New Jersey School District Selects Optimum Lightpath for Service Excellence, Seamless Installation, and Predictable Cost JERICHO, N.Y., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimum Lightpath(SM), a market leader in Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, today announced that New Jersey-based Cresskill Public School District selected Optimum Lightpath as its telecommunications provider. By deploying the Optimum Lightpath network across its three campuses and Board of Education building, Cresskill Public Schools significantly increased the computing and communications power for nearly 2,000 students and 180 teaching staff. The school district replaced Verizon's 3 Mbps ATM-based Wide Area Network (WAN) connection and 10-Mbps Internet access with Optimum Lightpath's 20 Mbps Internet Voice service, and 1,000 Mb Metro Ethernet circuits for their WAN. This deployment enables Cresskill to add cost-effective communications solutions and secure disaster recovery while future proofing its needs -- all for one predictable cost. "I've worked in this industry for 21 years, and when dealing with national service providers, you're just a number," said Kevin Whitney, Director of Telecommunications at Cresskill School District. "During the installation with Optimum Lightpath, there was a definite human touch with each person. Now, for the same cost, I have more bandwidth, more reliability and scalability, and a provider that I can trust." "We are delighted to add the Cresskill Public School system to our growing team of smart schools in the New York Metropolitan area," said Dave Pistacchio, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Optimum Lightpath. "As our smart schools continue to deploy more efficient cost-saving technologies, like VoIP, video and SMART Boards in the classroom, they join the area's most sophisticated businesses, and the Optimum Lightpath smart community." Optimum Lightpath has selected Cresskill Public School District for its Customer Spotlight of the Month for April 2009. 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 metropolitan area. Optimum Lightpath's Intelligent Enterprise Network is a highly reliable, resilient, and scalable fiber-to-the-business-premises network extending more than 3,700 route miles connecting more than 3,000 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 http://www.optimumlightpath.com/. Media Contacts: Jennifer Abelson Abelson Group for Optimum Lightpath 917-445-4454 Charlstie Laytin Cablevision 516-803-2357 DATASOURCE: Optimum Lightpath CONTACT: Jennifer Abelson of Abelson Group for Optimum Lightpath, +1-917-445-4454, , or Charlstie Laytin of Cablevision, +1-516-803-2357, Web Site: http://www.optimumlightpath.com/

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