ATLANTA, Jul 11, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cox Communications (NYSE:COX) today announced its second quarter earnings report will be issued the morning of Wednesday, July 31, 2002. A conference call discussing the company's second quarter earnings will be held on July 31st at 10:30 a.m. EST.

To participate in this teleconference please call: (973) 321-1020 The replay number is: (877) 519-4471 (U.S.) or (973) 341-3080 (Int'l) Reservation code for replay: 3382187

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Cox Communications website at www.cox.com/investor. An archived recording of the conference call will remain on the company's website for two weeks following the conclusion of the call. To automatically receive Cox financial news by email, please visit www.cox.com/investor and subscribe to Email Alerts.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, serves approximately 6.2 million customers nationwide, making it the nation's fifth largest cable television company. A full-service provider of telecommunications products, Cox offers an array of services, including Cox Cable; local and long distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the brands Cox High Speed Internet and Cox Express; advanced digital video programming services under the Cox Digital Cable brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Cox is an investor in programming networks including Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com/espanol.

CONTACT: Cox Communications Media Contact: Laura Oberhelman, 404/269-7562 laura.oberhelman@cox.com or Investor Relations Contact: Lacey Lewis, 404/269-7608 Lacey.lewis@cox.com