LAS VEGAS, Aug 22, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cox Communications' Hospitality Network division, the leading provider of in-room guest video and data technology services to the gaming industry, announced today that it has been selected by MGM MIRAGE, one of the world's leading and most respected hotel and gaming companies, to provide state-of-the-art in room services to 13 of the company's properties.

Hospitality Network will provide 13 of MGM MIRAGE's properties with the latest technology. Among services to be provided are digital in-room video-on-demand service, high-speed Internet service and in-room wireless keyboard access. The contract includes eleven of the company's Nevada properties with a total 19,307 rooms; Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi with 1,780 rooms, and a yet-to-be-built permanent facility for MGM Grand Detroit Casino in Detroit, Michigan with additional rooms. With the MGM MIRAGE agreement, Hospitality Network now provides its high-tech in-room services to more than 120,000 hotel rooms located in Las Vegas.

"Hospitality Network understands the specialized needs of the hospitality industry," said Mark Lipford, vice president and general manager of Cox Communications in Las Vegas. "That is why the leading hotels consistently choose Hospitality Network as their in-room technology provider of choice."

MGM MIRAGE owns three of the top ten largest hotels in the United States based on the number of rooms - the 5,034-room MGM Grand Las Vegas (the largest hotel in the nation), the 3,044-room Mirage and the 3,005-room AAA Five Diamond Award winning Bellagio. It recently debuted Borgata, a destination casino resort at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

About MGM MIRAGE

MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG), one of the world's leading and most respected hotel and gaming companies, owns and operates 14 casino resorts located in Nevada, Mississippi, Michigan and Australia, and has investments in two other casino resorts in Nevada and New Jersey. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, and offers an unmatched collection of casino resorts with a limitless range of choices for guests. Guest satisfaction is paramount, and the company has approximately 43,000 employees committed to that result. Its portfolio of brands include AAA Five Diamond award-winner Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas -- The City of Entertainment, The Mirage, Treasure Island, New York -- New York, Boardwalk Hotel and Casino and 50 percent of Monte Carlo, all located on the Las Vegas Strip; Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bill's, Primm Valley Resort and two championship golf courses at the California/Nevada state line; the exclusive Shadow Creek golf course in North Las Vegas; Beau Rivage on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; and MGM Grand Detroit Casino in Detroit, Michigan. The Company has entered an agreement to sell Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Golden Nugget Laughlin pending finalization. The Company is also a 50-percent owner of Borgata, a destination casino resort at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Internationally, MGM MIRAGE owns and operates MGM Grand Australia in Darwin, Australia, and holds a 25 percent interest in casino developer Metro Casinos Limited of Great Britain. For more information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company's website at www.mgmmirage.com.

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 and Hospitality Network brands. 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.

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