Level 3 Selected as Provider for DISA’s Global Network Services Contract

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) today announced the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded the company a multiple-year competitive contract known as Global Network Services (GNS). The contract allows Level 3 to bid on and provide communications services to support DISA’s goal of providing a single global network including both wired and wireless technologies by 2020.

Key Facts:

• GNS provides DISA with a vehicle to procure leased telecommunications services in support of the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) and DoD Information Network (DoDIN) worldwide.
• GNS is a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a five-year base period and five one-year option periods.
• Level 3 will have the opportunity to support the Defense Department’s more than 40 military services, combatant commands and intelligence and functional agencies via a suite of global network-based services.

Level 3 is Authorized to Bid on and Provide:

• Virtual Private Network (VPN) services
• Internet services
• SDN implementations
• Private line services
• Wavelength services
• Cloud connectivity services
• SIP trunking services
• Security services
• Managed services
• Colocation services
• Content Delivery Network (CDN) services
• Dark fiber

Key Quotes:

David Young, Regional Vice President, Level 3’s Government Markets Group
“The importance of an agile, secure and reliable network among government agencies cannot be overstated – particularly within DISA. Level 3 has architected a global network that provides a broad array of essential communications services, making us a trusted provider to a number of state, local and federal government organizations. We look forward to supporting DISA with best-in-class enterprise solutions that can deliver mission-critical communications any time, across the world.”

Key Resources:

• About Level 3’s Government Solutions
• Level 3 Contract Vehicles

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that 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 500 markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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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 tw telecom acquisition; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; increase revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and operating performance; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network and computer system security measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications services; 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.