Checkfree Holdings Corp. has signed up Cox Communications Inc. for its electronic billing service.
Starting in September, 3.8 million Cox cable and telephone subscribers will be able to receive and pay their bills using Checkfree's E-Bill.
The bills will be accessible at Checkfree's Web site and at the sites of financial services companies using E-Bill, including Bank One Corp. and First Union Corp.
Including Cox, Checkfree has contracts with 49 major U.S. billers, including AT&T Corp., Countrywide Home Loans Inc., and MCI WorldCom.