RCN Service Outage Caused by Power Problem

An RCN Internet service outage in Manhattan Monday was caused by a power problem, not a fiber cut, as originally reported by the company on its Twitter page, a company spokeswoman told us Tuesday. While the company didn't have specific numbers for how many customers were affected by the outage, she told us it was reported around 7 p.m. Monday and technicians restored the Internet service "shortly after."