ATLANTA – The promotion of Doug Garrett to Regional Vice President, Regulatory Affairs – Western Region for Cox Communications Inc. was announced today by Jennifer Hightower, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.

In his new role, Garrett will manage the regulatory affairs for Cox's Western Division. He will be an advocate for Cox operations to various Western state commissions and manage issues particular to each. He also will oversee regulatory compliance and adherence for all Cox systems in the Western Division, as well as Nebraska, Iowa and Idaho.

In making this announcement, Hightower said, "Doug has an excellent understanding of the various state regulatory and legislative issues and how they interplay with our systems' business objectives. He is an excellent choice to lead our regulatory efforts in the Western Division."

Garrett has more than 20 years of telecommunications experience, including network operations, marketing, customer provisioning and interconnection and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining Cox, he worked at Pacific Bell/SBC as well as two smaller competitive local exchange carriers.

A graduate of St. Mary's College of California, Garrett holds a bachelor's degree in management.

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Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million total residential and commercial customers. Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services in partnership with Sprint (NYSE: S). Cox Business Services is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com/espanol, www.coxbusiness.com y www.coxmedia.com.

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