RCN Metro to Design, Build and Operate Advanced Fiber-Based, Middle Mile Network in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands

RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) and a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, today announced that following the NTIA's announcement that OpenCape Corporation was awarded a $32M broadband stimulus grant that they have kicked off a project to design, build and manage the network on OpenCape Corporation's behalf.

The 350-mile network will span from the South Coast of Massachusetts onto Cape Cod and the Islands and will serve as the broadband backbone for this region. RCN Metro was selected in a competitive process last July to design, build and maintain this regional open access network as part of a public-private partnership...