This move ups the ante on the competition between cable companies and phone companies. "We believe the next frontier of wireless is data and video, and no one knows that side of the business better ...

Cox is providing 600 Wi-Fi hot spots to help people stay connected in areas where internet is out. You should be able to access those on your phone or laptop.

The partnership is designed to build up Cox?s wireless technology back-end as it readies itself to make the leap to providing mobile services to its television, Internet and landline subscribers.