In case EQ tries to hide the press release again: EQUIFAX RENEWS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH COX COMMUNICATIONS Equifax to Provide Cox with Customized Customer Risk Assessment Tools Atlanta, GA, July 9, 2002 - Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) today announced it has renewed a three-year contract with Cox Communications (NYSE: COX) to provide Cox with consumer risk assessment and application processing services tailored to the cable and cable telephony industries. The relationship will incorporate Cox Communications' customer data with identity, verification and risk modeling through Equifax, allowing Cox to evaluate the risks associated with each applicant for cable and telecommunications service. These tools will allow Cox to assess potential customers prior to providing service and identify potentially fraudulent applicants at the point of sale. "Equifax is providing Cox with a suite of powerful solutions to support their rapidly expanding business," said Vince Corica, Equifax senior vice president. "This relationship, using Equifax's APPLY technology, will serve as a model for the rapidly growing cable industry." Cox will utilize Equifax technology to process all potential customers and applicants applying for service. "We are pleased to be working with Equifax on these solutions and are confident they will allow us to mitigate risk and add substantial savings to our customer acquisition efforts," said Kimberly Edmunds, Cox Communications vice president of Customer Service.
LOL, and I was thinking of switching over to cable everything. I can see the inquiries now... one for each service, I'm sure. I think I will stay where I am.
