Triple

T9312971
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject C-root E224048 entity
Predicate operatedBy P86 FINISHED
Object Cogent Communications
Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider specializing in high-speed fiber-optic connectivity and IP transit services for businesses and carriers.
 E791342 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Cogent Communications | Statement: [C-root, operatedBy, Cogent Communications]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cogent Communications
Context triple: [C-root, operatedBy, Cogent Communications]
  • A. Cox Communications
    Cox Communications is a major American telecommunications company that provides cable television, internet, and phone services to residential and business customers.
  • B. SBC Communications
    SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
  • C. Opal Telecom
    Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
  • D. Embarq Corporation
    Embarq Corporation was a U.S.-based telecommunications company providing local, long-distance, and data services, later absorbed into CenturyLink’s operations.
  • E. Cincinnati Bell
    Cincinnati Bell is a regional telecommunications company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing phone, internet, and related services to residential and business customers.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Cogent Communications
Triple: [C-root, operatedBy, Cogent Communications]
Generated description
Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider specializing in high-speed fiber-optic connectivity and IP transit services for businesses and carriers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cogent Communications
Target entity description: Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider specializing in high-speed fiber-optic connectivity and IP transit services for businesses and carriers.
  • A. Cox Communications
    Cox Communications is a major American telecommunications company that provides cable television, internet, and phone services to residential and business customers.
  • B. SBC Communications
    SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
  • C. Opal Telecom
    Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
  • D. Embarq Corporation
    Embarq Corporation was a U.S.-based telecommunications company providing local, long-distance, and data services, later absorbed into CenturyLink’s operations.
  • E. Cincinnati Bell
    Cincinnati Bell is a regional telecommunications company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing phone, internet, and related services to residential and business customers.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca8425f4fc81909c1c586e9a5b7530 completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd20ae96e481909a1af9ea1c91f2b2 completed April 1, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0c7a0adc4819097ac906f03f0188e completed April 4, 2026, 8:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0c8a7190c819097e71c15f7924268 completed April 4, 2026, 8:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0c9e7e7d08190bddc6786f0fcea9e completed April 4, 2026, 8:20 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:37 p.m.