WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cogent Communications, Inc., one of the largest carriers of Internet traffic in the world, today announced that Cogent was ranked as the 56th fastest growing company in North America by Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500 Program. Cogent made the list based on average percentage revenue growth of 4,380 percent over five years from 2001 to 2005. The average growth rate of all 500 companies named was 2,147 percent.

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"To rank on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, companies must have phenomenal revenue growth over five years. Cogent has proven to be one of the fast-growth success stories in North America, and we applaud their dedication to making their vision a reality," said Tony Kern, deputy managing principal of Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry practice.

"Cogent's remarkable growth rate can be attributed to the clarity, focus and determination that our employees put into delivering the highest quality Internet service at the lowest prices in the industry," said Dave Schaeffer, CEO of Cogent. "It is doubly amazing that we have been able to achieve this type of growth based predominantly on customer word-of-mouth. This underscores the unprecedented value that Cogent delivers."

About Cogent Communications

Cogent Communications Group, Inc. is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP ranked by Ovum-RHK as the largest provider of Ethernet services in the United States. 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 spans 14 countries and provides IP services in approximately 90 markets located in North America and Europe.

Since Cogent's 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. Network ownership also enables Cogent to offer superior customer support through 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 http://www.cogentco.com/. Cogent Communications can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at info@cogentco.com.

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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.

CONTACT: Jeff Henriksen of Cogent Communications Group, Inc.,
+1-202-295-4200, jhenriksen@cogentco.com

Web site: http://www.cogentco.com/
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