Welcome to HARRON Communications L.P. (2)

The Harron Family is among the pioneers in the Cable Television industry. The Harron companies were formed by Paul F. Harron, Harron

Sr. who started in the media business by selling advertising on vaudeville curtains and later progressed to owning and operating broadcast radio and television. In 1964, as a defensive measure to protect their broadcast television property, Harron obtained the franchise to build and operate a Cable Television system in Utica, New York which initiated Harron’s involvement into the Cable Television industry.

Under the leadership of Paul F. Harron, Jr., who succeeded his father as President & CEO in 1977, Harron’s Cable Television strategy turned offensive. Paul Harron, Jr. grew the company through construction of new franchises; acquisition of systems in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Texas and Michigan; and internal organic expansion serving 300,000 subscribers. Although Harron Communications was sold in 1999 to Adelphia Communications, Paul F. Harron, Jr. and the Harron family still remained actively involved and deeply committed to the Cable Television industry through MetroCast Cablevision.

MetroCast was formed in 1998 separately from the other Harron holdings to acquire a cable television system in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire serving 30,000 subscribers. Subsequently, MetroCast went on to more than double its subscriber base in New England through new construction, acquisitions and internal growth.

In November 2004, Harron purchased Gans Communications serving approximately 41,000 subscribers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.

In anticipation of further growth and expansion in the Cable Television industry, the Harron Family partnered with the private equity firm Boston Ventures to form Harron Communications, LP, which would be the parent company of all the Cable Television operating subsidiaries – doing business as MetroCast Communications.

MetroCast Communications of Connecticut, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harron Communications, LP, purchased the assets of Eastern Connecticut Cable Television in September 2006 serving approximately 37,000 subscribers in Southeastern Connecticut.

MetroCast currently operates in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Virginia serving approximately 145,000 subscribers.

MetroCast Cablevision serves over 33 communities in the States of New Hampshire and Maine; providing quality entertainment and information choices through the fast paced world of cable technology. Metrocast Cablevision is committed to ensuring quality service with a variety of choices to meet the needs and interests of each and every customer.

Boston Ventures, one of the leading media and communications focused private equity firms in the United States, is a financial partner to Harron Communications. Founded in 1983, Boston Ventures has invested six funds with a total of $2.6 billion in capital commitments and has been a long term investor within the cable industry.

Providing quality cable entertainment and internet services to approximately 90 communities in the states of Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.