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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
REGISTRATION NO. 333-3766
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1996
(As supplemented May 10, 1996)
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
(Fixed Rate Note)
(Due More Than Nine Months From Date of Issue)
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Designation: Fixed Rate Medium-Term Original Issue Date: August 9, 1996
Notes Due August 9, 2006
Principal Amount: U.S. $5,000,000 Maturity Date: August 9, 2006
Issue Price (as a percentage of Cox's Option to Extend Maturity: None
Principal Amount): 100%
Interest Rate: 7.19% per annum CUSIP: 22404Q AA 6
Commission or discount (as a percentage of Form: [x] Global Note
Principal Amount): .625% [ ] Definitive Note
Optional Redemption Provisions: None
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This Pricing Supplement supplements and, to the extent inconsistent
therewith, amends the description of the Notes referred to above in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Notes will be sold to Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for
resale to one or more investors at a fixed public offering price. After the
initial public offering of the Notes, the public offering price and any
concession or discount may be charged.
Dated: August 9, 1996
