Cox Delivers Caller ID to the TV

Cox Delivers Caller ID to the TV

New Free Service is Latest Feature of Cox's iTV Platform

WARWICK, R.I., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications today announced Caller ID to the TV will launch May 18 in Rhode Island, allowing customers to identify incoming callers from the comfort of their living room and without missing a second of their favorite shows.

Cox is the only cable provider in Rhode Island offering this service, and at no additional cost to customers. Caller ID to the TV is available to Cox customers who subscribe to both Cox Digital Telephone with Caller ID and Cox Digital Cable. The capability will be expanded to additional Cox markets later this year. Click here for a video demo.

"Caller ID to the TV is an example of our commitment to the continued evolution and convergence of our communications platforms," said Doreen Studley, vice president of marketing for Cox Communications. "Our customers prefer to bundle voice, Internet and video services from one trusted provider. More importantly, they want these services to work together to enhance their lives."

Caller ID to the TV is the latest enhancement to the company's interactive television (iTV) platform that provides instant access to information via the TV screen. iTV enables the integration of phone and Internet with the TV to provide valuable information for viewers. In addition to managing the Caller ID function, iTV allows Cox Digital Cable customers to access the following via the MENU button on the remote control:

-- Call History
-- iTV Weather
-- iTV Games
-- iTV Remote
-- News Zone
-- Sports Zone
-- Kids Zone

Cox is currently the eighth largest phone company in the U.S., with more than three million residential and business telephone customers. In the past year, more people nationwide chose Cox Digital Telephone for home phone service than all former regional Bell operating companies combined.

"The ability to link phone features directly to the TV makes the phone/video bundle more attractive to customers," said Matt Davis, a research director at IDC, a global market intelligence firm. "As service platforms and technologies continue to integrate, customers will gravitate more towards one trusted provider to manage all their communications services."

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.

Source: Cox Communications

CONTACT: John Wolfe, +1-401-615-1710, john.wolfe@cox.com, or Amy Quinn,
+1-401-615-1185, amy.quinn@cox.com, both of Cox Communications

Web Site: http://www.cox.com/

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