Dave Schaeffer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCOI) Q2 2026 earnings conference call, held 2026-08-06. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.
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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:05.074 Good morning and welcome to the Cogent Communications Holdings Second Quarter 2026 00:00:05.074 -- 00:00:10.437 Earnings Conference Call. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded 00:00:10.437 -- 00:00:14.538 and it will be available for replay at www.cogentcall.com. 00:00:16.780 -- 00:00:21.143 A transcript of this conference call will be posted on Cogent's website when it comes 00:00:21.143 -- 00:00:26.186 available. Cogent's summary of financial and operational results attached to this press 00:00:26.186 -- 00:00:29.541 release can be downloaded from the Cogent website. 00:00:29.541 -- 00:00:33.644 I would now like to turn it over to Mr. Dave Schaeffer, Chairman and Chief Executive 00:00:33.644 -- 00:00:37.707 Officer of Cogent Communications Holdings, you may begin. 00:00:37.707 -- 00:00:40.729 Hey, thank you and good morning. 00:00:40.729 -- 00:00:44.711 Welcome to our second quarter 2026 earnings 00:00:44.711 -- 00:00:49.995 conference call. I'm Dave Schaeffer, Cogent's Chief Executive Officer, 00:00:49.995 -- 00:00:55.556 and with me on this morning's call is Tad Weed, our Chief Financial Officer. 00:00:55.556 -- 00:01:00.879 I'd like to focus on a few key events and significant matters that transpired 00:01:00.879 -- 00:01:06.282 in the quarter. I'd like to recognize these events and give you an update 00:01:06.282 -- 00:01:11.425 on these important matters. We have made significant progress in several 00:01:11.425 -- 00:01:15.047 areas. Our data center monetization, 00:01:15.047 -- 00:01:20.109 our net leverage reduction, our cost reduction and completion 00:01:20.109 -- 00:01:22.871 of various integration projects, 00:01:22.871 -- 00:01:28.656 the continued product rotation and a 00:01:29.357 -- 00:01:33.478 r...