SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Level 3 Communications, Inc. NASDAQ:LVLT today announced that it has
expanded its operations and is enhancing its local presence in Northern
California, which includes San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and
Sacramento. This initiative reflects Level 3’s continuing pledge to
enhance its presence in local markets throughout the country, designed
to provide mid-market enterprises with a world-class customer experience.
“Level 3’s suite of solutions and extensive fiber
footprint supports this kind of innovation and positions us as an ideal
competitive alternative to traditional providers.”
“Medium-sized businesses require assistance navigating today's complex
communications environment. Level 3's local-focus initiative is the
right approach to provide accessible support. This is a great strategy
for establishing long-term relationships and a solid foundation for
growth," said Courtney Munroe, group vice president for Worldwide
Telecommunications Research at IDC.
In support of this local-expansion effort, Level 3 is growing and
realigning its local workforce in Northern California to combine a local
presence, in-depth marketplace knowledge and broad expertise in the
communications industry. Through a combination of its extensive backbone
network, metro fiber-optic footprint, and a locally focused sales and
customer support team, Level 3 provides greater opportunities for
mid-market enterprises to take advantage of Level 3’s broad portfolio of
communications services.
“Northern California businesses are continually finding new and
different ways to communicate and conduct business with their customers
and partners,” said Chris Tamblyn, Level 3’s general manager for
Northern California. “Level 3’s suite of solutions and extensive fiber
footprint supports this kind of innovation and positions us as an ideal
competitive alternative to traditional providers.”
Through this initiative, Level 3 will leverage existing network assets
of more than 450 metro fiber route miles in Northern California. In
addition, Level 3 plans to augment network capacity in the region and
expand the number of businesses that are directly connected to the Level
3 network. This expansion will provide mid-market enterprises with
access to the full suite of Level 3 services and allow them to quickly
and easily increase their bandwidth as business needs grow.
The expansion of operations in Northern California marks the
continuation of a locally focused strategy that Level 3 launched
successfully in mid-2009. The company is pleased with the progress of
the initiative to date as evidenced by increased sales from customers in
the initial markets as well as higher reported overall customer
satisfaction for mid-market enterprises.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. NASDAQ:LVLT is a leading international
provider of fiber-based communications services. Enterprise, content,
wholesale and government customers rely on Level 3 to deliver services
with an industry-leading combination of scalability and value over an
end-to-end fiber network. Level 3 offers a portfolio of metro and
long-haul services, including transport, data, Internet, content
delivery and voice. For more information, visit www.Level3.com.
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Forward-Looking Statement
Some of the statements made in this press release are forward looking
in nature. These statements 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. The most important factors that could prevent
Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to,
the current uncertainty in the global financial markets and the global
economy; disruptions in the financial markets that could affect Level
3’s ability to obtain additional financing; as well as the company’s
ability to: increase and maintain the volume of traffic on the network;
successfully integrate acquisitions; develop effective business support
systems; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage
system and network failures or disruptions; develop new services that
meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; adapt to rapid
technological changes that lead to further competition; attract and
retain qualified management and other personnel; and meet all of the
terms and conditions of 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.
