A background on Cogent Communications and how it is uniquely positioned to provide business internet connectivity.

1. Unleash the Potential of the Internet…

3. Serves over 155 major metro markets in North America and Europe.

4. Provides Internet access, Ethernet transport and colocation services.

5. Currently serves approximately 24,000 NetCentric (bandwidth-intensive users) and Corporate customers worldwide.

6. Independent third parties rank Cogent as one of the leading ISPs in the world:

7. Provides High Quality Service and wins business based on PRICE

8. 2nd largest ISP by AS connectivity (Fixed Orbit & CAIDA)

9. Carries ~17% of the World’s Internet Traffic (~25 Petabytes per day)

10. Pilot House Award Winner for Best Customer Service (Nemertes Research)

11. White Hat Network - “Recognized as a proactive no-spam-tolerance network” (Spamhaus)Cogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential

13. 380+ metro networks; 15,000+ metro fiber miles

14. Longhaul Capacity up to 520 Gbps

15. Transatlantic Capacity over 440 Gbps across multiple cables/routes

16. Interconnected with 3,350+ different networks

17. 1,530+ On-Net buildings

18. 71% multi-tenant office buildings

19. 29% carrier neutral data centers

20. Agreements with 250+ building owners (REITs)

21. 41 data centers with 370,000+ sq. ft. of spaceCogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential

23. Law firms

24. Financial services

25. Consulting services

26. CorporationsCogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential

28. BGP or Static Routing Configuration

29. Interfaces

30. Ethernet: FastE, GigE or 10 GigE

31. PDH/SDH/SONET: E1/T1, E3/DS3, STM-N/OC-X

32. Flat or usage-based billing options

33. Options

34. Primary / Secondary DNS

35. Back-Up Mail Server

36. Black Hole Server

37. Full SLA

38. Global Network availability: 100%

39. Packet loss: < 0.1%

41. Rapid Installation

42. On-Net: 17 days or less

43. Off-Net: Depending on Local Tail provider

44. Customer Support

45. Available 24x7x365

46. Global Customer-Focused NOC in Washington, DC

48. Deliver high performance to end-users, guaranteed

49. Low ping times and high transfer rates for all types of Internet usage from fractional FastE and up to multiple 10 GigE configurations

50. Corporate Customers

51. High-speed fully dedicated quality Internet access

53. > 450 Carrier Neutral Data Centers

54. > 1,080 Corporate Buildings

55. Off-Net

57. Reach and Port Based Billing

58. National

59. International

60. Transatlantic

61. Per port (rather than per link) bandwidth assignment

62. VLAN-based Connectivity

63. Flexible assignment of VLAN between ports

64. VLAN tagging acc. to IEEE 802.1q

65. Q-in-Q / Jumbo Frames available in many locations

66. Interfaces

67. Ethernet: FastE or GigE

68. Full SLA

69. Global Network availability: 100%

70. Rapid Installation

71. On-Net: 17 days or less

72. Off-Net: Depending on Local Tail provider

73. Customer Support

74. Available 24x7x365

75. Global Customer-Focused NOC in Washington, DC

77. Interconnect distant network locations

78. Remote access to public peering points

79. Guaranteed high-speed throughput

80. Corporate Customers

81. Private and secure full speed LAN-to-LAN extension

82. Enabler for bandwidth intensive distributed applications,

83. Remote storage or Disaster Recovery

84. Available Topologies

86. > 450 Carrier Neutral Data Centers

87. > 1,080 Corporate Buildings

88. Off-Net

90. Stand-Alone Footprint / Rack or Cage / Suite

91. Bundle with Internet or Ethernet connectivity

92. Fully Redundant Power Supply

93. AC (110 / 230V) or DC (48V)

94. Redundant UPS

95. Battery Back-Up

96. On-Site Diesel Generators

97. Fire Detection and Suppression Systems

98. Above and below floor smoke heads

99. Central monitoring

100. Inert gas tanks (FM 200)

101. Air Conditioning

102. Temperature and Humidity Control

103. Access Control

104. Intercom and Biometric Keycard systems

105. Helping Hands Option (select locations)

106. Rapid Installation

107. Customer Support

108. Available 24x7x365

109. Global Customer-Focused NOC in Washington, DC

113. Ample bandwidth eliminates QoS issues like dropped packets and latency

114. Today, Cogent carries approximately 25 Petabytes per day of pure Internet traffic on its network. That is equivalent to a person watching back-to-back movies on the Internet for 3,325+ years continuously. Cogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential

116. These connections are mostly private and constantly maintained and upgraded to adequate capacity levels.Cogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential

118. Network footprint targeted at high traffic locations

119. Very strong balance sheet

120. Experienced management team

121. Substantial network capacityCogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential

122. Why Buy from Cogent? Cogent’s Low Prices save you money. Cogent’s Big Bandwidth allows you to work faster, better, and smarter. Entrust your Internet to Cogent’s IP Specialists, not telecom general practitioners. Cogent delivers with Quality: Top 5, Tier 1 Provider that carries 17% of the world’s Internet traffic. Best-in-class Quality Network and Customer Support, backed by SLAs with credits. Service Delivery is fast and friendly. ~24,000 Cogent Customers are overwhelmingly fans of our Service. Cogent Communications Proprietary and Confidential