Level 3 Recognized with Frost & Sullivan's "2012 Latin America
Growth Leadership Award in Data Communications Services"
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) was presented with the "2012
Latin America Growth Leadership Award in Data Communications
Services" at the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Best
Practices Awards Banquet held November 29,
2012, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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The Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award is presented to
the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing the
highest annual compound growth rate for the past three years. In
addition to differentiating its data communications services, the
company has developed new offerings to meet increased demand for
video streaming, while also leveraging the company's data center
facilities to meet the need for virtual services with new hosting,
storage, and increased backup to help customers grow in the region
and internationally.
"This recognition was a result of our growth in the Latin America region, driven by our data
communications services, including Internet Protocol (IP) and Data
services, among others," said Leonardo
Barbero, Level 3's chief marketing officer and senior vice
president for Latin America. "This
growth was also thanks to our high-capacity connections, along with
our network management services and value-added services that
enhance the performance of our solutions. The award underscores our
focus on a positive customer experience."
"This award is evidence of Level 3's exceptional performance on
data communications services in Latin
America, driven by its ability to deliver high capacity
circuits, innovative value-added services and leading customer
support," said Renato Pasquini,
Frost & Sullivan Telecommunications Team Leader in Latin America. "Level 3 was able to
differentiate its connectivity offerings with network management
services and other value-added services that enhance the
performance of its solutions, resulting in increasing customer
satisfaction and value."
Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies
in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating
outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as
leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and
strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market
participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews,
analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify
best practices.
For more information on Level 3's 2012 analyst awards for data
services, visit:
http://www.level3.com/en/landing-pages/vpn-landing/vpn-industry-awards/
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About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) 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 450
markets in 45 countries over a global services platform anchored by
owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive
undersea facilities. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries
of Level 3 Communications, Inc. For more information, visit
www.level3.com.
Website Access to Company Information
Level 3 maintains a corporate website at www.level3.com, and you
can find additional information about the company through the
Investors pages on that website at
http://lvlt.client.shareholder.com/. Level 3 uses its website
as a channel of distribution of important information about the
company. Level 3 routinely posts financial and other important
information regarding the company and its business, financial
condition and operations on the Investor Relations Web pages.
Visitors to the Investors Relations Web pages can view and print
copies of Level 3's SEC filings, including periodic and current
reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, as soon as reasonably practicable
after those filings are made with the SEC.
Copies of the charters for each of the Audit, Compensation and
Nominating and Governance committees of Level 3's Board of
Directors, its Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics,
press releases and analysts and investor conference presentations
are all available through the Investor Relations Web pages.
Please note that the information contained on any of Level 3's
websites is not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a
part of, any document unless expressly incorporated by reference in
that document.
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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 Global Crossing acquisition or otherwise realize the
anticipated benefits thereof; manage risks associated with
continued uncertainty in the global economy; obtain additional
financing, particularly in the event of disruptions in the
financial markets; manage continued or accelerated decreases in
market pricing for communications services; maintain and increase
traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective business
support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions;
develop new services that meet customer demands and generate
acceptable margins; adapt to rapid technological changes that could
adversely affect the company's competitiveness; defend intellectual
property and proprietary rights; 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.
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Richard
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Mark
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Richard.Larris@Level3.com
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Mark.Stoutenberg@Level3.com
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Paula
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Paula.vivo@Level3.com
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SOURCE Level 3 Communications, Inc.