<s>
Sidera	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
Citybased	O
,	O
privately	O
held	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
owned	O
,	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
fiber	O
optic-based	O
network	O
solutions	O
to	O
the	O
carrier	O
,	O
financial	O
services	O
,	O
education	O
,	O
healthcare	O
,	O
government	O
,	O
legal	O
services	O
and	O
media	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidera	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
began	O
as	O
RCN	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
publicly	O
traded	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
,	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Herndon	O
,	O
VA	O
.	O
RCN	O
Corporation	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
developer	O
David	O
McCourt	O
and	O
Peter	O
Kiewit	O
Sons	O
 '	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
RCN	O
Metro	O
Optical	O
Networks	O
re-launched	O
as	O
Sidera	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Sidera	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
made	O
two	O
additional	O
acquisitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Sidera	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
acquired	O
Long	O
Island	O
Fiber	O
Exchange ]	O
(	O
LIFE	O
)	O
,	O
adding	O
of	O
fiber	O
and	O
550	O
lit	O
buildings	O
to	O
its	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
