Cox Wins Top Award in Annual Virginia Telecommunications Program

Cox Wins Top Award in Annual Virginia Telecommunications Program

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2008 annual meeting of the Virginia Communications and Telecommunications Association, Cox Communications of Hampton Roads won the top award as Cable System of the Year.

This prestigious award recognizes the top performing cable systems within Virginia. This marks the first time that the Cox Hampton Roads system has won this prestigious award.

The award was presented to Gary McCollum, SVP/GM Cox Hampton Roads, in recognition of the system's nationally outstanding customer service, technical excellence, and community relations.

In accepting the award, Mr. McCollum thanked the employees of the Cox Hampton Roads system for their excellent performance and for living up to the values of the company. He said, "We are very proud to have been bestowed this honor. To be considered for this award in a state with so many outstanding systems is an honor within itself and all the credit goes to the hard working men and women who each day deliver on the promise to be 'your friend in the digital age.'"

Ray LaMura, VCTA President said, "The VCTA and its members congratulate Cox Hampton Roads for the system's leadership, dedication, and exemplary service to the Virginia cable industry."

For more information, contact Felicia Blow at 757-222-8432 or Felicia.Blow@cox.com.

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/. In Hampton Roads, Cox has more than 400,000 basic cable subscribers.

About VCTA:

The VCTA, established in 1966, serves as the trade association for the cable telecommunications industry in Virginia. VCTA membership is comprised of 50 cable systems serving more than 2.1 million subscribers in Virginia along with over 100 associate members who provide goods and services to the cable telecommunications industry.

Source: Cox Communications

CONTACT: Felicia Blow, APR, +1-757-222-8432, felicia.blow@cox.com, or
Leigh Woisard, +1-757-222-8496, leigh.woisard@cox.com, both of Cox
Communications

Web site: http://www.cox.com/
http://www.coxbusiness.com/
http://www.coxmedia.com/

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