3rd Annual Cox Communications National Summit on Internet Safety to Convene Tomorrow

3rd Annual Cox Communications National Summit on Internet Safety to Convene Tomorrow

Children's Advocate John Walsh and Miss America 2007 Will Present Key Findings from the Cox Tween Internet Safety Survey and Highlight Tips to Help Keep Kids Safe

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and partners the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children(R) (NCMEC), children's advocate John Walsh and Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson will convene the 3rd annual Cox Communications National Summit on Internet Safety tomorrow. Fifteen students from Cox communities nationwide will participate in discussions on Internet safety led by Walsh and Nelson.

WHAT: Cox Communications National Summit on Internet Safety
WHEN: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
-- Tween Summit 9:00 a.m. (no media, tweens only)
-- Press Conference 10:45 a.m.
WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20045

At the press conference, Walsh and Nelson will present key findings from the Cox Tween Internet Safety Survey, along with highlights from their discussion with the tweens and teens participating in the summit. More information on the participating students from Cox communities, Cox's historical research on teen Internet safety, and multimedia files are available at www.safeteensonline.com. The site will be updated with the complete findings from the Cox Tween Internet Safety Survey at the conclusion of the press conference.

On Wednesday, July 23rd, Walsh and Nelson will also discuss the research and implications for families, live, in local broadcast television and radio interviews, and they will also will be available via Webcast 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. EDT to answer questions about Internet safety and discuss the teen survey in greater detail. To join the Webcast, visit http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=49596&regd=n .

Also on July 23rd, participating tweens and teens are headed to Capitol Hill where they will meet with Senators and Representatives from their respective states in an effort to bring awareness to the issue of Internet safety.

The Tween Summit is an extension of Cox Communications' ongoing Take Charge! initiative (www.cox.com/takecharge), which helps parents, guardians and kids make smarter media decisions. The Tween Summit will air on Cox's local cable channels nationwide starting later this summer.

About Cox Communications:

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with 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. 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 www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com.

About Cox Communications' Take Charge:

Cox's research on teen Internet safety from the last three years, online safety tools and tips, and links to NCMEC and other sources are available at www.cox.com/TakeCharge. Cox's Take Charge program was launched in 2004 to educate parents and guardians about the importance of Internet safety and to help families get the most out of mass media in the home. It provides scores of resources to help parents and guardians manage what their children see, and don't see, on TV and the Internet-from instructions on setting parental controls, to a guide to the lingo teens use online, to tips for more constructive conversations between parents and kids. Teaching young children and teens how to stay safer online is a major element of the Take Charge program, thanks in part to Cox's partnership with NetSmartz.com, a collaboration between NCMEC and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Cox has donated more than $30 million worth of advertising time to NetSmartz and NCMEC to encourage safer online behavior among children. Cox's Take Charge site will be updated with the complete 2008 tween research findings at the conclusion of the summit.

About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC):

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization has operated the toll-free, 24-hour national missing children's hotline which has handled more than 2.2 million calls. It has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 126,000 children. The organization's CyberTipline has handled more than 594,000 reports of child sexual exploitation and its Child Victim Identification program has analyzed 14,437,865 child pornography images and videos. The organization works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To learn more about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24- hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com .

Media Contacts:

Amy Burton
Weber Shandwick Worldwide
404.266.7557 (w)
404.909.9318 (c)

David Grabert
Cox Communications
404.269.7054 (w)
678.592.2258 (c)
David.Grabert@Cox.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Cox Communications

CONTACT: Amy Burton, of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, +1-404-266-7557(w),
+1-404-909-9318(c), or David Grabert of Cox Communications,
+1-404-269-7054(w), +1-678-592-2258(c), David.Grabert@Cox.com

Web site: http://www.cox.com/
http://www.missingkids.com/
http://www.safeteensonline.com/
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=49596&regd=n
http://www.netsmartz.com/
http://www.cox.com/takecharge

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