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Cox Communications – A Cable CLECs’ Perspective on Competition

Cox Communications – A Cable CLECs’ Perspective on Competition . NARUC Annual Meeting Anaheim, November 10, 2007 Doug Garrett Cox Regulatory Affairs. Cox Communications at a Glance. Nation's 3rd largest cable telecommunications provider 6 million total residential and commercial customers

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Cox Communications – A Cable CLECs’ Perspective on Competition

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  1. Cox Communications – A Cable CLECs’ Perspective on Competition NARUC Annual Meeting Anaheim, November 10, 2007 Doug Garrett Cox Regulatory Affairs

  2. Cox Communications at a Glance • Nation's 3rd largest cable telecommunications provider • 6 million total residential and commercial customers • 2+ million residential telephone customers • 22,000 employees • $8 billion revenue • Leading provider of video, voiceand high-speed Internet • Recent entry into wireless markets • Cox Business Services • Complete suite of communications solutions for businesses

  3. Cox Digital Telephone • Cox pioneered cable telephone in 1997 • Circuit switched, and now IP-based service • Carrier class: quality and reliability • 10 JD Powers & Associates awards companywide, 6 in the Western Region • Bundled Service Integration – where we are headed: • Phone Tools (Web portal management) • Voicemails to your email • Remote DVR control from your cell phone • Caller-ID on TV “Reliable, affordable communications, at home or on the go”

  4. Interconnection – Still Vital to Competition • Network interconnection, including collocation at technically feasible points; • Transit switching to other providers (“indirect interconnection”); • Arbitration of Sec. 251 agreements to retain reasonable terms; • Direct access to MDU wiring; • OSS interfaces and electronic bonding for CSR, E-911 and Directory Listings; • Efficient and timely local number portability; • Redress at state commissions when necessary.

  5. Forbearance will not end State’s roles • Enforcing obligations under Sec. 271; • Helping ensure that “commercial negotiations” result in just and reasonable outcomes; • Maintain vigilance over remaining Sec. 251 obligations. What does the future hold with IP-IP Interconnection? Will terms be fair and reasonable?

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