SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and ATLANTA, Aug 25, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Wireless Retail, Inc. (WRI) and Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE: COX) announced today the availability of Cox Communications High Speed Internet Service at nearly 70 Wireless Retail store-in-a-store locations in Sam's Clubs, BJ's Wholesale Clubs, Menards and other major retailers located in Cox markets. Wireless Retail, Inc. is the nation's largest provider of outsourced retail sales solutions for service based consumer electronic products.

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Chris Cagle, WRI's vice president, marketing and communications, says, "We continually evaluate and seek opportunities to expand our product offerings to benefit our retail partners and their customers. Cox's broadband services are a natural extension that builds upon our comprehensive offerings of popular service-based technology products."

"We are excited about our new partnership with Wireless Retail," explains Steve Asbell, manager of retail business development for Cox Communications. "WRI's convenient locations in our geographic footprint make it easy for consumers to learn about Cox High-Speed Internet where they like to shop, with the added benefit of WRI's highly knowledgeable sales consultants."

In Cox markets, 7 out of 10 high-speed Internet customers choose Cox over DSL. Cable's Internet connection speeds are typically faster than DSL, providing download speeds of up to 50 times faster, allowing Cox customers to go anywhere on the Web -- without the wait. In addition, Cox's reliable, high-speed fiber optics-based network is always-on, which means no dialing, no waiting and no busy signals ever.

According to Cox Communications research, 81 percent of Cox subscribers choose High-Speed Internet service from Cox for its speed; 47 percent choose Cox High-Speed Internet for its always-on access -- another significant time saver.

Wireless Retail pioneered the store-in-a-store model, placing professionally trained sales consultants in consumer friendly fixtures inside retail partners' stores to leverage existing traffic. Wireless Retail is the only company in the country currently operating this type of program in major national retail chains.

According to the terms of the agreement, WRI will initially sell Cox High-Speed Internet with possible plans to include Cox's video and telephony offerings at a later date.

Acerca de Cox Communications

Cox Communications (NYSE: COX), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.5 million total customers, including 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's fourth-largest cable television provider, Cox offers both analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as advanced 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 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(SM) 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.

About Wireless Retail

With more than 2,500 distribution points, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Wireless Retail Inc. (WRI) is the nation's largest provider of outsourced retail sales solutions for service-based consumer electronics (CE) products. Founded in 1994, WRI pioneered the "store-in-a-store" model for wireless sales. The company now offers retailers customized solutions that range from part-time specialty staffing for a single product to turnkey, fully-outsourced category management programs for a breadth of products and services. Operating a variety of these programs in partnership with major retailers and consumer electronics chains, WRI has developed one of the country's largest sales and distribution networks for wireless, satellite and broadband products and services. The company also operates successful consumer direct marketing, stand-alone store, and mall kiosk channels. Visítenos en www.wirelessretailinc.com.

For further information please contact: Leigh Nyveen of CPRi Communications, +1-480-657-9966, ext. 16, Lnyveen@cpronline.com, for Wireless Retail; or Erin Lambremont of Cox Communications, +1-404-843-5854, erin.lambremont@cox.com.

SOURCE Wireless Retail, Inc.; Cox Communications, Inc.

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