36-Month Price Stability Term Agreement

Effective Date: July 10, 2022 v.1.1

This 36-Month Term Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which you will receive the Protected Retail Rates for your Covered Cox Services, as those terms are defined in Section 1.2 below. This Agreement is by and between CoxCom, LLC on behalf of itself and its operating affiliates that provide the Covered Cox Services to you (“Cox”, “we”, “our”, “us”), and “You”, the accountholder to whom the Covered Cox Services (defined in Section 1.2 below) are provided.  IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR COVERED COX SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH CHANGES MAY REMOVE DISCOUNTS AND THE PROTECTED RETAIL RATES APPLICABLE TO YOUR COVERED COX SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3 BELOW AND THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE SPECIFIC OFFER YOU ACCEPTED.

During the Term and subject to this Section 1 and 3 below, Cox will not charge you more than Cox’s published regular month-to-month, non-promotional and non-discounted rates (referred to as the “Retail Rate”, “Regular Rate”, or “Everyday Price”),  in effect for your local franchise service area as of the first day of the Term of this Agreement (the “Protected Retail Rate(s)”) for the residential Cox TV, Cox Voice, Cox Internet and/or Cox Homelife Automation services you ordered and/or subscribed to (the “Cox Services”) in response to an offer from Cox that required a 3-year, or 36-month, term agreement for Cox Internet service (the “Offer”). YOU AGREE TO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE FIRST BILLING STATEMENT YOU RECEIVE 1) AFTER YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND 2) AFTER YOU ELECT TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR COVERED COX SERVICES (WHERE APPLICABLE) AND TO BRING ANY DISCREPANCIES TO COX’S ATTENTION WITHIN THE FIRST THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT OR SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF YOUR FIRST BILL STATEMENT DENOTING THE COVERED COX SERVICES, WHICHEVER IS LATER, BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL COX OFFICE. If you do not timely object, you waive the right to do so and agree that such designation(s) is accurate.

The price protection provided by this Agreement does not apply to the following rates, fees, or charges related to any of your Covered Cox Services, which may increase or decrease during the Term of this Agreement: (i) one-time charges, including but not limited to installation and activation/reactivation fees, (ii) usage-based charges, pay-per-use fees, pay-per-view charges, overage charges, or any third party streaming/app subscription services, including those billed by Cox (iii) applicable federal, state, and local taxes, franchise fees and other government-mandated or passthrough fees or surcharges, (iv) Cox or third-party imposed fees, surcharges, and payments, including, without limitation, any applicable interest, costs of collection (including attorneys’ fees and third party agent collection fees), late fees (subject to state law and regulations), door collection fees, and bank fees, (v) fees and charges for other Cox Services you add after you place your initial order and enter into this Agreement or that you receive that are not included in the Offer, (vi) discounts, subsidies, or credits provided by or through any government program or entity, and/or (vii) any other fee or charge that is not expressly within the scope of the Covered Cox Services.

If you qualified for and received a promotional discount or other discount off of any Protected Retail Rate in connection with your order (“Discounted Rate”), your rates will revert to the Protected Retail Rate(s) after any such Discounted Rate ends and will apply for the remainder of the Term of this Agreement (if any such Term remains), unless this Agreement is earlier terminated as provided herein.

If you accepted an Offer that included a special rebate or incentive, including but not limited to prepaid cards or rebates (“Incentives”), in addition to accepting this Agreement within the time and in the manner specified herein, you must also maintain the Covered Cox Services at the service address of record for your account as of the date of your order (as determined by Cox) for at least the first thirty (30) days of the Term of this Agreement to qualify for the advertised Incentive. You must also satisfy all stated eligibility requirements and follow all stated instructions for claiming the Incentive and if applicable, complete and return any related forms or fulfillment requests within the designated time period. If your form or fulfillment submission is late, misdirected, incomplete, incorrect, illegible, or obtained or submitted through improper channels, you will not be entitled to the advertised Incentive. Please allow ten (10) to twelve (12) weeks after Cox receives your qualifying submission to receive your Incentive award, unless otherwise stated in the Incentive offer. Except as required by law, Incentive checks not deposited or properly negotiated within one hundred eighty (180) days after issuance will be non-negotiable, forfeited and invalid. Prepaid cards are subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing bank and expire on the date shown on the card. Cox will not replace or reissue any check, prepaid card or other incentive if it is lost, stolen, or damaged, or if it becomes non-negotiable, invalid, or forfeited. Incentives will only be issued in the name of the Primary Account Holder. Unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, all Incentive offers are limited to one (1) per Cox account and per household. Cox reserves the right to substitute any advertised Incentive with an incentive of equal or greater retail value. Incentives may not be exchanged or returned for cash or credit.

