Company Opens Two Additional Advanced Gateway Data Centers
Company Provides Service in 65 Markets Globally
BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 27, 2001 - Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:LVLT) today announced it is now offering Internet and communications services in Pittsburgh and Princeton. With this announcement, the company now operates 68 advanced Gateway data centers in 65 markets; 54 markets in the U.S., nine in Europe and two in Asia. "The Gateway facilities in these important markets provide an on-ramp to the Level 3 Network, which is unlike any communications backbone ever built," said Carlos Lopez-Abadia, senior vice president of Global Gateway Services for Level 3. "By providing communications intensive companies in these markets with access to our metropolitan and intercity networks worldwide, they will be able to leverage the price performance improvements made possible by our continuously upgradeable network design."
These Gateway data centers serve as portals to the Level 3 Network and provide a secure environment in which customers can physically locate their equipment. The facilities also house Level 3's own equipment and offer customers interconnection with the public Internet and other long distance networks. Level 3's continuously upgradeable network features advanced technology that provides high-quality, low-cost services that enable communications intensive businesses to add value and, in turn, deliver their services to end-users including residential customers. Level 3 enables these companies to grow more rapidly by providing infrastructure and network services to help them meet increasing demand for e-commerce, streaming audio and video, and many other Web-based services.
Level 3 will initially offer the full range of its (3)Link Global Transport Services in these new markets, including (3)Link Private Line, (3)Link Dark Fiber and (3)Link Global Wavelength. Level 3 will also offer its (3)Connect Modem service in both markets by the end of this quarter. Advanced Gateway data centers in both of these markets will be connected to Level 3's North American intercity network and globally to its European and Asian networks via Level 3's undersea cable systems. (See Attachment 1 for description of services).
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT), an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, connecting 180 markets in 18 countries. The company serves a broad range of wholesale, enterprise and content customers with a comprehensive suite of services including: Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice and voice over IP services, content delivery and media distribution services. These services provide the building blocks to enable Level 3’s customers to meet their growing demands for advanced communications solutions. The company’s Web address is www.Level3.com.
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Forward-Looking Statement
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