Why is Cox allowed to offer local telephone service?
A. Cox is no longer just a cable company. With the launch of Cox Digital Telephone, Cox now offers a full slate of communications services, including high speed access to the Internet and telephone services. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated the telecommunications industry, legally permitting cable companies to enter into the local telephone service market for the first time. We are able to launch our service so quickly because we have been anticipating this opportunity and have been upgrading our delivery network for nearly 10 years.