Cox sometimes enters into “bulk” services agreements to provide Cox TV, Internet, Voice, or Homelife Automation services to residents in multiple dwelling unit properties (for example, an apartment building, condo or cooperative) or other housing communities (each, a “Bulk Property”). If you live at a Bulk Property, you are ineligible for a Protected Retail Rate Offer, and Cox may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice to you of the error. Notwithstanding anything that may be to the contrary herein, you agree that such notice may be provided in any manner, including without limitation via your bill statement. If during the Term of this Agreement you move into a Bulk Property within your local Cox service area or where you live becomes a Bulk Property, this Agreement shall immediately terminate. In any of the foregoing circumstances, you will not be responsible for paying any applicable early termination fee (as more fully described in Section 3 below) and the rates for your services will be as set forth in Section 4.1 below.

You accept this Agreement when you first do one of the following within 30 days of receiving the Offer from Cox (the “Acceptance Date”): (1) orally confirming to Cox or its agent acting on Cox’s behalf your acceptance of this Agreement; (2) activating any Covered Cox Service(s) through a method provided by Cox; (3) using or paying for any Covered Cox Service(s); or (4) signing this Agreement electronically or physically in accordance with the instructions provided by Cox. If you do not accept this Agreement within this 30-day period, you will NOT receive the price protection benefits of the Agreement and you will be responsible for paying Cox’s then-current Regular Rates for all services you receive, including any rate increases on those services. UNLESS YOU TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SECTIONS 3.2 OR 3.3 BELOW, OR PAY AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.1 BELOW, YOU AGREE TO MAINTAIN AND PAY FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE COX INTERNET SERVICES COVERED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.

This Agreement is for a term of twelve (12) monthly billing cycles beginning on the date your order for Internet service covered by this Agreement is completed (as determined by Cox).  This 12-month period is referred to in this Agreement as the “Term.”

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU AGREE TO PAY THE APPLICABLE EARLY TERMINATION FEE LISTED IN THE TABLE BELOW (“ETF”) IN THE EVENT THAT THE COX INTERNET SERVICE YOU SUBSCRIBE TO IS DISCONNECTED FOR ANY REASON BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.

If you choose to 1) upgrade or downgrade your Covered Cox Services or rented equipment within a Cox service category (e.g. from one tier of Internet to another, from one package of TV to another) or 2) add or terminate non-Internet services, such changes will not terminate this Agreement or result in ETFs under this Agreement. However, unless permitted under the terms of your Discounted Rate as set forth in Section 3.1.3 below, you will be charged Cox’s then-current Regular Rates for such service(s) as of the date that you instructed Cox to change your Covered Cox Services, you agree to pay such adjusted Protected Retail Rate(s) for the remainder of the Term, and such changes may also remove discounts applicable to such services.
 

By way of example without limitation:
 

1. Example 1: If you remove Panoramic Wifi from a Cox Internet Bundle (Internet + Panoramic Wifi gateway + Cox Complete Care), your new rates for Cox Internet and Cox Complete Care will convert to the then-current Regular Rates as of the date you instructed Cox to remove the Panoramic Wifi gateway rental from your account and such rates will apply for remainder of the Term.
   
   
2. Example 2: If you downgrade your Cox TV package, your new rates for your new Cox TV package will be the then-current Regular Rates as of the date you instructed Cox to change your Cox TV services and such rates will apply for remainder of the Term.
   

Certain offers for Discounted Rates may permit you to change your speed of Internet service during the applicable Discounted Rate period while maintaining discounts on your Internet service. If you change your Internet service to a speed that is not included in your specific Discounted Rate offer, then the new rates for your new Internet service speed will be determined as set forth in Section 3.1.2 above.

YOU MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT BY (I) CALLING COX CUSTOMER CARE AT THE NUMBER LOCATED ON YOUR BILL, OR (II) DISCONNECTING  COX INTERNET SERVICE AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF THE APPLICABLE ETF AND ALL OTHER ACCRUED CHARGES. FOR CLARITY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IF COX DISCONNECTS YOUR COX INTERNET SERVICE DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF ANY CHARGES DUE COX, YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TERMINATED THIS AGREEMENT AND WILL BE CHARGED THE ETF. YOUR OBLIGATION TO PAY ETFS SURVIVES TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

The ETF will be reduced by the amount listed below for each complete month during the Term of this Agreement that you maintain and timely pay for your Cox Internet Service.

You may terminate this Agreement and/or disconnect or downgrade any or all of the Covered Cox Service(s) for any reason without incurring an ETF during the first thirty (30) days of the Term of this Agreement (the “Cancellation Period”) by contacting Cox Customer Care at the contact phone number on your bill statement and notifying Cox of your decision to terminate this Agreement or disconnect/downgrade any of your Covered Cox Services. You will be responsible for paying for the Covered Cox Services you received and all other charges and fees that you incurred prior to exercising your rights under this subsection through the date the Covered Cox Services are disconnected or downgraded.

