Level 3 Launches New High-Speed Content Upload Service

New York (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Level 3 Teams with High-Performance Transporter Aspera to
Expedite Large-File Content Delivery

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that
it will offer its Content Delivery Network (CDN) customers a new
High-Speed Content Upload service that enables rapid uploading of
multimedia content to the Level 3 Origin Storage Platform.

Level 3 has augmented its Origin Storage offering to facilitate
the upload and delivery of large files at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit
per second (Gbps). To deliver this new service, Level 3 selected
Aspera Inc.'s innovative fasp(TM) transport technology for its
ability to move data at extremely high speeds, regardless of file
size, network conditions and transfer distance. Level 3 is the first
CDN provider to fully deploy Aspera's high-speed file transfer
technology solution.

With a single 1 Gbps bandwidth connection, Level 3 CDN customers
can move a terabyte of data - equivalent to approximately 1,000
full-length feature movies - from New York to Los Angeles in just
over two hours.

"Level 3 has one of the most-connected fiber networks in the
world," said Cary Capece, senior vice president of Sales and Business
Development at Aspera. "Aspera's next-generation fasp transport
technology combined with Level 3's CDN provides customers with
maximum ingest and transfer speeds, reliability and security -
exactly what companies are looking for from their content delivery
provider."

The High-Speed Content Upload service comes at no additional cost
to Level 3 CDN customers who use Level 3's Origin Storage service, a
solution that allows customers to outsource the storage and
management of their multimedia content.

"We continually look for ways to expand our CDN service portfolio
to meet our customer's growing online needs," said Peter Neill,
senior vice president of Level 3's Content Markets Group. "Aspera has
been a fantastic company to work with, and our new High-Speed Content
Upload service is a significant enhancement to our end-to-end content
delivery workflow."

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 and the
Level 3 Communications logo are registered 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 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: successfully integrate
acquisitions; increase the volume of traffic on the network; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; develop effective
business support systems; manage system and network failures or
disruptions; develop new services that meet customer demands and
generate acceptable margins; 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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