RCN Carries 'Center Ice'

HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI - News), a leading provider of video, data, and voice services to residential, small business and commercial customers, announced today that it has signed an agreement with iNDemand Networks and has begun carrying NHL CENTER ICE games on its digital cable network.

NHL Center Ice brings RCN subscribers up to 1,000 out-of-market regular season National Hockey League at a rate of up to 40 games weekly. The hockey games included in NHL CENTER ICE are in addition to those available on Versus and NBC and in-market networks (such as a regional sports networks and/or over-the-air stations).

"The addition of NHL CENTER ICE to our line up is another example of how RCN is striving to provide the most options and program choices for our subscribers and to fulfill the commitment of connecting customers to something more," said RCN President & CEO Peter Aquino. "Even if you live in one city and your team is in another, this service lets you see the match-ups you want to watch. It's the equivalent of a programming hat trick for hockey fans and as the first triple play (bundled cable TV, phone and Internet) service provider, we know a thing or two about hat tricks."

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