You will not be responsible for paying an ETF if you terminate this Agreement within thirty (30) days of our written notice to you of a material adverse change to this Agreement or Other Service Agreement(s), as defined in Section 6 below, applicable to your Cox Service(s), or if you disconnect Cox Internet service you are receiving at any time during the Term for one of the following reasons: (i) you upgrade your Covered Cox Services to a new qualifying Offer (as determined by Cox), (ii) you are a member of the United States Armed Services and have received military orders to relocate outside of the local Cox service area that supports this Agreement for a period of not less than 90 days, (iii) you transfer service to another residence in a Cox service area, (iv) you move outside a Cox service area or into a Bulk Property and provide Cox appropriate documentation of move, or (iv) the death of the Primary Account Holder and cancellation of the account. Cox will not charge an ETF if you are receiving a discount through the FCC’s the Emergency Broadband Benefit program.

If you cancel your Cox Internet service during the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement will automatically terminate in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement.  If you choose to retain other Covered Cox Services, Cox will have the option, but not the obligation, to forego the collection of an ETF under the terms of this Agreement. Because this Agreement has terminated, even if Cox foregoes collection of an ETF, the rates for your remaining Cox services shall no longer be Protected Retail Rates and you will be charged Cox’s then-current Regular Rates for such services as of the date that you instructed Cox to disconnect your Internet service.

You acknowledge and agree that Cox may, in its sole discretion, add, delete, or modify any aspect, feature, component or requirement of any Cox Services at any time during the Term of this Agreement. For example, at any time, Cox may delete any programming services from its TV channel lineup or move any programming services currently included in the Covered Cox Services to another tier or level of service that is not included in the Covered Cox Services. Under these circumstances, you would no longer receive such programming services and would not be entitled to any credit or fee reduction. Or, for example, Cox may change its video service delivery from analog to digital or its telephone service from circuit switched to an Internet Protocol based or other technology platform. Notwithstanding, if during the Term of this Agreement, Cox changes its network, service delivery platform or other technology for delivering any Cox Service and new and/or additional equipment or device(s) is needed for you to continue to access your Cox Services on one or more outlets, computers, laptops, mobile devices, tablets or any other devices, such equipment is not covered under this Agreement and you agree that you may be charged extra by Cox for any such equipment you purchase or lease/rent from Cox. In addition, for clarity, if you fail to obtain any such required equipment and therefore your Cox Internet Service is terminated by you or Cox, you may be subject to an ETF in accordance with Section 3. Further, you acknowledge and agree that any of the Cox-Initiated Service changes noted in this subsection will not violate this Agreement, constitute adverse material changes, or affect your ETF, payment or other contractual obligations to Cox.

Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.1, upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, you will be charged Cox’s then-current Regular Rates for any Covered Cox Services that you continue to receive and such rates shall no longer be Protected Retail Rates. If you are still entitled to receive a Discounted Rate on any of the Covered Cox Services after expiration or termination of this Agreement, then when your Discounted Rate period ends for any reason, you will be charged Cox’s then-current  Regular Rates as of the date your Discounted Rate ended for any Covered Cox Services you continue to receive and such rates shall no longer be Protected Retail Rates. Cox’s then-current pricing information can be found at www.cox.com or can be obtained from your local Cox office. Your continued use of any Covered Cox Services after termination or expiration of this Agreement (i) will remain subject to any applicable Other Service Agreement(s), and (ii) you must return to Cox any equipment that is used with Covered Cox Services you no longer receive, as further described in the applicable Other Service Agreement(s).

Cox reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time with or without notice. You may not modify this Agreement by making any typed, handwritten, or any other changes to it for any purpose. Cox will provide you with written notice of any changes that we determine are material to this Agreement consistent with applicable law or tariff. You agree that we may provide you with such written notice by sending it U.S. Mail or commercial overnight mail to your last known billing address in Cox’s account records, by including the notice on or with your bill statement, by sending notice to any email address on Cox’s account records, or by other lawful means, and you agree that any of the foregoing will constitute sufficient notice and you waive any claims that these forms of notice are insufficient or ineffective. All such changes will become effective as of the date specified on the written notice and will be posted on the Cox Website at www.cox.com or at another URL Cox may designate from time to time (the “Cox Website”) and you agree to regularly check your postal mail, e-mail and all postings on the Cox Website or another website about which you have been notified or you bear the risk of failing to do so. The updated version of this Agreement on the Cox Website will supersede any prior versions of this Agreements. If the changes have a material adverse effect on you, you can terminate the affected Covered Cox Service(s) without paying an early termination fee by notifying Cox within thirty (30) days after we send notice of the applicable change. You agree that your sole recourse if you do not accept any such material adverse change is to terminate this Agreement within thirty (30) days of our notice to you. Your continued use of the Cox Service(s) after such thirty (30) day period will constitute your acceptance of this Agreement as modified.

