LAS VEGAS – Cox Las Vegas today announced Internet speed increases in Southern Nevada for its most popular broadband tiers, tripling speeds for the top tier of Cox High Speed Internet to 150 Mbps making it the fastest residential broadband speed in Nevada. Cox Business Internet from Cox Business has also increased speeds in addition to the creation of two new tiers of service including a 100 Mbps tier for commercial customers. These enhancements ensure that Cox residential and Cox Business Internet customers continue to experience the fastest broadband in the marketplace. The new speeds take effect immediately without any increase in price.

“We’re very excited about our position as the fastest Internet provider in Nevada,” said Mike Bolognini, market vice president for Cox Las Vegas. “Thanks to these latest speed increases, customers will continue to have the broadband power they need to stream videos, share files and game faster, as well leverage maximum productivity in the workplace with our faster broadband.”

Cox and Cox Business offer a wide array of broadband service packages designed to suit residential and business needs, from the casual e-mail user to households with multiple family members and businesses using the Internet simultaneously.  Cox and Cox Business also offer the most compelling combinations of speed packages, as well as features such as cloud storage and security suite for residential and business customers.

Ongoing advances in technology have influenced the evolution of broadband speeds at Cox Las Vegas leading to a 150-fold increase in top speeds between 1998-2013.The Company’s launch of 50 Mbps in late-2009 has been tripled to 150 Mbps with today’s announcement.

The residential speed upgrades for 2013 at Cox Las Vegas encompass the most popular tiers of service. These tiers include Essential (3 Mbps to 5 Mbps), Preferred (15 Mbps to 25 Mbps), Premier (25 Mbps to 50 Mbps for customers with DOCSIS 3.0 modems) and Ultimate (50 Mbps to 150 MBPS).

At Cox Business, Cox Business Internet tiers with speed increases includes Premium (from 25 Mbps to 28 Mbps). Two new Cox Business Internet tiers were created including Tier 6 (80 Mbps) and Tier 7 (100 Mbps). Tier 7 is expected to increase from 100 Mbps to 150 Mbps in early-2013.

Cox continues to be recognized as an Internet provider of choice with top honors in the Western region among Internet service providers in the J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 Internet Service Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study^SM.

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Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet and telephone services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves approximately 6 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers, and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and new media advertising. Cox is known for its pioneering efforts in cable telephone and commercial services, industry-leading customer care and its outstanding workplaces. For seven years, Cox has been recognized as the top operator for women by Women in Cable Telecommunications; for seven years, Cox has ranked among DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity. More information about Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com/espanol y www.coxmedia.com.