Adelphia filed for bankruptcy protection in 2002, after it was discovered that the company was responsible for billions of dollars in loans taken out by the Rigas family to purchase the Buffalo Sabres NHL hockey franchise, a private golf course and private jets, among other things. Adelphia is currently the nation's fifth-largest cable operator, (one rung below Cox) and despite the financial trouble, is still a highly valuable property with 5.4 million subscribers to its basic cable service. The speculation started when a report in the trade magazine Broadcasting and Cable stated that Cox is "carefully evaluating" how it could buy all or part of Adelphia. The article quoted Cox CEO Jim Robbins as saying that he doesn't want to do a deal with Adelphia until it emerges from its Chapter 11 proceedings, but left the door open to action after the case is settled. For its part, Adelphia is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 protection by the end of 2004. Snooping around In April 2004, in a sign of our security-heightened times, Cox contracted with infrastructure provider VeriSign to open up its Internet-based telephone service to law enforcement officials looking to leavesdrop on suspected criminal activity. Cox is set to implement the VeriSign NetDiscovery Services for Cox's new voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) cable service. The move comes as Cox is trying to comply with the 1994 Federal Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which requires telecommunications carriers to ensure their networks comply with Visit Vault at www.vault.com for insider company profiles, expert advice, VAULT CAREER career message boards, expert resume reviews, the Vault Job Board and more. LIBRARY Vault Guide to the Top Telecom Employers Cox Communications, Inc. government specifications for wiretapping by law enforcement. Cox first launched its VoIP service in 2003. GETTING HIRED Hiring process Cox places a listing of all available positions nationwide on its web page located at www.cox.com, where job hunters can search by loc