ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001--Cox Communications today announced its participation in the following investor conferences: Joe Rooney, Vice President of Marketing, will present at the Bank of America Securities Growth Telecommunications Media & Entertainment Conference on May 16 in New York; Jimmy Hayes, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Deutsche Banc Alex Brown Media Conference on June 5 in New York; and Jim Robbins, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Merrill Lynch Media Conference on June 7 in London.

A copy of the respective slide presentations shared at the conferences will be available on the Cox Communications website at www.cox.com/investor on the day of each conference.

Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, serves approximately 6.2 million customers nationwide, making it the nation's fifth largest cable television company. A full-service provider of telecommunications products, Cox offers an array of services, including Cox Cable; local and long distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the brands Cox@Home, Road Runner and Cox Express; advanced digital video programming services under the Cox Digital Cable brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Cox is an investor in telecommunications companies including Sprint PCS and Excite@Home, as well as programming networks including Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Outdoor Life and Speedvision. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com.