Cox is getting into the mobile industry — again
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Cox Communications had planned to launch the service in October. | Image: Cox Communications Cox announced on Monday that it is launching a pilot for Cox Mobile that will be available to Cox's internet customers. This will be the company's second major attempt to get into the mobile industry, after its effort launched in 2010 shut down after less than two years, citing an inability to offer iconic phones" (like Apple's iPhone, for example) along with its suite of feature phones and Android handsets.
Under the new Cox Mobile, customers will have access to both 4G and 5G coverage with access to on-the-go wifi hotspots." They will also have access to high-speed data plans Pay As You Gig" that will let customers pay for needed data and an unlimited data plan called Gig Unlimited." The Wall Street Journal reported that prices...