HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - November 24, 2009) - RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) announced today that management will participate at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference being held in New York City in December.

RCN Corporation is a leading provider of all-digital and high definition video, high-speed internet, and premium voice services to residential and small-medium business customers, in Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, PA, New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington D.C, as well as high-capacity transport services to carrier and large enterprise customers.

Peter D. Aquino, chief executive officer, and Michael T. Sicoli, chief financial officer, will present at the Conference on Tuesday, December 8th at 10:00am ET. A simultaneous audio webcast of the presentation, as well as a replay, can be accessed at http://investor.rcn.com/events.cfm.

About RCN Corporation

RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), www.rcn.com, is a competitive broadband services provider delivering all-digital and high definition video, high-speed internet and premium voice services to residential and small-medium business customers under the brand names of RCN and RCN Business Services, respectively. In addition, through its 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)