Cox Communications to Offer All Customers Access to HBO's Exclusive Inauguration Special

Cox Communications to Offer All Customers Access to HBO's Exclusive Inauguration Special

~We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Airs January 18~

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Hampton Roads is pleased to announce that all Cox customers will have full access to HBO's exclusive Inauguration Special, "WE ARE ONE Inauguration Celebration", airing Sunday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Cox 11.

The We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial will be available for free regardless of whether a customer is an HBO subscriber. Any Cox customer can simply tune to Cox channel 11 for full access to the special. Cox HBO subscribers also will have access to the event on channel 150 or via HBO On DEMAND Monday, January 19 through Sunday, January 25.

"Cox is pleased to offer HBO's exclusive event to all of our customers for free on Cox 11," said Gary McCollum Vice President and Region Manager. "In addition, our On DEMAND allows HBO subscribers who are unable to view the event live to watch it at their convenience by visiting channel 1."

The Opening Celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural will be held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, on Sunday, January 18. The event will feature some of the biggest acts in the world of entertainment. President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden will both attend the event, which will be free and open to the public.

Musical performers scheduled for the event include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye Lavette, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Usher, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington. The Rt. Reverend V. Gene Robinson will give the invocation. Rob Mathes will be the music director and arranger for the backing band, which will support all of the artists. Additional performers will be announced as they are confirmed.

For the latest information on the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, please visit www.pic2009.org or contact Felicia Blow at 222-8432.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 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, as well as integrated wireless services. 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. In Hampton Roads, Cox has more than 400,000 basic cable subscribers.

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Source: Cox Hampton Roads

CONTACT: Felicia Blow, APR, +1-757-222-8432, felicia.blow@cox.com, or
Leigh Woisard, +1-757-222-8496, leigh.woisard@cox.com, both of Cox
Communications

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

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