http://status.cogentco.com/ indicates the following: Cogent Network Status Report Last Updated Thu Jan 14 12:48:38 2010 *Cogent Network Status/DNS Server Status Description: *Welcome to Cogent Communications’ Network Status Message. Customers with traffic going through or on the east coast may be experiencing packet loss and higher than normal latency due to a fiber cut in New Jersey. Splice crews are at the site. There is no ETR at this time. The Cogent ticket to reference for this issue is HD2082680. A separate issue has been identified for customers in Toronto and Chicago. The routing issue has been resolved. The Cogent ticket to reference for this issue is HD2082851