EXHIBIT 32.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
           PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cox
Communications, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended June 30, 2003, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date hereof, I,
Jimmy W. Hayes, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

         (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                             /s/ Jimmy W. Hayes
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Name: Jimmy W. Hayes
                                             Title: Executive Vice President,
                                             Finance and Chief Financial Officer
                                             Date: August 8, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 or other
documentation authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature
that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written
statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Cox Communications, Inc.
and will be retained by Cox Communications, Inc. and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.