Level 3 to Deliver Broadcast Feeds for Super Bowl XLIII

Broomfield, Colorado (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Level 3 Vyvx Services to Provide Video Backhaul for 20th
Consecutive Year

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that
the company is providing live standard and high-definition (HD)
television broadcast video services for Super Bowl XLIII(R) on Feb.
1, 2009. Level 3 is connecting Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay,
Fla., to multiple major broadcasters and will enable the broadcast to
be delivered to millions of viewers worldwide.

Super Bowl XLIII marks the 20th consecutive year that the
National Football League (NFL) has relied on Level 3 Vyvx services to
deliver the live event broadcast - the most watched television event
of the year. Level 3 Vyvx services will carry the live event video
directly from the stadium over the Level 3 network to the league
offices, broadcast networks and satellite teleport sites for global
delivery of the game.

"Level 3 has a longstanding history of providing secure, reliable
and efficient live broadcast solutions for the Super Bowl, as well
other major sporting events," said Grant van Rooyen, president of
Level 3's Content Markets Group. "The scalability of the Level 3
network enables us to easily accommodate the growing global demand
for premium broadcast video quality."

"For the past 19 years, Vyvx services have provided
mission-critical reliability in carrying the Super Bowl and many of
our NFL games," said Glenn Adamo, vice president of Media Operations
for the NFL. "Super Bowl XLIII is another example of Level 3 being
the primary video backhaul provider from the venue for both domestic
and international viewing."

For the Super Bowl, Level 3 Vyvx services will deliver a
specialized solution that includes HD acquisition, encoding and
transmission of the video broadcast signal from the game. In total,
over 2,800 hours of video content will be acquired, encoded and
transported across the Level 3 Vyvx services platform for Super Bowl
coverage. The Super Bowl caps an NFL season during which Level 3 Vyvx
services provided video transmission for every NFL regular season and
playoff game, delivering more than 5,600 total feeds.

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.

Level 3 Communications, Level 3, the red 3D brackets, Vyvx and
the Level 3 Communications logo are service marks of Level 3
Communications, LLC and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or
other countries. Level 3 services are provided by wholly owned
subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. Any other service,
product or company names recited herein are trademarks or service
marks of their respective owners.

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 company's ability to: successfully integrate
acquisitions; increase the volume of traffic on the network; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; develop new products
and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable
margins; successfully complete commercial testing of new technology
and information systems to support new products and services; 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.

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Contact:
Media, Vince Hancock, +1-720-888-2146, or Investors, Mark
Stoutenberg, +1-720-888-2518, both of Level 3 Communications, Inc.