10/14/2005

Level 3 Announces Expansion to Poland; Signs Key Customer Agreements

Level 3 Providing Service to Warsaw-Based Telekomunikacja Kolejowa Sp. z o.o. and ATM S.A.

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced its European operating subsidiaries are now providing Internet Protocol (IP) services in Warsaw, Poland. With this expansion, Level 3 now serves 23 of the largest markets in Europe. Level 3 is offering (3)CrossRoads(R), its wholesale high-speed Internet access service, to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), cable providers and carriers selling communications services in Poland. Among Level 3's customers in Warsaw are Telekomunikacja Kolejowa Sp. z o.o. and ATM S.A. Under the terms of both agreements, Level 3 will supply IP transit and access to its extensive international Internet backbone via the new Point of Presence (PoP) in Warsaw, therefore enabling access to the global Internet. "Poland is a key market for us. Along with many of its neighbours, Poland is seeing rapid development that is bringing with it remarkable growth and demand for quality IP transit," said Brady Rafuse, president of Level 3's European operations. "Level 3 is now a significant Tier 1 Internet provider in Poland. We are delighted to be expanding our relationship with Telekomunikacja Kolejowa and to be selected by ATM S.A. for the provision of IP services." Level 3 already supplies IP transit to Telekomunikacja Kolejowa Sp. z o.o., a modern provider of telecommunications services that operates high-quality, secure networks. Telekomunikacja Kolejowa's optical fibre network covers more than 6,000 kilometres. The company has several decades of experience in providing telecommunications services to the railway industry and now offers a portfolio of services to other types of customers such as national defence and government departments. The corporation has multiple divisions, including headquarters in Warsaw and other offices in Szczecin, Lublin, Poznan, Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw and Katowice.

(Source: PRnewswire)

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