ATLANTA, Sep 20, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cox Communications, Inc., today announced its participation at the 32nd Annual Bank of America Investment Conference at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, California.

Jimmy Hayes, Chief Financial Officer, and Phoenix General Manager Steve Rizley will speak at the conference on September 23rd at 3 p.m.

The presentation will be webcast at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/BAS/32nd-annual-2002/id34110115.cfm.

Cox Communications will also participate in the Merrill Lynch Media and Entertainment Conference at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California. Jim Robbins, President and Chief Executive Officer and Phoenix General Manager Steve Rizley will present at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24th. No webcast is available for the Merrill Lynch presentation.

Both presentations will be available at www.cox.com/investor.

Cox Communications (NYSE: COX), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company serving approximately 6.3 million customers nationwide. Cox is the nation's fifth-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.

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