Cogent Communications Didn't Build a Data Center Model — They Stole One

WASHINGTON - June 11, 2025 - PRLog -- Whistleblower Alleges Cogent Communications Built Its Data Center Model on a Stolen Blueprint

— A federal whistleblower is now calling out Cogent Communications  for allegedly concealing the fraudulent acquisition of a fully operational data center network—one the company did not build, but inherited from Fiber Network Solutions, Inc. (FNSI) during a disputed 2003 transaction.

At the heart of the allegations is a 2001 brochure, newly published to the public, that documents FNSI's coast-to-coast colocation network, clean audits from KPMG, and a profitable Tier One infrastructure—nearly a year before Cogent acquired its first failing data centers from PSINet.

"This wasn't a startup. It was a nationally recognized, fully operational enterprise," said whistleblower David J. Koch, who co-founded FNSI and served as CEO until he was medically incapacitated in 2002. "They didn't just take my company. They took the blueprint that built theirs."

Koch alleges that while he was disabled and legally recognized as under long-term disability, Cogent acquired FNSI's assets in a transaction that was buried in Exhibit 2.5 of its S-1 filing as a "miscellaneous asset purchase," stripped of all identifying schedules. That document—still missing its attachments—is now a key focus of coordinated investigations by the IRS, FBI, SEC, FAA, and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio.

"They built nothing. They inherited a crime scene," Koch said. "And they counted on me being in a grave. But I didn't die. Now the truth is louder than their lies."

According to Koch, Cogent's early data centers—acquired from PSINet in April 2002—were losing $150,000 per month. After acquiring FNSI, Cogent allegedly directed its employees to replicate FNSI's profitable model across its failing sites, triggering a financial turnaround. Koch has provided federal agencies with recorded conversations, corporate documents, and a 160-page evidentiary report supporting those claims.

The original 2001 FNSI brochure and all supporting documents are now available to the public at:

https://web.archive.org/web/20040622112204/http://www.fnsi.net/images/FNSIBrochure.pdf

"This isn't just a historical wrong," Koch added. "It's an ongoing cover-up that's reset the statute of limitations—and triggered federal enforcement."

About Fiber Network Solutions, Inc.
Founded in the 1990s and operational through 2003, FNSI was a Tier One carrier with coast-to-coast reach, transit-free architecture, and audited financials. Its founder and CEO, David J. Koch, now serves as a federal whistleblower.

Supporting Evidence & Media Contact:
📄 https://fibernetworksolutions.net/evidence.html
📧 media@FiberNetworkSolutions.net
📱 (614) 406-9766
🧑‍💼 David J. Koch – Federal Whistleblower