BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Level 3 Communications, Inc. NASDAQ: LVLT today announced that it has
expanded its operations and is enhancing its local presence in Boston.
This initiative reflects Level 3’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its
presence in local markets throughout the country, with the goal of
providing mid-market enterprises with a world-class customer experience.
“While much of the industry is focused on
operational consolidation, Level 3’s local approach demonstrates their
commitment toward meeting their customers’ region-specific needs.”
“It’s encouraging to see Level 3 invest in Boston and bring local
businesses competitive solutions for a broad range of communication
services,” said Brenda MacDonald, senior vice president of carrier
operations for TNCI, Inc. “While much of the industry is focused on
operational consolidation, Level 3’s local approach demonstrates their
commitment toward meeting their customers’ region-specific needs.”
In support of this local-expansion effort, Level 3 is growing and
realigning its local workforce in Boston 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.
“Boston is a unique market and one that is a crucial part of our local
strategy,” said Tracy Davis, Level 3’s general manager for New England.
“Offering industry expertise and a local marketplace knowledge gleaned
from our on-the-ground support team, Level 3 is committed to continually
improving the customer experience in Boston and providing high-quality
communications services that offer a competitive alternative for local
businesses.”
The company plans to add capacity to the network 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 Boston marks the continuation of a locally
focused strategy that Level 3 launched successfully in mid-2009.
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.
