ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002--Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE: COX) today announced its participation in Credit Suisse First Boston's Media Week Conference on Tuesday, December 10 at 8:00 a.m. in New York, New York.

Cox's Pat Esser, EVP, Operations; and Bill Geppert, Vice President and General Manager of Cox's San Diego operation will present at the conference.

The presentation will be webcast at http://www.csfb.com/conferences/mediaweek/agenda_tues.shtml.

Cox Communications will also participate in the UBS Warburg 30th Annual Media Week Conference in New York, New York at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 12.

Jimmy Hayes, Cox's Chief Financial Officer, will disclose the company's financial guidance for 2003 during the presentation, which will be webcast at http://event.streamx.us/ubs/20021209/.

Both presentations will be available online 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 fourth-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.