The American Cable Association is pleased to announce that RCN Corp. and Knology Inc. have joined the association, expanding the trade group's membership of small and medium-sized video, broadband and phone operators. 

"ACA is delighted to welcome RCN and Knology into the independent operator family. These experienced companies are joining us at a critical stage in our ongoing effort to secure fair and non-discriminatory policy results for independent operators serving hometown America," ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka said.

RCN, created in 1993 and located in Herndon, Va., is a provider of bundled telephone, cable television and high-speed Internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to residential and small and medium-size business customers in the Boston; Chicago; Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas; Lehigh Valley, Penn.; New York; and Philadelphia.

Knology, headquartered in West Point, Ga., is a leading provider of interactive communications and entertainment services. The company offers more than 200 channels of digital cable TV, local and long distance digital telephone service, and high-speed Internet access. Knology's network serves Dothan, Al.; Columbus, Ga.; Huntsville, Al.; Valley, Al.; Montgomery, Al.; Charleston, S.C.; Panama City, Fl.; Rapid City, S.D.; Pinellas, Fl.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Augusta, Ga.; and Knoxville, Tenn.