Increased Demand for High-Quality Content Delivery Spurs Level 3 To Expand Global CDN Footprint

-- Company Increases Presence in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America

BROOMFIELD, Colorado, Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced a substantial expansion to its content delivery network (CDN), increasing its footprint with new points of presence (PoP) in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The expansion, which will be completed by the end of 2013, focuses on regions with fast-growing broadband populations that offer a significant market opportunity for Level 3 as well as local and global enterprises.

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"Level 3 has a strategic focus around growing its content delivery network to address the ever-increasing globalization and mobility of entertainment, news and sports content," said Mark Taylor, vice president of Media and IP Services at Level 3. "This current expansion, along with Level 3's expansion into Latin America in 2012, shows our commitment to providing secure scalable network resources and solutions for customers around the world to grow their businesses and reach audiences worldwide. We will continue to extend our reach as it makes sense for our business and our customers."

Level 3 reported its quarterly earnings Oct. 30, which showed that its CDN revenue grew 37 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same quarter in 2012.

Level 3 is expanding to key Internet hubs that attract a combination of local and global enterprises. Specific markets include:

Europe

• Sofia, Bulgaria
• Reykjavik, Iceland
• Oslo, Norway
• Warsaw, Poland
• Chelyabinsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg, Russia

Middle East

• Doha, Qatar
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Africa

• Cairo, Egypt
• Republic of Djibouti
• Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya
• Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa

Asia

• Sydney, Australia
• Hong Kong, China
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Tokyo, Japan
• Singapore

Latin America

• São Paulo, Brazil
• Santiago, Chile
• Bogota, Colombia
• Quito, Ecuador
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Lima, Peru

"The growth we're seeing in just a year's time is astonishing," continued Taylor. "With expansions in EMEA, Asia and LATAM, we are building a network for the future of Internet consumption and the massive adoption of mobile platforms."

For more information on Level 3's advanced network and expanded CDN footprint, visit www.level3videocloud.com/map.  

About Level 3 Communications

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in 55 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: successfully integrate the Global Crossing acquisition or otherwise realize the anticipated benefits thereof; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network and computer system security measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage the future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain competitive; manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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