ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2004--Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE: COX) today announced its second quarter 2004 financial results will be released prior to the market-open on Thursday, July 29, 2004. A conference call discussing the company's first quarter results will be held on July 29 at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Cox's earnings press release will contain certain non-GAAP financial measures including operating cash flow (also referred to as EBITDA) and free cash flow. A full disclosure of the use of these non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures and the GAAP financial measures will be provided in this earnings release and will be posted to Cox's website at www.cox.com/investor.

The conference call and accompanying slide presentation will be webcast live via the company's Investor Relations website at www.cox.com/investor. The webcast will be archived on the company's website for two weeks following the call. To automatically receive Cox financial news by email, online visitors can subscribe to Email Alerts.

To participate in the conference call via telephone please call: 877-692-2592 (U.S.) or 973-582-2751 (Int'l) 15 minutes prior to start time.

    The replay number is: 877-519-4471 (U.S.) or 973-341-3080 (Int'l)

    Reservation code for replay: 4910740

A replay of the conference call will be available through August 5, 2004 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Cox Communications (NYSE: COX), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers, including 6.4 million basic cable subscribers. Cox is the nation's third-largest cable television provider, and offers both traditional analog video programming under the Cox Cable brand as well as advanced digital video programming 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 access under the Cox High Speed Internet brand; and commercial voice and data services 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 networks including Discovery Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com/espanol.

    CONTACT: Cox Communications, Atlanta
             Media Relations
             Laura Oberhelman, 404-269-7562
             or
             Investor Relations
             Lacey Lewis, 404-269-7608

    SOURCE: Cox Communications, Inc.