Cogent Communications CEO to Present at the 37th Annual JP Morgan Global Technology,...

Cogent Communications CEO to Present at the 37th Annual JP Morgan Global
Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CCOI), one of the largest Internet service providers in the world,
today announced that Dave Schaeffer, Cogent's chief executive officer, will
present at the 37th Annual JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom
Conference at 10:40 a.m. ET, May 18th. The conference is being held at The
Westin Boston Waterfront.

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Investors and other interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the
presentation by going to the Investor Relations section of Cogent's website
(http://www.cogentco.com/us/ir_events.php) to access the link to the live
audio webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available on Cogent's IR
website for 90 days following the presentation.

About Cogent Communications
Cogent Communications (Nasdaq: CCOI) is a multinational, Tier 1
facilities-based ISP, consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in
the world. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high speed
Internet access and point-to-point transport services. Cogent's
facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides IP services in over
130 markets located in North America and Europe.

Since its inception, Cogent has unleashed the benefits of IP technology,
building one of the largest and highest capacity IP networks in existence.
This network enables Cogent to offer large bandwidth connections at highly
competitive prices. Cogent also offers superior customer support by virtue of
its end-to-end control of service delivery and network monitoring.

Cogent Communications is headquartered at 1015 31st Street, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20007. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent
Communications can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via
email at info@cogentco.com.

Information in this release may involve expectations, beliefs, plans,
intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements
included in this release are based upon information available to Cogent
Communications Group, Inc. as of the date of the release, and we assume no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. The statements in
this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could
differ materially from our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause
or contribute to such differences. Some of the factors and risks associated
with our business are discussed in Cogent's registration statements filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its other reports filed from
time to time with the SEC.

SOURCE Cogent Communications Group, Inc.

For Public Relations: Travis Wachter, +1-202-295-4217, twachter@cogentco.com;
or Investor Relations: +1-202-295-4212, investor.relations@cogentco.com