ATLANTA, Mar 20, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cox Communications, Inc., today announced its participation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Video On Demand 2002 Forum.

The forum will be held at The Meadowood Resort in Napa Valley, California on March 22, 2002. Lynne Elander, Vice President of Video Product Marketing, will participate in two panel discussions including "Beyond VOD - Alternative Applications and Delivery Services" and "Understanding the Real Economies of VOD/SVOD."

The panel presentations will be webcast athttp://www.veracast.com/webcasts/twp/vod-2002/96104117.cfm y http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/twp/vod-2002/58102119.cfm.

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; advanced digital video programming services under the Cox Digital Cable brand; local and long distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the brands Cox High Speed Internet, Road Runner 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. Laura Oberhelman, 404/269-7562