Why is Cox — a cable company — allowed to offer local telephone service?
Cox is more than just a cable company. With the launch of Cox Digital Telephone, Cox offers a full slate of advanced communications services, including cable and digital cable television and high-speed Internet. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 permitted competition in the local telecommunications industry, legally permitting cable companies to enter into the local telephone service market for the first time. Cox is one of the few companies to successfully offer consumers a choice in residential and business telephone service and other in-home communication services.
