ATLANTA, Feb 28, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE: COX) today announced its participation in Bear Stearns 16th Annual Media, Entertainment and Information Conference on Monday, March 3, 2003 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Jim Robbins, Cox President and CEO, and Chris Bowick, SVP, Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, will present jointly at the conference at 10:30 a.m. The presentation slides and an audio webcast will be available online at www.cox.com/investor.

Bowick also will participate on a panel presentation titled "The Business Implications of Cable Technology" at 3:30 p.m.

Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company serving approximately 6.3 million customers nationwide. Cox is the nation's fourth-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 brands Cox High Speed Internet and Cox Express; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. 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, Inc., Atlanta Investor Relations Lacey Lewis, 404/269-7608 lacey.lewis@cox.com or Media Relations Bobby Amirshahi, 404/843-7872 bobby.amirshahi@cox.com