On Nov. 29, 2016, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its 'A-2' short-term corporate credit rating and 'A-2' commercial paper rating on Cox Communications Inc. at the issuer's request. Our 'BBB' corporate credit rating and 'A-2' short term rating on parent company Cox Enterprises Inc. are unchanged. The outlook remains negative. Criteria - Corporates - General: Methodology: The Impact Of Captive Finance Operations On Nonfinancial Corporate Issuers, Dec. 14, 2015 Criteria - Corporates - General: Methodology And Assumptions: Liquidity Descriptors For Global Corporate Issuers, Dec. 16, 2014 Criteria - Corporates - Industrials: Key Credit Factors For The Telecommunications And Cable Industry, June 22, 2014 Criteria - Corporates - General: Corporate Methodology, Nov. 19, 2013 General Criteria: Group Rating Methodology, Nov. 19, 2013