Cox Communications Joins Navy Exchange Service Command's NEX Military Moving Center

September 2, 2003
Newswire
Source: Qcorps Residential, Inc.

Company Will Offer Communications Products to U.S. Military Personnel Online Via Qcorps Resident Connection Service Network

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Qcorps Residential Inc. today announced that Cox Communications' cable systems in Hampton Roads and San Diego have agreed to offer communications products and services through the Navy Exchange Service Command's (NEXCOM) Military Moving Center, effective immediately. The NEX Military Moving Center was launched in mid-July under a contract with Qcorps Residential Inc. The NEX Military Moving Center is a Navy-wide initiative to improve quality of life for military personnel and their families designed to reduce the stress associated with frequent military relocations at no cost to the Navy.

"Cox's decision to offer its services through the NEX Military Moving Center is a great example of the company's commitment to supporting our military personnel," said John W. Meyers, Chairman and CEO of Qcorps. "There are approximately 140,000 military personnel in the Hampton Roads and San Diego service areas and Cox Communications' participation in the NEXCOM Moving Center will have a positive impact on morale and quality of life for these men and women and their families."

"While frequent relocations are a necessary element in maintaining a force capable of far-reaching and complex military operations, we are constantly looking for ways to reduce the associated inconvenience and stress," said Rear Admiral William J. Maguire, Commander, NEXCOM.

Through the NEX Moving Center, Cox will offer its popular bundle of local and long distance telephone services, digital cable television, and high speed Internet services in its Hampton Roads and San Diego service areas. These services can be bought separately or bundled together for discount savings and billed on single or multiple statements.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to join NEXCOM in this forward-thinking initiative to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families," said Pat Esser, EVP, Operations, Cox. "The NEX Moving Center is an innovative way to offer our products and services to U.S. military personnel, and, at same time, make the relocation experience as easy, convenient, and positive for them as possible."

The Military Moving Center offers Cox's services through the Qcorps Resident Connection Service Network and enables military personnel to order and manage home-related services at a central online location. The NEXCOM Military Moving Center is available to active duty Navy members plus the over 9 million additional authorized members of the Navy Exchange, including members of other armed services. Accessing the NEX Moving Center directly from the NEXCOM home page (www.navy-nex.com), military personnel can compare offerings from a broad range of service providers to select and manage change of address forms, local and long distance telephone service, cable and satellite television, Internet access, newspaper subscriptions, moving services, furniture and appliance rental, and other household services.

The NEXCOM Moving Center provides significant benefits to military households in several distinctive ways. It saves time by enabling members to arrange all of their household services quickly (typically 3 minutes per service) without the inconvenience of waiting on hold or searching for available service providers at their address. One-stop online shopping (without linking to other websites) is available to all members 24 X 7 from anywhere in the world. Service members save money with the Best Price Guarantee and special discounts available through the NEXCOM Moving Center.

About Cox Communications:
Cox Communications (NYSE: COX - News), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.5 million total customers, including 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's fourth-largest cable television provider, Cox offers both analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as advanced digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand. Cox provides an array of other communications and entertainment services, including local and long distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the Cox High Speed Internet brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox MediaSM brand. Cox is an investor in programming networks including Discovery Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com.

About NEXCOM:
NEXCOM is headquarters for the worldwide Navy Exchange System. Its mission is to provide authorized customers quality goods and services at a savings and to support quality of life programs for active duty military, retirees, reservists, and their families. Navy Exchanges are run as non-appropriated fund activities, that is they are self-sufficient and do not receive appropriated or taxpayer dollars. NEXCOM is responsible for the technical and oversight for 109 Navy Exchanges worldwide, 41 Navy Lodges, 187 Ship's Stores, and the Uniform Program Management Office. These four independently functioning programs of the Navy Exchange System generated $1.9 billion in sales in 2002 and gave $56.9 million to morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) programs. Since 1946, nearly $2.2 billion has been given to MWR to enhance Sailor quality of life.

About Qcorps Residential, Inc.:
Qcorps Residential, Inc. (www.qcorps.com), headquartered in Houston, Texas, has developed and operates the Resident Connection Service Network, an extensive network of service providers and privately branded channel partners enabling millions of U.S. households to order their household-related services quickly and easily. Consumers can comparison shop on the Network and purchase telecommunications, utilities, video and other services conveniently online at a single location -- typically saving 2 to 10 hours and receiving the guaranteed best prices. Qcorps recently expanded its service area to support all moving and non-moving U.S. households with major brand name national and local service providers.