RCN to Be Support Sponsor and Official Cable Television & Internet Provider of the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic to Be Held Jul
27 July 2010 - 9:56PM
Marketwired
RCN (NASDAQ: RCNI), a local provider of all-digital television,
high speed Internet and voice services, will again be a Support
Sponsor and the Official Cable Television & Internet Provider
of the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic to be held July 31 - August
8, 2010 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek
Park, Washington, D.C.
First played in July of 1969, the inaugural tournament became
one of the first open professional tennis tournaments held in the
United States. The Legg Mason Tennis Classic has since been part of
some of the most innovative changes in tennis, including blue
courts, instant replay/video boards in the stadium, Olympus US Open
Series, Sunday Main Draw start and, starting in 2009, an ATP World
Tour "500" level tournament.
"We are pleased that RCN will again be a Support Sponsor of the
Legg Mason Tennis Classic," said Jeff Newman, Tournament Director.
"RCN will also continue as the Official Provider of Cable
Television & Internet for this year's tournament. RCN has an
excellent service reputation and a proven performance record that
made it easy for us to decide on whom we trusted to manage our
video and high speed data needs."
As an ATP World Tour 500 tournament, the Legg Mason Tennis
Classic is one of the top 20 men's tournaments in the world. What
this means for the Legg Mason Tennis Classic is greater prestige.
The "500s" will be backed by top player commitments, offering 500
points for each champion towards his world ranking, nearly $1.2
Million in player compensation, and increased national &
international exposure for the tournament and its sponsors.
"As the hometown provider of all-digital, competitive cable
television, and high-speed data services here in the National
Capital area for the past 10 years and more, we are very proud and
pleased to once again have this opportunity to be a part of the
Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's Legg Mason Tennis
Classic," said RCN's General Manager Richard Beville. "We look
forward to meeting their cable and data needs for this outstanding
event."
A portion of the proceeds from the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
benefits the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF).
The WTEF seeks to improve the life prospects for DC area youth,
particularly those from lower-income communities, through tennis,
educational and community-based activities that teach discipline,
build self-esteem and improve academic performance. To learn more
about how to support the WTEF, please call (202) 291-9888 or visit
the WTEF website -- www.wtef.org.
"As the first triple play competitor of phone, cable and
internet services, we champion competition at all levels and are
proud to be an official support sponsor," said RCN Senior Vice
President Strategic External Affairs and Programming Richard
Ramlall. "We will be promoting the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on 500
cross channel ads across 26 networks for three weeks."
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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