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P H o t o g r a P H i c m o m e n t s 1 9 5 Cox Business Cox Business provides voice, data, and video services for nearly 260,000 small and regional businesses, including healthcare providers, grades K-12 and higher education, financial institutions, and federal, state and local government organizations. C urrently the sev- enth largest voice service provider in the United States, Cox Business sup- ports more than 730,000 business phone lines nationwide. In New England, the company offers a fully hosted and managed advanced voice service that enables enhanced capabilities for business- es of all sizes, including unified messaging, disaster recovery and flexible call routing via a user-friend- ly Web interface. Cox Business ranked highest among small/mid-size busi- ness data service providers in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Major Provider Business Telecommunications Study SM . Cox Business is constantly expanding its service offer- ings beyond traditional voice, data and video products to provide customers with a full-service solution that meets the demands of today's business environment. Online data backup, security, Web hosting and server protection services have been developed specifi- cally for businesses requirements. For customers with server storage and disaster recovery concerns, we're expanding our data center facilities throughout Connecticut. For specific information about relocat- ing critical business equipment to one of these facili- ties, please contact John Crouse at 860-432-5067. Cox Business also offers Wi-Fi Hotspots — turn-key hotspot solutions for businesses looking to meet the increasing customer demand for Internet connectivity in public places. The Wi-Fi Hotspot network is growing rapidly in Connecticut. All Cox Business services are delivered over the carrier-class, fully-owned and managed Cox network, ensuring the highest levels of security, quality and reli- ability. Cox Business customers experience the conve- nience of working with one local account team for all of their business telecommunications needs. Whether the business has a large in-house IT team or no on-site resources, Cox partners with its customers to ensure communications systems are optimized to support business operations. Cox Business is the commercial service division of Cox Communications, a multi-service broadband com- munications and entertainment company with more than 6 million residential and business customers nation- wide. Cox began providing business services in 1993 and has been an industry leader in serving businesses in New England since 1999 with a local team led by industry vet- eran Mark Scott, Vice President of Cox Business. We believe our customers, vendors and business part- ners want to do business with socially and environmen- tally responsible organizations. Two initiatives encompass that objective: Cox Charities and Cox Conserves. Cox Charities Since its inception in 2001, Cox Communications has presented more than $5 million in Cox Charities grants and in-kind support to more than 130 nonprofit organizations focusing on children and educational initiatives in Rhode Island and Connecticut, including Girls Inc of Meriden. This year we will donate approxi- mately $1.2 million in the form of Cox Charities grants and in-kind support to selected non-profit organiza- tions in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Cox Conserves We're working to reduce our company's carbon footprint by 2017. Cox has implemented a range of programs that reduce energy use and promote sustain- ability, including the recycling of customer premise equipment, using hybrid vehicles in our fleet and the composting of food and materials from the cafeteria, which serves more than 625 meals per day. Seated L to R: John Crouse, Yvette Collins, Lorne Roux Standing L to R: Brian Schulz, Suzette Roberts, Kerrie Salmon, Kim Procaccini, Denene Thompson, Doug Barber