RCN Enhances Music Subscription Offering with Launch of RCN MusicToGo Download Service; RCN Music Offers More than 2 Million Song Tracks; Special Promotions Available to Subscribers.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), a leading provider of triple play cable, high-speed internet See broadband. and phone services, is offering its customers more with the launch of a new download service as part of its music subscription offering, RCN RCN n abbr (= Royal Canadian Navy) → kanadische Marine Music. For a low monthly subscription price, RCN MusicToGo allows subscribers to fill their compatible portable device, such as an MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. , with unlimited music without having to purchase additional songs. "With RCN MusicToGo, you can take your favorite tracks with you and listen to all your music safely and legally at one of the lowest monthly retail rates in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ," said RCN Vice President of Product and Pricing Mark Chinn. "We are excited to offer this service upgrade to our subscribers and we expect to make it available to off-net users or individuals living outside of RCN service areas in the future." RCN Music offers multiple genres, including pop, rock, rap/hip hop, soul/R&B, alternative/indie, country, soundtracks, jazz, Latin, blues, seasonal, classic/opera, children's, and instrumental in CD quality audio that is encoded at 128Kbps. Two subscription options are available: RCN MusicLibrary is a personal computer (PC) subscription service that allows users to stream or download music tracks to up to three (3) personal computers. Users have access to the service from a single personal computer at a time for $7.95 per month. RCN MusicToGo extends the PC subscription service and enables a user to transfer PC subscription downloads to MP3 players or other portable devices that support Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. 10. Users are able to utilize two portable music players for $13.95 per month. In addition, two promotional offers are currently available: a free three-month upgrade to RCN MusicToGo for current basic RCN MusicLibrary service subscribers who sign up and one month free RCN MusicToGo service for new RCN customers. For more details on RCN Music, visit http://music.rcn.net . About RCN Corporation RCN Corporation, http://www.rcn.com, is one of the largest facilities-based competitive providers of bundled cable, high-speed internet 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 and Los Angeles metropolitan markets. (RCNI-G) |
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