North America, BUSINESS WIRE -- July 27, 2006 -- Federal agencies in California, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma can now purchase telecommunications services from Cox Business Services, thanks to the company's placement on the highly coveted General Services Administration's (GSA) Local Service Agreement list. Cox Business Services, a division of Atlanta-based Cox Communications, is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions.

"Cox is proven in its delivery of reliable telecommunications solutions that improve government efficiencies," said Bill Stemper, vice president of Cox Business Services. "Our local service teams allow us to be nimble to the needs of the government sector - a key differentiator that we demonstrate every day to federal agencies in Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as local and state agencies across our markets."

Through GSA, federal procurement officers in California, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma can order telecommunications services directly from Cox Business Services based on prices and policies already negotiated by GSA and Cox Business Services. In these states, Cox serves San Diego, Orange County/Palos Verdes and Santa Barbara, Calif.; Topeka, Wichita and Greater Kansas; Omaha, Neb.; and Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.

Earlier this year, Cox received the highest honor in J.D. Power and Associates' 2006 Major Provider Business Telecommunications Services Study(SM) - Data for highest customer satisfaction among small/midsize business data service providers in the nation.

Cox Business Services offers a complete portfolio of telecommunications services to meet stringent business requirements. Services include custom-designed and managed networks with dedicated data transmission up to OC-192 speeds over fiber, T-1 and ATM, High Speed Internet access as well as VPN; local telephone and long distance services; web hosting and E-commerce; carrier access services, video services and music choice.

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Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 5.9 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. 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.

Cox Communications David Grabert, 404-269-7054 David.Grabert@Cox.com or Stephanie Davis, 404-843-7872 Stephanie.Davis2@Cox.com