ISSUE: Cox believes that VoIP provides an economically efficient method to support the exponential growth it is experiencing in its mature circuit-switch markets. How will the company move a high volume of new line growth over to VoIP?

NEWS: Today, Tuesday, March 1, Cox Communications Inc. and Nortel announced the availability of a whitepaper outlining their solution for evolving circuit switches to hybrid Time Division Multiplexed (TDM)/VoIP switches.

PERSPECTIVE: In choosing to evolve the majority of its circuit switches to hybrid TDM/VoIP switches, Cox has opted to keep its TDM lines in place until migration is fully warranted. In doing so, Cox can achieve the best time-to-market, leverage its existing processors and immediately realize the new economies of VoIP. Nortel's cable VoIP solution will enable Cox to offer the same high-quality, full-featured telephony services that residential and business customers have come to expect from Cox.

WHO: Albert Young, Cox's director of network switching engineering, Jay Rolls, Cox's vice president of telephone and data engineering and Jim Dondero, Nortel's vice president of carrier packet networks – global solutions marketing, will be available today for interviews.

WHERE: The whitepaper is available online at http://www.cox.com/about/newsroom/reports.asp

CONTACT: Cox Communications, Bobby Amirshahi, 404-843-7872, Bobby.Amirshahi@Cox.com or Nortel, Christie Blake, 978-288-8439, christbl@nortel.com

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Cox Communications Inc. is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.6 million total customers, including approximately 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox offers analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand. Cox provides an array of other communications and entertainment services including local and long-distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand, high-speed Internet service under the Cox High Speed Internet brand, video on demand programming under the Entertainment on Demand brand, digital video recorders, high-definition television and home networking. Commercial voice and data services are offered via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media brand. Cox is an investor in programming services including Discovery Communications Inc. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc.