Cox Digital TV Hits Major Milestones.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1998--

Just after its first birthday, the service has 65,000 customers.

Early results point to high customer satisfaction and significant

revenue generation.

Cox Digital TV(SM), an advanced cable television service from Cox Communications, received a belated first-birthday present today: its 65,000th customer.

First launched in Cox's Orange County, Calif., cable system on October 29, 1997, Cox Digital TV is now available in parts of eight Cox markets nationwide and will be launched in three additional areas within the next few months. Cox Digital TV delivers digital picture and sound, greater viewing control and convenience, and enhanced programming choices. It adds nearly 100 digital video channels to Cox's lineup, for a total of more than 200 video and audio channels.

"We're very pleased with the early results of Cox Digital TV," said Virginia Gray, Cox's Vice President of Marketing. "While we're careful not to draw long-term conclusions from these initial findings, we're delighted that our customers seem to greatly value this new service and have embraced the many TV viewing benefits it provides."

Gray cited the following highlights, culled from customer research and operating results:

-- Cox Digital TV is generating between $15 and $18 per customer per

month in incremental revenue, comprised of subscriptions to the

service and resulting increases in pay-per-view and

premium-service purchases. -- Research shows that enhanced programming is driving customers'

purchase of Cox Digital TV. In particular, they cite the many

movie choices as their favorite feature. -- Customer satisfaction is high; 80 percent of customers would

recommend it to a friend. -- Cox Digital TV customers watch more TV - about 10 percent more

than before subscribing. Further, they now spend about 50 percent

of their TV time watching the digital channels, at the sacrifice

of over-the-air broadcast channels. They also report renting

fewer videos. -- Customers value the interactive program guide. Eighty percent say

they use the guide daily, while two-thirds report that it's easy

to use.

"Another early highlight is that Cox Digital TV has helped increase the penetration of premium networks like HBO, Showtime and Starz," said Lynne Elander, Cox's Director of Product Development. "Our initial concern about digital cable cannibalizing pay services has diminished. In fact, early results show that while about 10 percent of our digital customers have dropped a premium service, 35 percent have added one, for a net gain of 25 percent."

Elander added, "Our strategy behind Cox Digital TV is to increase incremental revenue and to retain customers. So far, we've seen promising results on both fronts. The 65,000-customer milestone is particularly gratifying, as is research showing that customers perceive Cox Digital TV as a great value. Also, we've receive some anecdotal evidence suggesting that the service is helping us recapture some homes lost to satellite TV services and other video providers. It also seems to be influencing some customers against buying a satellite dish."

Penetration rates for Cox Digital TV in the areas in which it has been marketed for 10 months or more range from 6 percent to 15 percent of "digital-ready" Cox customer homes, and 5 percent to 12 percent of total digital-ready homes passed (including non-customer homes). Depending on the status of local network upgrades, digital-ready homes in Cox Digital TV's eight current markets range from 20 percent to 100 percent of total homes passed. Cox is currently increasing the service's footprint in those markets, as well as preparing for its launch in new markets.

Please see attached fact sheet for additional information about Cox Digital TV.

Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE: COX) is among the nation's largest broadband communications companies, serving 3.8 million customers. As a full service provider of telecommunications products, Cox offers an array of services including cable television under the Cox Cable brand; local and long-distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access via Cox@Home; commercial voice and data services via Cox Fibernet and Cox@Work; and advanced digital programming under the Cox Digital TV brand. Cox is an equity partner in Sprint PCS, the nation's first national wireless personal communications service (PCS); and is an investor in numerous programming networks including Discovery Channel. More information on Cox Communications can be found on the Internet at www.cox.com.

FACT SHEET

    Cox Digital TV(SM) is an advanced cable television service from
Cox Communications.  It delivers digital picture and sound, greater
viewing control and convenience, and enhanced programming.  It adds
nearly 100 digital video channels to Cox's lineup, for a total of
more than 200 video and audio channels.

AVAILABILITY

Cox Digital TV has 65,000 customers in parts of eight Cox markets:

     Orange County, Calif.   Omaha, Neb.          Meriden, Conn.
     New Orleans, La.        Hampton Roads, Va.   Providence, R.I.
     Tucson, Ariz.           Sierra Vista, Ariz.

     (The Tucson and Sierra Vista systems launched digital cable while
owned by TCI. Cox acquired those systems in June 1998 and is
transitioning their digital customers to Cox Digital TV.)

     Depending on the status of network upgrades in those eight
markets, Cox Digital TV is available to between 20% and 100% of total
homes passed. Cox is currently expanding the service's availability in
those markets and will launch it in three additional areas in the next
few months:

     San Diego, Calif.        Phoenix, Ariz.      Oklahoma City, Okla.

TECHNOLOGY

    The service is made possible by Cox's advanced fiber-optic
network and by video compression technology that enables Cox to
deliver up to 12 digital channels in the space of one traditional
analog channel. Digital signals are delivered via Cox's network into a
customer's home, where they are converted for viewing by a digital
receiver. Digital receivers manufactured by General Instrument are
being used in Cox's first eight launch markets, while receivers
manufactured by Scientific-Atlanta will be deployed in the next three
launches.

PRICING/FEATURES (NOTE: Prices vary slightly by market. Price ranges
are shown below.)

    Customers can choose from two services: Cox Digital TV and Cox
Digital TV Deluxe.

Cox Digital TV - $5.95 - $8.95 per month in addition to a customer's
current cable bill. Includes:

-- a digital receiver (replaces customer's existing converter)
-- interactive program guide
-- 40 music channels (Music Choice)
-- four-to-six digital networks from Discovery Channel
-- access to Cox Digital Pay-Per-View, with as many as four different
   movies starting every half hour
-- additional screens of premium services (subscription extra) - e.g.,
   up to eight HBO channels
-- choice of one of the three digital programming tiers listed below.
   (NOTE: Programming varies slightly by market. Networks listed below
   are a representative sample.)

Movies                   Sports & Info               Variety

Independent Film         ESPN News                   Encore WAM
Sundance                 CNNsi                       BBC America
Encore Love Stories      CNNfn                       BET on Jazz
Encore Western           Bloomberg Information TV    MuchMusic
Encore Mystery           Fit TV                      Game Show Network
Encore True Stories      ZDTV                        Ovation
Encore Action            Golf Channel
                         International Channel


Cox Digital TV Deluxe - $10.95 - $12.95 per month in addition to
a customer's current cable bill. Includes all of the above, including
all three digital programming tiers.