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Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Social Security Administration Gets multiple 10 Gigabit per second (Gbps) wavelength Solutions from Level 3

August 18, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) has signed an agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide wavelength services under the Networx Enterprise contract program. Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will provide the SSA with multiple 10 Gigabit per second (Gbps) wavelength solutions to connect several of the SSA’s data center locations with [...]

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Level 3 to Provide Direct Connectivity into BATS Europe

August 12, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced the availability of direct connectivity into global financial markets technology company BATS Europe, operator of a European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). This will give Level 3’s European financial services customers access to Level 3’s international Tier 1 backbone and low-latency trading execution from Europe to North America. [...]

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Level 3 Response to the Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal

August 11, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today issued a statement in response to the Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal. The following statement can be attributed to John M. Ryan, assistant chief legal officer and head of Regulatory Affairs for Level 3 Communications: “We are encouraged that two companies with diverse business interests in the broadband Internet [...]

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New Direct Backhaul to Equinix London Improves Diversity and Lowers Latency

July 14, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT)  announced the opening of a new access node in Equinix’s International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) London 4/London5 (LD4/5) data center campus located on the outskirts of London. The access node will link the Equinix LD4/5 IBX campus directly with [...]

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Level 3 Upgrades Ultra-Low-Latency Fiber Network from London to Frankfurt

July 6, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:  LVLT) today announced it has upgraded its ultra-low-latency fiber-optic network connection from London to Frankfurt. The upgrade significantly improves latency on this route as well as the Frankfurt-to-New York and Frankfurt-to-Chicago routes, enabling higher-speed transaction rates with very low transmission delays for financial exchanges and other trading venues. “Latency remains [...]

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Tour de France Online in HD Powered by Level3

July 1, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected again by VERSUS, the exclusive television home of the Tour de France in the U.S., to be the online and mobile content delivery provider for the 2010 edition of the race. This year marks the second consecutive year that Level 3 will partner with [...]

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Level 3 Q1 2010

May 6, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

First Quarter Financial Highlights Continued sequential improvement in sales and churn Consolidated Revenue of $910 million Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $200 million Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) reported consolidated revenue of $910 million for the first quarter 2010, compared to consolidated revenue of $924 million for the fourth quarter 2009 and $980 million for [...]

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VIP Communications Selects Level 3 for Voice Services

May 4, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected to deliver voice services to VIP Communications, which provides prepaid long-distance service in the U.S. and more than 30 countries worldwide. Under the contract, Level 3 will provide international voice termination (IVT) services to VIP. Level 3′s IVT service is designed to [...]

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Level 3 Data Portfolio Awarded by ATLANTIC-ACM

January 20, 2010 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT) today announced that the company has received the ATLANTIC-ACM 2010 Global Wholesale Best in Class Award for Data Value. The award recognizes Level 3′s leadership in delivering data network services to meet the wholesale communications needs of global carriers. Level 3 was one of two companies to receive the award [...]

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