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RCN Business Services Signs Multi-Year Agreement With Chicago s Conrad Hotel To Provide Digital Cable TV and High-Definition

^{Published on 2008-12-15 07:00:55 - Market Wire}
 

HERNDON, Va.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, further expands its hospitality industry reach with the signing of a multi-year service agreement with the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Guests at the city's premier luxury hotel will be treated to RCN's all-Digital Cable TV and High-Definition (HDTV) service on 42 inch flat screen plasma televisions in 311 rooms.

"The Conrad Chicago is in a prestigious location in the heart of Chicago's Magnificent Mile shopping district and is walking distance to some of our most famous attractions," said Russell Menkes, General Manager, Conrad Chicago. "Couple our location with luxurious, new spacious guest rooms, blazing high-speed Internet access and high tech guest features, including RCN's in-room Digital and High-Definition television, and you have a winning combination for our guests. Best of all, RCN came to the table with a proposal and plan that demonstrated their ability to meet our brand and financial requirements, as well as the needs of DiamondRock Hospitality, the property owner."

RCN Business Services Premiere Hotel Lineup delivers more than one hundred channels of video and audio programming to include a selection of all-digital music channels. The line up will integrate seamlessly with the Conrad Chicago's other third party hotel technology service providers and integrators.

"The Conrad Hotel deployment is yet another example of how easy it is for our teams to efficiently deploy a superior advanced solution," said Tom McKay, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations and General Manager, RCN Chicago. "The fiber-based network is our own, so we maintain ultimate flexibility."

"While we bring technical expertise to each new hotel we add to the network, it's the attention paid to the customer's needs that makes the difference," commented PK Ramani, RCN Business Services President. "The Conrad Hotel is a fine example of a prestigious hotel seeking a solution that is often considered difficult and costly for the competition to provide. We prefer to take the time required to understand the client's needs, setting realistic expectations and working to scope and deliver a sensible, working solution."

About RCN Corporation

RCN Corporation, [ http://www.rcn.com ], is a facilities-based, competitive broadband telecommunications services provider delivering digital television, high-speed data and voice services to residential and small-medium business customers under the brand names of RCN and RCN Business Services, respectively. In addition, through the RCN Metro Optical Networks business unit, RCN delivers fiber-based high-capacity data transport services to large commercial customers, primarily large enterprises and carriers, targeting the metropolitan central business districts in the company's geographic markets. RCN's primary service areas include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley (PA), New York City, Boston and Chicago. (RCNI-G)

About Conrad Hotels

Conrad Hotels & Resortsis a global contemporary luxury brand with hotels and resorts in key destinations across the globe. Conrad offers unique and personalized services for the discerning traveler, creating a world that celebrates individuality in every sense. Additional Conrad projects are under development and conversion in Europe, the Bahamas, South America, the UAE, Thailand and China. Discover the World of Conrad and the greatest luxury of all...The Luxury of Being Yourself. For further information on Conrad Hotels & Resortsplease visit ConradHotels.com.