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Spectrum Says 'Hi!' to 11+ Million Homes and Businesses Across Major Markets Including Las Vegas, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orange County, Phoenix, Providence and San Diego

The Cox Communications newsroom has been rebranded as the Charter Communications newsroom, with a new press release announcing Spectrum's expansion to 11+ million homes and businesses across major markets.

Architecture of CoxOutage.us Launched for Outage Tracking

The author launched CoxOutage.us, a site to map and track Cox Communications outages, and describes the technical and SEO architecture used to ensure instant, localized pages during sudden traffic spikes. Key infrastructure choices include aggressive caching (LiteSpeed Cache + Memcached), edge delivery via Cloudflare, hosting on InterServer, and SEO tactics such as hyper-specific URL slugs and using the Google Indexing API with Rank Math for automated indexing and schema generation. The site focuses on scaling localized landing pages and improving the automated reporting pipeline.

• CoxOutage.us was launched to map and track Cox Communications disruptions.
• The site uses LiteSpeed Cache combined with Memcached for object caching to minimize database queries during traffic spikes.
• Cloudflare is used for DNS management and edge-level caching; the site is hosted on InterServer.

Spectrum Offers Free Amazon Prime to Eligible Customers

Spectrum announced a partnership with Amazon to include a full Amazon Prime membership at no additional cost for customers who qualify for Spectrum Internet Assist, the ISP's low‑income program offering speeds up to 50 Mbps. The benefit is available to new and existing qualifying Spectrum customers (already included for legacy Spectrum accounts, with Prime inclusion coming soon for eligible legacy Cox customers). Customers activate the offer by visiting Spectrum.net/Prime and completing account setup or sign-in on Amazon's site. Spectrum highlighted Prime perks—grocery and delivery savings, Prime Video and Music, Amazon Pharmacy delivery, and Prime Day deals—and cited a retail valuation of about $14.99 per month ($139 per year). Adam Ray, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, said the initiative is intended to add value for customers and support communities.

• Spectrum partnered with Amazon to provide Amazon Prime at no extra cost for qualifying Spectrum Internet Assist customers.
• Spectrum Internet Assist is a low‑income program offering speeds up to 50 Mbps.
• The offer is available to new and existing qualifying customers; activation requires visiting Spectrum.net/Prime and completing account setup or sign-in on Amazon.

Xfinity’s 'Imagine That' Ads Feature Zombies

Xfinity debuted new 'Imagine That' spots that place the brand's services in a zombie-apocalypse setting. The ads were created by agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners and directed by Damien Shatford, and they emphasize the resilience of Xfinity services (notably WiFi) even amid undead chaos. The story was published on Ad Age on July 21, 2026, and written by Tim Nudd. The piece highlights the creative concept and credits the agency and director behind the campaign.

• Xfinity released new 'Imagine That' advertising spots set in a zombie apocalypse.
• Goodby Silverstein & Partners created the ads for Xfinity.
• Damien Shatford directed the spots.