ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001--Cox Communications, Inc., (NYSE:COX) today will participate in the Salomon Smith Barney Global Entertainment, Media, and Telecommunications Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.

President & CEO Jim Robbins will discuss the state of the company and trends in the cable industry. The presentation will be web cast live onwww.cox.com/investor at 3:30 p.m EST today. In addition, Cox Communications has scheduled its fourth quarter earnings release and full year 2001 earnings guidance for February 6. A conference call discussing the fourth quarter earnings will be web cast live on www.cox.com/investor at 10:30 a.m. EST on February 6.

Cox Communications 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@Home, Road Runner 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 telecommunications companies including Sprint PCS and Excite@Home, as well as programming networks including Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Outdoor Life and Speedvision. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com/espanol.