American University Athletics, RCN Announce Sponsorship Agreement

Nov. 9, 2007

WASHINGTON - American University Athletics is proud to announce its new partnership with RCN Corporation, a leading provider of video, data, and voice services to residential and business customers. RCN joins existing TEAM AU partners Alexandria Buick Pontiac GMC Saturn, GEICO, Scenic America Tours and Senoda, Inc. at the highest level of support to all of AU Athletics' teams year-round.

"We are pleased to welcome RCN as an official `TEAM AU' level partner of AU Athletics," American University Director of Athletics & Recreation Keith Gill said. "We look forward to working with them and appreciate their support of our student-athletes and athletic programs."

The agreement includes year-round on-campus promotions, print and media elements, in-arena presence at all home events and game sponsorship of NW DC Elementary School Night, taking place at the men's basketball game versus Jacksonville on Dec. 7, 2007.

"We are excited to become American University's official cable television, internet and telephone sponsor of all of the school's athletic events. We believe this sponsorship will prove to be mutually beneficial and productive," said RCN Washington DC Vice President and General Manager Don Channel.

"As the first company to compete against the incumbent telephone and cable companies in this area and the first to offer the triple play of video, high-speed data and voice, RCN is a champion of local competition and pleased to support the Eagles," said RCN's Senior Vice President, Strategic & External Affairs Richard Ramlall. About RCN Corporation

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, 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 Business Solutions, is dedicated to meeting the fiber-based network requirements of Enterprise, Wholesale Telecom and Government accounts. (RCNI-G)