Cox Communications Launches Cox Rhapsody Music Service for High Speed Internet Customers

Cox Communications Launches Cox Rhapsody Music Service for High Speed Internet Customers

Premium service offers customers access to millions of songs

HERNDON, Va., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications has launched the Cox Rhapsody music service to customers throughout Northern Virginia. Cox Rhapsody allows Cox High Speed Internet customers to access millions of songs for about the price of one CD per month.

"Our customers have expressed that music is a big part of their lives, and Cox Rhapsody allows us to make their favorite songs even more accessible," stated Mark Snow, vice president of marketing for Cox Northern Virginia. "Cox Rhapsody provides our customers unlimited access to their music anywhere -- at home, work or while traveling."

Customers can choose from a variety of Cox Rhapsody packages:

Cox Rhapsody Free
-- Price: FREE trial service
-- Listen to 25 ad-free, high-quality streaming radio stations from
RealNetworks on your computer
-- Access the Rhapsody Unlimited catalog and play up to 25 on-demand songs
per month on your computer

Cox Rhapsody Radio
-- Price: $4.99/month
-- Listen to more than 80 ad-free, high-quality streaming radio stations
from RealNetworks on your computer
-- Includes ability to "skip" tracks and create personalized radio
stations based on artist preference
-- Access the Rhapsody Unlimited catalog and play up to 25 on-demand songs
per month on your computer

Cox Rhapsody Unlimited
-- Price: $12.99/month
-- Includes all the features of Cox Rhapsody Radio
-- Includes unlimited on-demand access to the entire Rhapsody catalog of
millions of tracks you can listen to on your computer

Cox Rhapsody To Go
-- Price: $14.99/month
-- Includes all the features of Cox Rhapsody Unlimited
-- Includes the ability to transfer music onto any supported portable
music player at no extra charge (as long as the monthly subscription is
maintained and the player is synchronized with the Rhapsody To Go
account at least once a month)

Earlier in March, Cox launched Phone Tools, a service that allows Internet customers to access their voice messages and manage their call feature settings in a convenient online environment. Cox Rhapsody is the latest value- added service that will enhance the Cox High Speed Internet experience. Cox High Speed Internet customers interested in Cox Rhapsody can sign up online at http://www.music.cox.net/.

About Cox Communications:

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6.2 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services. Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at http://www.cox.com/, http://www.coxbusiness.com/, and http://www.coxmedia.com/.

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FCMN Contact:

Source: Cox Communications

CONTACT: Alex Horwitz of Cox Communications, +1-703-480-4916

Web site:

http://www.cox.com/
http://www.music.cox.net/

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