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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    August 14, 2002


Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware   1-31227   52-2337274
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1015 31st Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


(202) 295-4200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

        On August 14, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are being made to accompany the Form 10-Q:


Certification of Chief Executive Officer

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

Dated: August 14, 2002   /s/  DAVID SCHAEFFER      
David Schaeffer
Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Certification of Chief Financial Officer

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

Dated: August 14, 2002   /s/  H. HELEN LEE      
H. Helen Lee
Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 14, 2002   COGENT COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
DAVID SCHAEFFER      
      Name: David Schaeffer
      Its: Chief Executive Officer



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