OPTIMUM LIGHTPATH INTRODUCES FIRST ETHERNET-BASED VIRTUAL PRIVATE RING SERVICE FOR BUSINESSES

JERICHO, NY, August 18, 2009 – Optimum Lightpath^SM, a market leader in Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, today introduced the first Ethernet-based Virtual Private Ring Service (VPRS) for businesses. Companies with three or more locations can now experience Metro Ethernet-based, high-speed communications over their own dedicated network. With this advanced VPRS offering, Optimum Lightpath enables smart businesses to enjoy the benefits of reduced costs, simplified billing and outstanding customer care by leveraging shared bandwidth and bundled communications services.

VPRS is a fully resilient, business-dedicated Layer 2 access service that delivers 500 megabit, 1000 megabit and 10 gigabit connectivity to businesses in the New York metropolitan area. By delivering dedicated Ethernet-based fiber-to-the-business, VPRS interconnects each site, offering businesses multiple services across a dedicated amount of bandwidth. It also affords businesses the flexibility to pay a flat fee per site vs. per connection or per mile. VPRS delivers low latency communications services, simplified billing, and soon, online self-provisioning and real-time reporting.

“For businesses with sophisticated communications requirements, Optimum Lightpath delivers Ethernet quality VPRS between locations for the fastest and most flexible communications for working smarter, better and faster,” said John Macario, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Management. “VPRS allows businesses to dynamically manage their connectivity based on changing needs, controlling costs, and bandwidth allocation, at the highest efficiencies possible.”

With less flexible SONET technology, scaling becomes an issue, requiring costly and complex hardware at each location. With Optimum Lightpath’s Ethernet-based VPRS, the service is virtually “plug and play.” Businesses no longer need to work with multiple providers, manage multiple bills or pay for transforming SONET into an Ethernet-like environment. They can now experience true metro Ethernet reliability and speed with Optimum Lightpath’s VPRS.

Optimum Lightpath VPRS gives businesses:

• True simplicity: With its flat-rate monthly fee per site, Optimum Lightpath keeps billing simple, manageable and under control.
• Dedicated Network: VPRS provides a dedicated fiber access to your buildings, which interconnects locations for fast, reliable communications with the convenience of shared bandwidth for bundled services.
• Guaranteed reliability: Proven performance and sub-50 millisecond resiliency of Optimum Lightpath’s Smart Network.
• Improved Customer Care: Faster transactions and millisecond response times keep customers satisfied. Shared bandwidth across locations enables businesses to continuously improve the customer experience.

About Optimum Lightpath
Optimum Lightpath, a division of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC), is an industry leader in providing advanced Ethernet-based data, Internet, voice, video transport solutions and managed services to businesses across the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metropolitan area. Optimum Lightpath’s Network is a highly reliable, resilient and scalable fiber-to-the-business-premises network extending more than 3,700 route miles and is connected to more than 3,500 buildings. Exclusively focused on meeting customer needs in the world’s largest business market for 20 years, Optimum Lightpath has been continually recognized for its high level of customer service. For 11 straight years, the New York State Public Service Commission has given Optimum Lightpath its Commendation of Excellence. Optimum Lightpath has received many industry awards for innovation and leadership. For more information, visit www.optimumlightpath.com. [1]