Cogent Communications CEO to Present at Two Upcoming Conferences

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 20, 2017 – Cogent Communications Holdings, 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 Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference is being held at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Monday, March 6th at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The Deutsche Bank 25th Annual Media, Internet & Telecom Conference is being held at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Tuesday, March 7th at 10:25 a.m. ET.

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 at www.cogentco.com/events. A replay of the Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference webcast will be available for only seven days following the presentation. A replay of the Deutsche Bank 25th Annual Media, Internet & Telecom Conference webcast will be available 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 Internet backbone networks in the world. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high speed Internet access, Ethernet transport and colocation services. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network provides services in more than 190 markets globally.

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 2450 N St, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent Communications can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

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