Level 3 Communications : Develops Internet-based Broadcast Solution to Address Globalization of Broadcast Content

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 10, 2015 ¾ Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) has developed a broadcast video solution delivered over the Internet - Vyvx Internet Access - to address technology advances and the continuous rise in demand for access to more content from more locations around the world. An expansion of Level 3's Video Cloud portfolio, Vyvx Internet Access is designed to allow media companies to more easily and efficiently distribute content on a global scale.

Key Facts:

• Level 3 Vyvx Internet Access leverages the Internet to offer a more cost-effective way for broadcasters to deliver content both regionally and globally.
• Major broadcasters, events, colleges and universities, and local broadcast stations have expressed a strong need for lower-cost connectivity to the Vyvx network for disaster recovery, sports contribution, access to remote news stations, and full-time distribution of television signals to MVPD, MSO and DTH platforms.
• When Vyvx Internet Access is combined with Level 3's Secure Internet Services (SIS), customers are provided an end-to-end performance service level agreement (SLA) from a single solution provider to meet content companies growing needs for video, data and voice services.
• For more than 25 years, some of the largest media and entertainment companies in the U.S., Latin America and Europe have trusted Level 3's Vyvx broadcast technology to transmit mission-critical video for world news, sports and major events.
• Level 3 will begin rolling out Vvyx Internet Access in October 2015, with completion slated for early 2016.

About Level 3's Vyvx Internet Access Solution:

Level 3's Vyvx Internet Access offers delivery of broadcast-quality video, supporting both full-time channel distribution and occasional use broadcasts to meet businesses' video transport needs. The solution provides standard HD-SDI, SD-SDI, ASI and IP inputs and outputs, with optional MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoding/decoding. It also supports multiple error correction processes, encryption, 24x7 reservations, a customer care center and self-service portal to support each customer's unique video content delivery needs anywhere, anytime.

About Level 3's Secure Internet Services (SIS):

Level 3 Secure Internet Services (SIS) provides fast, reliable and secure global Internet access for enterprise, government and wholesale customers over Level 3's Tier 1 Internet backbone. SIS offers a comprehensive suite of high-quality, high-speed connections that can help reliably and securely provide the enhanced Internet capabilities that businesses require. SIS also offers access to Level 3's full suite of security services.

Key Quote:

Anthony Christie, Chief Marketing Officer, Level 3

"Broadcast companies are looking for ways to aggregate an increasing amount of content more efficiently and to deliver that content to more platforms globally. Today, with the abundance of technology changes within the realm of video delivery, media and entertainment companies can use Level 3's Vyvx Internet Access to deliver broadcast-quality content over the Internet - providing them with a cost-effective way to offer their audiences more content from more places around the world."

Key Resources:

• About Vyvx Internet Access
• About Level 3's Secure Internet Services
• What is Vyvx?

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 over 60 countries across 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.

© Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Level 3, Vyvx, Venuenet+, Level 3 Communications, Level (3) and the Level 3 Logo are either registered service marks or service marks of Level 3 Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other service names, product names, company names or logos included herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statement

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 tw telecom acquisition; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; increase revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and operating performance; 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; manage the future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; 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.

Contact Information

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