5.1 YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION CONTAINING A MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT https://www.cox.com/aboutus/policies/customer-service-agreement.html.

IF YOU FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN IN THE COX RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT https://www.cox.com/aboutus/policies/customer-service-agreement.html, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION (EXCEPT JURY TRIAL WAIVER) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.7 ABOVE (THE “OPT-OUT PERIOD”). OTHERWISE, YOU WILL BE BOUND TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTES YOU MAY HAVE WITH COX THROUGH THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION IN THE COX RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT, AS REFERENCED ABOVE, IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6 BELOW.
 

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE COX RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.  THOSE PROVISIONS SET FORTH A COMMITMENT BY YOU AND COX TO ARBITRATE ALL DISPUTES, RATHER THAN LITIGATE IN COURT, AND A COMMITMENT BY YOU AND COX TO TRY TO RESOLVE DISPUTES INFORMALLY BEFORE RESORTING TO ARBITRATION.  IN ADDITION, THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE COX RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, CONTAIN VERY IMPORTANT PROVISIONS IDENTIFYING CERTAIN RIGHTS WHICH YOU ARE WAIVING, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

The dispute resolution provision survives the termination of your Services with Cox. If you bring a claim against Cox after termination of your Services that is based in whole or in part on events or omissions that occurred while you were a Cox customer, the dispute resolution provision shall apply.

This Agreement incorporates by reference the terms and conditions of all other service agreements, tariffs and other documents applicable to the Covered Cox Services,  including without limitation: (i) the Residential Customer Service Agreement, (ii) Cox’s Privacy Policy, (iii) the terms and conditions contained in your state telephone tariff or telephone Service Guide, as applicable, (iv), the Annual Customer Notice for Video Service, (v) the Cox Internet Acceptable Use Policy (vi) the Homelife Automation Terms and Conditions and EULA (all of the additional terms and conditions of service referenced in subsections (i)-(vi) of this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Other Service Agreements.”). The Other Service Agreements can be found at https://www.cox.com/aboutus/policies.html or obtained by calling your local Cox office. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the terms of any Other Service Agreement(s), this Agreement shall control. Homelife Security Services are not covered by this Agreement. Any Homelife Security services you receive are governed by the applicable Homelife Security Service Agreement.

YOU AGREE THAT FOR ANY CLAIMS YOU ASSERT AGAINST COX AND FOR ANY CLAIMS THAT COX ASSERTS AGAINST YOU, THERE SHALL BE NO LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE OR INCREASED COSTS OF OPERATION, OR FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES.  THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF THE DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR COX WAS TOLD THEY WERE POSSIBLE, AND THEY APPLY WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY. THIS SECTION SURVIVES TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Cox’s failure at any time to require strict compliance or performance of any term or condition herein will not be a waiver of Cox’s right to require strict performance of any term or condition herein.

You cannot assign this Agreement or any of your rights and duties under it. Cox may assign all or part of this Agreement or your debts to Cox under this Agreement without notice and without your consent, and you agree to make all subsequent payments as instructed.

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the state in which your Covered Cox Services are provided without regard to such state’s choice of laws principles and applicable federal law.

When this Agreement requires notice from you to Cox, you agree to provide us with written notice to the address specified on your bill or by calling us. Notice by calling us will be effective as of the date our records show that we received your call. Notices to you shall be provided as stated in Section 4.2 above.

If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, the unenforceable portion will be construed in accordance with Applicable Law in that particular jurisdiction as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties , and the remainder of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

This Agreement, together with the Other Service Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement between you and Cox with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether written or oral. Any attempted changes by you to any term of this Agreement or any additional or different terms contained on any instruments of payment, notices, or other communications or documents whether written, electronic, or oral are void. Certain provisions will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement including, but not limited to, Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, and all other provisions which by their nature would be expected to survive.

If you believe that any aspect of this Agreement is contrary to your understanding of your agreement with Cox, please contact Cox Customer Care at the telephone number or address set forth in your Cox bill statement.

By entering this Agreement, you certify that you are at least 18 years of age and that you are either the Primary Account Holder for the service address listed on the Cox bill statement or have been authorized by the Primary Account Holder to make changes to such account and to enter into this Agreement on his or her behalf. If you are not the Primary Account Holder, you further agree that you will be jointly and severally liable with the Primary Account Holder for all payment and other obligations owed to Cox under this Agreement and the Other Service Agreements. You agree that Cox is entitled to assume that all of the information you have provided to us is accurate.