CivilianJobs.com Recognizes Level 3 as a 2015 Most Valuable Employer (MVE) for Military® Winner

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) has been recognized as a Most Valuable Employer (MVE) for Military® by CivilianJobs.com, where America’s military connects with civilian careers. The MVE recognition serves to help military-experienced job seekers and veterans identify the top employers to target for civilian careers.

“We offer various positions for veterans transitioning into the civilian workforce – from entry level opportunities to professional positions – that allow the new team members to apply their skills and bring value to the company immediately,” saidLaurinda Pang, chief administrative officer of Level 3. “Beyond that, we also want to be sure our new veteran hires are joining an organization that values them, understands where they have been and what they have to offer. We place a high value on working with our internal and external veteran stakeholders to make sure we have the right culture in place to make Level 3 a welcome work environment for military looking for a civilian career.”

Additionally, the company has a Veteran Employee Resource Group (VERG), allowing employees to create their own support group and community. The VERG advises the business on how to best meet the needs of veteran employees and hosts the Buddy Program, which pairs new veteran employees with seasoned Level 3 veterans to help new employees transition into civilian life both personally and professionally.

“This year’s MVE winners prove that companies are working harder than ever before to hire transitioning military and veterans,” said Tim Best, CEO, Bradley-Morris, Inc., parent company of CivilianJobs.com. “It’s clear they understand, and experience first-hand, the benefits of hiring from a pool of such highly-skilled and dependable candidates. I want to personally thank all of these companies for their commitment to our country’s veterans.”

The 2015 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military was open to all U.S.-based companies. The winners were selected based on surveys in which employers outlined their recruiting, training and retention plans that best serve military service members and veterans.

For additional information on Level 3, visit www.level3.com.

About MVE
The CivilianJobs.com Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military serves to help military-experienced job seekers identify the top employers to target for civilian careers. MVEs are selected annually based on those employers whose recruiting, training and retention plans best serve military service members and veterans. The MVE recognition is produced by CivilianJobs.com, where America’s military connects with civilian careers. CivilianJobs.com, with parent company Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI), the largest military-focused recruiting firm in the U.S., together deliver the largest military-to-civilian footprint available to companies seeking to recruit and hire from the military talent pool. BMI is based in metro-Atlanta, Georgia.

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Published since 2005, Military Transition News is a bi-monthly multi-media publication (print / e-mail / web) featuring practical information for job seekers, including resume and interviewing tips, transition planning and strategy recommendations, company profiles, and advice from transition experts. MTN is distributed to military bases worldwide via military transition classes, through Military Transition Offices (TAP and ACAP), military hospitals, USO centers and email distribution.

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 over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visitwww.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.

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