WASHINGTON, D.C. April 29, 2011 – 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 following conferences:

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch Smid Cap Conference is being held at The Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, MA. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Wednesday, May 11th at 8:50 AM ET.

The Jefferies 2011 Global TIMT Conference is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, NY. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting at 9:30 AM ET on Friday, May 13th.

The J.P. Morgan 39th Annual Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference is being held at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting at 2:10 PM ET on Monday, May 16th.

Investors and other interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the conference presentations by going to the Events section of Cogent's website (http://www.cogentco.com/events) to access the link to the live audio webcasts. A replay of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch webcast will be available for 16 days following the presentation and a replay of the Jefferies and J.P. Morgan webcasts will be available for 90 days following the presentations on Cogent's website.

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 160 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 the world. 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 Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра..

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