Cincinnati Bell Accelerates Its ZoomTown High-Speed Internet Access Service With Synacor-Built Portal and Premium Content Package

Cincinnati Bell Accelerates Its ZoomTown High-Speed Internet Access Service With Synacor-Built Portal and Premium Content Package

Synacor's Portelus(TM) Technology Will Serve as the Platform for 'ZoomTown Plus' Subscription Tier

CINCINNATI and BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Bell, the leading provider of broadband services in the Greater Cincinnati area and Synacor, the leading provider of technology supporting the delivery of bundled online services, today announced the integration of Synacor's Portelus technology platform into Cincinnati Bell's ZoomTown High-Speed Internet Access service portal, offering customers, "ZoomTown Plus," a bundled package of premium subscription-only content that features an array of entertainment, sports, family and educational services.

The "ZoomTown Plus" package offers a great value proposition for Cincinnati Bell's ZoomTown High-Speed Internet Access customers with services that include AmericanGreetings.com, CNN NewsPass and CNN QuickCast, Encyclopaedia Britannica, LiveBaseball from MLB.com, MusicNow Radio, NASCAR.COM's TrackPass with PitCommand, Shockwave.com GameBlast, and weather.com(R).

"In this highly competitive marketplace, it's important for us to constantly look for ways to evolve our services to best meet the needs of consumers," said Kevin Sullivan, vice president and general manager for Internet services for Cincinnati Bell. "Teaming with Synacor to deliver the ZoomTown Plus tier further extends the value of our services to our ZoomTown customers by offering the best online premium content available, all from one company and on one bill."

Synacor's platform, Portelus, enables all the content that makes up Cincinnati Bell's ZoomTown High-Speed Internet service, including email and text-messaging functionality, to be integrated and available through a single sign-in and interface.

"We are excited to enhance the value of Cincinnati Bell's offerings with great online services," said Ron Frankel, CEO, Synacor. "Our specialized broadband and personalization expertise, as well as, our proven ability to partner effectively to provide the best high-speed Internet experience available is certain to deliver great value to Cincinnati Bell's ZoomTown High-Speed Internet service customers."

About Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) is parent to one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com.

About Synacor

Synacor enables Internet Service Providers (ISP) to easily bundle a wide variety of subscription only premium, entertainment, and value added services into their Internet access products. Synacor has integrated over 30 content and service providers into its platform, Portelus, providing great value to consumers. This network is the most complete catalog of subscription service providers available from one source today. Portelus is private label reinforcing the brand of the ISP. It also allows them to easily bundle, provision, support, and bill for multiple services offered as part of a single rate code. Synacor's Portelus product suite is currently deployed and has achieved successes that exceed the expectations of its customers. For more information visit www.synacor.com.

For more information, contact:

For Synacor Cincinnati Bell
Lisa A. Ruiz Jeni Kues
310-320-2010 513-397-7244
lisa@bobgoldpr.comjeni.kues@cinbell.com


Source: Synacor

CONTACT: Lisa A. Ruiz, +1-310-320-2010, lisa@bobgoldpr.com, for Synacor;
or Jeni Kues of Cincinnati Bell, +1-513-397-7244, jeni.kues@cinbell.com

Web site: http://www.synacor.com/
http://www.cincinnatibell.com/


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