RCN makes advances on Queens.(expansion into Queens, New York) From: Multichannel News | Date: May 4, 1998| Author: Hogan, Monica | COPYRIGHT 1998 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

RCN Corp. said last week that it has expanded its New York City customer base beyond the island of Manhattan and into Queens.

The company started offering its dial-up phone and Internet services there last Tuesday, and it will begin construction on its fiber optic network in Queens sometime during the fourth quarter, said David C. McCourt, RCN's chairman and CEO.

"For us, its a nonevent," said Barry Rosenblum. president of Time Warner Cable of New York City, the inc...

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