Cox has been approved by the General Services Administration for a Local Services Acquisition (LSA) contract. As a result of this approval, military and government customers located in GSA's Region 3 Mid-Atlantic service area will be able to purchase voice and data services from Cox systems throughout the state of Virginia.

The latest distinction allows Cox to support GSA local, state and federal government agencies with advanced communications solutions in the Greater Hampton Roads region, Roanoke and Northern Virginia.

"Reliability and advanced telecommunications from a trusted provider are absolutely necessary for military installations," said Michael Braham, Vice President, Cox Business Hampton Roads. "With this LSA contract, Cox is positioned to help our military and government customers in Region 3 meet their mission critical communications needs with cost-effective solutions. As the largest system within Virginia, Cox Hampton Roads is facilitating and serving as the liaison to GSA for this contract."

Cox owns its network and has deployed over hundreds of thousands of fiber miles of network throughout Virginia. "Cox Hampton Roads has a proud history of being the first competitive local carrier to challenge large telecom carriers in the Virginia market," added Braham. "We will continue building on this success statewide by emphasizing our flexibility, reliability, security, availability and value during the execution of the LSA contract because our customers deserve and expect this type of service."

Earlier this year, Cox was approved for a Schedule 70 program for high-speed Internet and advanced data services in the Hampton Roads region. Also, Cox is included in GSA schedules in nine states, including the GSA Local Service Agreement list in Arizona, California, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Virginia. Cox was recently awarded a place on the GSA Metropolitan Area Agreement (MAA) to provide service to federal government agencies in the city of New Orleans.

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.

About Cox Business:

Cox Communications serves federal, state and local government entities through its Cox Business provides voice, data and video services for nearly 250,000 small and regional businesses, including school systems, health care providers and financial institutions. Cox Business is the fourth largest Ethernet service providers in the U.S., according to Vertical Systems Group, and the only multiple system cable operator ranked in the top tier. Cox Business also leads all providers of small and midsize business data solutions in customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Major Provider Business Telecommunications Study(SM). Cox is currently the seventh largest voice service provider in the U.S., and provides more than 600,000 phone lines to business customers.