WASHINGTON, D.C. May 24, 2018 – 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 Morgan Stanley Leveraged Finance Conference is being held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Wednesday, June 6th at 11:45 a.m. CT.

The Robert W. Baird & Co 2018 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference is being held at the InterContinental New York Barclay in New York, NY. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Thursday, June 7th at 11:25 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. Replays of the webcasts will be available for 90 days following the presentations.

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 195 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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