Spil Games, a Leading Online Gaming Platform, Selects Level 3 to Power its Online and Mobile Gaming Portfolio

- Spil Games to Rely on Level 3's CDN and HSIP Services to Ensure a Superior Gaming Experience for its 180 Million Active Users

BROOMFIELD, Colorado, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced it is providing high-speed IP (HSIP) and content delivery network (CDN) services for Spil Games, one of the world's leading online gaming platforms.

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Spil Games, which has 180 million monthly active users, offers a global platform of popular casual and interactive social games designed for girls, teens and families -- in 15 different languages. Spil Games also offers games on mobile devices through browser-based and native application versions of the company's extensive library of games.

"The popularity of social gaming is growing exponentially, and Spil Games has to be able to scale effectively to meet that demand," said Ivo Teel, senior vice president of Technology for Spil Games. "By using Level 3's CDN and HSIP services, Spil Games is able to provide an engaging, seamless experience to millions of users around the world."

"Gamers expect a flawless gaming experience, and Level 3's fast and highly-connected global network enables Spil Games to deliver an exceptional gaming performance with every play and download," said Mark Taylor, vice president of Media and IP Services for Level 3. "Our scalable gaming solutions such as CDN and HSIP give Spil Games the infrastructure it needs to provide uninterrupted gaming experiences, while continuing to grow its business."

The Level 3 network is trusted by many leading entertainment and media companies to deliver content to audiences worldwide. The company's services are engineered to seamlessly deliver high-quality online content to end-users, allowing gaming developers and publishers to spend more time designing and developing the best games possible and less time thinking about how to deliver them online.

For more information on Level 3's suite of services optimized for the gaming community, visit http://www.level3gaming.com/.

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) 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 450 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 http://www.level3.com/

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