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Cox Communication

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CA 1999 / 1999 revenue: 2,3 MM$ (+35%)
Bénéfices 1999 / 1999 income: 882 M$ (-30,6%)

Cox Communications carries the complete collection of cable capacity. The company provides cable TV service to 6 million customers in 23 US states and digital cable TV to 265,000 subscribers. The company is also deploying fiber-optic networks and upgrading its hybrid fiber-coaxial networks in order to move into the telecommunications and Internet arenas. It has begun offering cable-based Internet access and local and long-distance phone services in some of its service areas. Cox also operates a competitive local-exchange carrier (CLEC), serving up voice and data communications to businesses. Cox Enterprises owns 67% of Cox Communications, which has investments in TV programming and broadband technology firms.

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• Cox est l'un des plus gros câblo-opérateurs américains avec 6 millions d'abonnés,
• PrimeStar, opérateur satellite américain, est détenu à:
  • 37% par TCI Satellite Entertainment,
  • 30% par Time Warner,
  • 10% par AT&T,
  • 10% par Comcast,
  • 9% par Cox Communications,
  • 4% par General Electrics,
  • American Sky Broadcasting (ASkyB) détient 1 MM$ d'actions sans droit de vote et va fournir des satellites. ASkyB est détenu à 80% par News Corp. - la compagnie de Ruppert Murdoch - et à 20% par WorldCom.

• Cox is one of the largest U.S. cable operators with 6 million subscribers,
• PrimeStar, an American satellite operator, is owned at:
  • 37% by TCI Satellite Entertainment,
  • 30% by Time Warner,
  • 10% by AT&T,
  • 10% by Comcast,
  • 9% by Cox Communications,
  • 4% by General Electrics,
  • American Sky Broadcasting (ASkyB) owns 1 billion dollar of non-voting shares and will provide some satellites.. ASkyB is owned at 80% by News Corp. - Ruppert Murdoch's company- and at 20% by WorldCom.