Cox set to offer wireless, Internet-based phone services

First cable provider in nation to enter telephony market

Cox Communications, Rhode Island’s dominant cable television provider, will continue its push into the local telecommunications market this year by offering wireless telephone service.

The integration of wireless into Cox’s service bundles comes as the Atlanta-based company looks to compete with AT&T Communications, Verizon Communications Inc. and other companies that offer consumers one-stop shopping for phone, Internet and cable service.

This year, Cox also plans a national rollout of its latest digital telephone offering: Phone Tools, an application that combines Cox’s telephone and Internet technology using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.

Full Story: Cox set to offer wireless, Internet-based phone services Source: Providence Business News, January 6th, 2007

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