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James Heard Joins Level 3’s European Markets Group as Managing Director

Uwe Nickl Appointed Head of Product Delivery, Offer Management and Marketing in Europe

LONDON, March 13th 2007 ¾ Level 3 Communications’ European Markets Group today announced the appointment of James Heard, who joins the company as managing director of Level 3’s European region. James joins Level 3 from BT Plc and will assume responsibility for overseeing all operations of the Group, reporting to Brady Rafuse, president and CEO of Level 3’s European Markets. Additionally, Uwe M. Nickl has changed his role, and now leads the product delivery, offer management and marketing functions for Europe. Uwe will assume management responsibility for the development and marketing of all Level 3 products in the region, reporting to James Heard.

As part of its growth strategy in Europe, Level 3 is broadening and strengthening its management team, drawing on sector expertise and regional experience. “The addition of James Heard to the management team and the change in role for Uwe Nickl will aid the ongoing expansion of the European Markets Group, in line with an ever-increasing demand for Level 3’s services,” said Rafuse.

James Heard brings extensive industry experience to Level 3’s European team, having served ten years at BT Plc. During his time there, James held a number of senior management positions. Most recently James was general manager, responsible for one of BT’s largest customers and part of the senior management team responsible for the transformation of BT’s UK Global Services.

Prior to his new appointment, Uwe held the position of managing director for Level 3 Communications GmbH, responsible for all business operations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Central and Eastern Europe. He has been with Level 3 Communications GmbH since April 1999, and during his time with the company has also headed up Corporate Development and Marketing in the German region.

“Level 3 is committed to expanding its product and service offering in Europe,” said Rafuse. “We have had great success in Europe to date and with Uwe’s appointment I am confident we will continue to meet the growing demand that we see for our services across our expanded regional footprint.

“I look forward to developing the Level 3 offering across Europe in line with rapidly growing demand,” said Nickl. “IP-based services are becoming more and more ingrained in peoples’ lives throughout the continent, and it is my responsibility to see that Level 3’s products and services equal this demand.”

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc (Nasdaq: LVLT), an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. These services provide building blocks that enable Level 3’s customers to meet their growing demands for advanced communications solutions. The company’s Web address is Level3.com.

The Level 3 logo is a registered service mark of Level 3 Communications, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Level 3 services are provided by a wholly owned subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statement
Some of the statements made by Level 3 in this press release are forward-looking in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Level 3 believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: integrate strategic acquisitions; increase the volume of traffic on our network; defend our 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; stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of our communications services; attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; and meet all of the terms and conditions of our 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.