ets ▁that ▁already ▁had ▁cable ▁service . ▁Most ▁of ▁its ▁systems ▁were ▁partners hips ▁with ▁power ▁companies , ▁which ▁provided ▁rights - of - way ▁on ▁pol es . ▁R CN ▁featured ▁" tri ple ▁play " ▁television / intern et / tele phone ▁service , ▁though ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁its ▁voice ▁operations ▁were ▁largely ▁res old ▁inc umb ent ▁tele phone ▁company ▁lines . ▁It ▁purchased ▁existing ▁US ▁East ▁Coast ▁I SP s ▁E rol ' s ▁Internet , ▁Ult ra Net ▁Communic ations , ▁Inter port , ▁and ▁Java Net . ▁On ▁the ▁West ▁Coast , ▁it ▁purchased ▁existing ▁I SP s ▁DNA I ▁and ▁Bra inst orm . ▁In ▁Chicago , ▁it ▁bought ▁into ▁the ▁market ▁by ▁acqu iring ▁over builder ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Tele com . ▁In ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁they ▁formed ▁a ▁ 5 0 / 5 0 ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁local ▁power ▁company ▁P ep co ▁named ▁Star Power ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ; ▁they ▁bought ▁out ▁P ep co ' s ▁st ake ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁Star Power ▁systems ▁to ▁the ▁R CN ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁R CN ▁declared ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁Bank rupt cy ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁court ▁can ce led ▁all ▁out standing ▁shares ▁of ▁R CN ▁stock ▁trad ed ▁under ▁the ▁" RC NC " ▁and