RCN Receives Additional Cable Franchise in Lehigh Valley, PA; Borough Council Grants RCN the Right to Provide Cable Television Services in the Borough of Emmaus

Business Wire, July 20, 2006

HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of triple play cable, high-speed internet and phone services, announced today that the Emmaus Borough Council approved a cable franchise agreement, which enables RCN to offer cable television services to more than 5,000 homes in the Lehigh Valley County, PA Borough of Emmaus.

The Company plans to provide Borough residents with a choice of cable and high-speed internet and phone services, including RCN's flexible bundles, and anticipates its services will be available in early 2007.

Emmaus Borough Manager Bruce Fosselman said, "The Borough Council is excited to have RCN coming to Emmaus to offer a competitive telecommunications alternative for our residents."

"We're very pleased that the Borough Council has granted RCN approval to offer its residents the quality phone, high-speed internet and cable services that other Lehigh Valley communities are receiving. We expect that residents will see the benefits of competition as a result of our expansion into the Borough", explained John Filipowicz, RCN PA's SVP and General Manager. He noted, "The high level of cooperation that we received from the Borough Manager, the Solicitor and the General Administration Committee of the Council allowed us to complete our franchise discussions and gain approval of a new franchise in less than three months."

RCN currently serves a number of other franchised communities including Allen Township, Allentown City, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Bethlehem Township (Easton), Bushkill Township, Catasaugua Borough, Chapman Borough, Coplay Borough, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, Easton City, Forks Township, Fountain Hill Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township (Lehigh County), Hanover Township (Northampton County), Heidelberg Township, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lower Macungie Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Lowhill Township, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, North Whitehall Township, Northampton Borough, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Roseto Borough, Salisbury Township, South Whitehall Township, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Macungie Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Saucon Township, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, Whitehall Township, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, and Wind Gap Borough.

Richard Ramlall, RCN's SVP of External and Strategic Affairs, added, "When you have a community that is eager for competition and a company that is willing to work with municipal officials, the franchising process can really work and be beneficial for all parties. RCN views the Lehigh Valley area as an important region for our expansion; we're also nearing completion of a franchise agreement with Macungie that will further increase our Lehigh Valley reach."

About RCN Pennsylvania

In July of 2006, the market was named "Best in the Valley" in the "Best Cable TV Company" category by the readers of Lehigh Valley Magazine. It was also recognized in September 2005 by The Morning Call in its Readers' Choice poll as the best provider of cable TV, telephone, and internet services in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania area and also received "Who's Who in Business" distinction as a leading cable TV provider in February 2006 as a result of resident surveys sponsored by Lehigh Valley Style magazine.

About RCN

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, Eastern Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan markets. (RCNI-G)