Pacquiao and Cotto boast nine world titles in seven different weight divisions between them and a combined professional record of 83-4-2 (64 KOs) -- a winning percentage of 93% and a victory by knockout ratio of 77%.

"This fight will be the most exciting and memorable event that Top Rank has promoted in 40 years," said Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum. "I am certain it will take its place as an exciting and action-packed classic such as Hagler vs. Hearns and Ali vs. Frazier III. On November 14, Pacquiao vs. Cotto will join that list of boxing classics."

Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, has won six world titles in as many different weight divisions ranging from 112 to 140 pounds. His performance in 2008 was described as "Henry Armstrongesque," winning world titles at 130 and 135 pounds with victories over Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz, respectively, and knocking out and retiring Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds to complete the trifecta. This year, he picked up where he left off last year -- winning another world title in a new weight division -- by dealing defending junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton a one-punch second-round knockout on May 2.

Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico has held a world title every year since 2004. Puerto Rico's most exciting fighter, Cotto held the WBO junior welterweight crown from 2004-2006, successfully defending it six times before vacating it to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title at the end of 2006, a title he held for nearly as long. He won his second welterweight title in February, knocking out Michael Jennings in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden to become the WBO welterweight champion. Notable scalps on Cotto's belt include Sugar Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Joshua Clottey, Paulie Malignaggi and Demarcus Corley.

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)

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RCN Corporation
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"Ron is one of the most popular and knowledgeable analysts covering football today. His remarkable achievements as an Eagle and the commitment to community involvement shared by RCN make him a local favorite and an outstanding choice to be RCN's spokesperson in our Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley markets," said RCN President & CEO Peter Aquino. "We welcome Ron to our all-star home team of local celebrity spokespersons, and are excited he's partnering with us to speak on behalf of our company."

Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Rams, Jaworski was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in March of 1977. Under coach Dick Vermeil and behind Ron's very strong arm and enthusiastic field leadership, the Eagles advanced to the NFC Playoffs in 1978 and 1979. In 1980, "Jaws" led the Eagles to a 12-4 record, the NFC Championship and their first-ever berth in a Super Bowl (Super Bowl XV vs. the Oakland Raiders). Ron Jaworski finished the 1980 season as the No. 1 rated passer in the NFC. In recognition of his brilliant 1980 season, Ron was selected to the PRO BOWL and won the "Bert Bell Trophy" as the NFL's MVP.

"Ron Jaworski's name is synonymous with excellence -- on and off the field -- so we are thrilled that he'll be supporting RCN's award-winning products and services which have made us a Reader's Choice winner for over five years," said RCN PA General Manager & Vice President Randy Nungester.

Until the time Ron suffered a broken left leg and torn ligaments in his left ankle at St. Louis during the 1984 season, Ron led the Eagles to the NFC Playoffs four times and started 116 straight NFL games, thereby setting a record for the most consecutive starts by an NFL Quarterback. During his 10 years (1977-1986) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Ron passed for nearly 27,000 yards, including 175 touchdowns (TDs) and held numerous franchise records.

"From my experience as a playmaker and now as an analyst, I breakdown games to determine what worked, what didn't and why. RCN has a winning game plan, and I'm excited about representing this local, award-winning company," Jaworski explained. "I look forward to promoting the products and services that helped win them the Reader's Choice award for multiple years and make folks want to come home to RCN."

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)

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RCN Corporation
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RCN Business Services will take advantage of the next generation DOCSIS specification to introduce cable modems that deliver up to three times faster speeds than today's highest speed services. The company plans to launch in Manhattan and in portions of Boston where it has fiber in thousands of buildings and broadband coaxial cable throughout its footprint. Additional areas served by RCN in Eastern Pennsylvania will also get to take advantage of RCN's new speed tiers.

RCN Business Services will introduce several powerful data tiers aimed specifically at customers looking for a fast and reliable platform that can support the demands of multiple users and applications like Hosted VoIP, video conferencing, streaming video and robust and secure Virtual Private Network (VPN), for example.

RCN will leverage the Cisco(R) DOCSIS 3.0 downstream channel bonding solution that includes the Cisco(R) uBR10012 cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and Cisco DPC3000 Channel Bonded Cable Modems. The new services will offer peak data rates of 20 Mbps downstream/5 Mbps upstream, 40 Mbps downstream/5 Mbps upstream and 60 Mbps downstream/10 Mbps upstream. Pricing will allow for one to two year commitments ranging from $59.99 to $199.99. While other existing speed tiers are available to meet the specific needs of smaller businesses, all of the new DOCSIS tiers will be available to customers seeking a wideband option.

"An offering that includes faster upstream and downstream speeds will further allow us to develop solutions that meet the needs of our business customers. We anticipate that the midpoint 40/5 Mbps data package will provide the best value for many SMBs," explained RCN Business Services Vice President and General Manager, Mary Jane Horne. "We engage closely with our clients who tell us over and over about the tremendous pressures they face to find new ways to increase productivity and drive efficiency. Our rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 will make it easier for us to address this demand."

"DOCSIS 3.0 is designed to help our cable provider customers, like RCN, dramatically boost speeds using channel bonding technology," said Mark Palazzo, general manager, Cable Access Business Unit, Cisco. "DOCSIS 3.0 will enable cable MSOs to allow small business customers to leverage higher speed tiers for increased productivity, web hosting and VoIP adoption -- all with faster speeds and attractive prices."

"Every business needs a solid foundation on which to build," added Horne. "RCN's Wideband data, served over our own fiber-rich backbone, is a building block that every business could utilize to operate efficiently and reliably. When RCN's Voice and Video building blocks are layered on as part of a core telecommunications strategy, customers can focus on what's most important, running their business."

About RCN Corporation

RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), http://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)

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RCN Corporation
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Communicreate
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RCN, under Ramlall's leadership, also won a national second place winner award for case studies/campaigns by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity In Communications (NAMIC) in its 2009 Excellence in Multi-cultural Marketing Awards (EMMA) competition that showcases top marketing tactics and case studies/campaigns targeted to multi-cultural audiences.

RCN (NASDAQ: RCNI) 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, as well as high-capacity transport services to carrier and large enterprise customers.

"We are honored to be recognized by NAMIC for our Global Passport case study/campaign in which we developed a more robust international lineup than our competitors and aggressively marketed and promoted it directly to the targeted multi-ethnic communities that we serve," said RCN President & CEO Peter Aquino. "I also congratulate Richard Ramlall for being recognized by CableFAX as one of the 2009 most influential minorities."

Recognizing the cable industry's commitment to developing strategic and innovative approaches to ethnic-targeted marketing, while maintaining an exceptional level of creativity, the competition is comprised of two award categories: marketing tactics and case studies/campaigns. Entries in each category are judged within two divisions: cable companies/distributors and networks/industry suppliers.

Campaigns developed for the cable and telecommunications industry targeting the African American, Asian, Hispanic or other ethnic markets were evaluated on sound and innovative strategy, strength of creative execution against the strategy and tactics, implementation and results. Deviating from the traditional "best of" competition method, each entry was judged against a standard of excellence and not against other entrants.

"Our switch to an all-digital network enabled us to focus on customer demand for international and multi-cultural programming," noted Ramlall. "RCN now has more than 500 international choices, including 80 linear channels, covering 14 different language groups, surpassing many other competitor offerings today."

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)

Contact:
Lisa Barder
RCN Corporation
(215) 355-7175
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Michele Murphy
RCN Corporation
(703) 434-8471
Michele.Murphy@rcn.net

SOURCE: RCN Corporation

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