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Level 3 Business VoIP Service Recognized by SUPERCOMM 2004 BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that its (3)Tone Business VoIP service has received the 2004 SUPERQuest Network Infrastructure Award from SUPERCOMM 2004, an annual symposium that is produced and managed by the Telecommunications Industry Association.Winners were chosen by a panel of judges that included technology press, analysts and other experts. Level 3's award will be conferred in conjunction with the industry's largest trade symposium, SUPERCOMM, which will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 20-24. "The strength and resiliency of this industry is reflected in the SUPERQuest Award Winners and Runners-Up," said Jack Chalden, general manager of SUPERCOMM. "These forward-thinking, innovative companies give promise to the continuing growth and development of this industry and show us exactly where we should be headed in the future." "SUPERCOMM is one of the most prominent telecommunications events in the U.S., and as such, the SUPERQuest awards carry significant prestige in the industry," said Sureel Choksi, president of Softswitch Services for Level 3. "We're very pleased to receive the award recognizing (3)Tone Business, which is a key part of our overall suite of wholesale, business and consumer VoIP services." (3)Tone Business is a hosted IP voice service designed to augment or replace PBX, IP PBX and Centrex enterprise communications systems. Sold to businesses through local telephone companies, system integrators, CLECs, and value-added resellers, the service delivers combined capital and operating savings of as much as 40 percent. The service allows enterprises to deploy an array of enhanced voice services, including Class 5 features, universally and seamlessly throughout a single-or multi-site corporate environment. Level 3 has long been a pioneer in VoIP, having launched the industry's first carrier-class IP voice termination service in 1999. Today, the company offers a broad suite of IP-based voice services and operates the largest softswitch network in the world, carrying voice and data calls of approximately 25 billion minutes a month. "Level 3's network was built from the ground up to deliver the converged IP services demanded by today's communications customers," said Charles Meyers, group vice president of marketing for Level 3. "We believe the network's capabilities, combined with Level 3's industry-leading experience delivering scalable, carrier-grade VoIP services, put Level 3 in a strong position to capitalize on the accelerating demand for VoIP we're seeing in every sector of the voice market." Level 3 built its award-winning (3)Tone Business service using messaging and conferencing solutions from IP Unity, softswitching and Class 5 features from Sylantro, and media gateways from Sonus Networks. Operational, sales and marketing support is available to channel partners through the Level(3)Enabled(SM) partner program. For more information about Level 3's portfolio of VoIP services, please visit http://www.level3.com/ . About Level 3 Communications Level 3 is an international communications and information services company. The company operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, is one of the largest providers of wholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North America and is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers, through its cable and DSL partners. The company offers a wide range of communications services over its 22,500 mile broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, and patented softswitch managed modem and voice services. Its Web address is http://www.level3.com/ . The company offers information services through its subsidiaries, Software Spectrum and (i)Structure. For additional information, visit their respective Web sites at http://www.softwarespectrum.com/ and http://www.i-structure.com/ . The Level 3 logo is a registered service mark and Level(3)Enabled is a service mark of Level 3 Communications, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. (3)Tone is a service mark of Level 3 Enhanced Services, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. The Level(3)Enabled partner program and (3)Tone Business services are offered by Level 3 Communications, LLC and Level 3 Enhanced Services, LLC, respectively, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. Forward-Looking Statement Some of the statements made by Level 3 in this press release are forward-looking in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Level 3 believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the overall economy relating to, among other things, the September 11 attacks and subsequent events, substantial capital requirements; development of effective internal processes and systems; the ability to attract and retain high quality employees; technology; the number and size of competitors in its markets; law and regulatory policy; and the mix of products and services offered in the company's target markets. 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 release should be evaluated in light of these important factors. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990721/LVLTLOGOPRN Photo Desk, +1-888-776-6555 or +1-201-369-3467 Level 3 Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Josh Howell, +1-720-888-2517, or Paul Lonnegren,+1-720-888-6099, or Investors, Robin Grey, +1-720-888-2518, or SandraCurlander, +1-720-888-2501, all of Level 3 Communications, Inc. Web site: http://www.i-structure.com/http://www.softwarespectrum.com/http://www.supercomm2 004.com/http://www.level3.com/ |