the first and largest broadband competitor to incumbent cable and phone companies in the nation, we are looking very closely at this proposed legislation. Our position is simple: we want an open, fair marketplace in which all service providers, small or large, can compete equally. We look forward to working with Senator Ensign to ensure that the legislation accomplishes that goal." About RCN Corporation RCN Corporation, http://www.rcn.com, is one of the largest facilities-based competitive providers of bundled cable, high-speed internet See broadband. and phone services delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to residential customers in the most densely populated markets in the U.S. RCN Business Solutions is a growing business that also provides bulk video, high-capacity and voice services to business customers. RCN provides service in the Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Eastern Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Los Angeles metropolitan markets. RCN also owns 49% of Megacable, one of the largest cable companies in Mexico. (RCNI-G) 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. |
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