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RCN Contest Will Send Lucky Winner to Join Hall of Famer Jim Rice at Red Sox Spring Training

^{Published on 2009-01-13 05:53:27, Last Modified on 2009-01-13 05:54:20 - Market Wire}
 

BOSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of video, data, and voice services to residential, business and commercial/carrier customers, announced today that it is inviting the public to enter a contest to join newly elected Baseball Hall of Famer and Red Sox Legend Jim Rice on a trip to Red Sox spring training. RCN will send one winner and a guest to Fort Myers, Florida, to attend a spring training game and share lunch with Rice. He has been working with RCN for the past year to promote the company and participate in customer appreciation events, which he will continue to do in 2009.

"RCN would like to congratulate Jim Rice on the tremendous honor of being named to the Baseball Hall of Fame," said Richard Wadman, General Manager of RCN Boston. "Spring training with Jim Rice is our way of saying thank you to our RCN fans, who, like Red Sox fans, are gearing up for the upcoming baseball season."

The lucky winner and one guest will be flown to Florida and receive two nights hotel accommodations, tickets to a Red Sox spring training game and lunch with Jim Rice, all courtesy of RCN. All new Triple Play RCN customers will be automatically entered into the contest, but non-RCN customers are also eligible. Non-RCN customers can mail in a postcard with their contact information to the following address:

The contest winner will be notified by telephone by the end of February.

Jim Rice was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2009 on January 12, 2009. Rice spent his entire 16-year career – 1974 through 1989 – with the Boston Red Sox as one of the most feared hitters in baseball. Rice proved he was one of the best American League sluggers by receiving eight All-Star Selections and placing in the top five MVP balloting six times. He has remained closely involved with the Red Sox organization – holding several coaching and commentator positions for New England Sports Network since ending his playing career in 1989. As a Hall of Famer, Rice will be remembered and revered among the great Red Sox and baseball players of all time.

Jim Rice is represented by Blue Sky Sports & Entertainment, and any inquiries regarding Rice can be directed to Kim Zayotti at 617.951.3799.

About RCN Boston

RCN in Boston serves the communities of Allston, Arlington, Boston, Brighton, Brookline, Burlington, Dedham, Dorchester, Framingham, Hyde Park, Lexington, Milton, Natick, Needham, Newton, Roslindale, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, West Roxbury and Woburn.

About RCN Corporation

RCN Corporation, [ 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, small business and commercial customers in the most densely populated markets in the U.S. RCN provides service in the Boston, Chicago, Eastern Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, D.C. metropolitan markets. One of its divisions, RCN Business Services provides bulk video, high-capacity data and voice services to small and medium business customers. While its other commercial division, RCN Metro Optical Networks, is dedicated to meeting the fiber-based network requirements of Enterprise, Wholesale Telecom and Government accounts. (RCNI-G)