with l 3 communications . level 3 communications inc. type public traded as nyse lvlt industry telecom founded 1985 headquarters broomfield colorado united states key people jeff storey ceo sunit patel cfo anthony christie cmo harold teets cio vacant position cto products mobile telephony internet services content delivery revenue us 8.3 billion 2015 1 operating income us 1.3 billion 2015 2 net income us 3.4 billion 2015 3 total assets us 24.1 billion 2015 4 total equity us 10.1 billion 2015 5 number of employees 13 500 website www.level3.com primary asn 3356 traffic levels 3 tbit s level 3 communications is an american multinational telecommunications and internet service provider company headquartered in broomfield colorado . 6 it operates a tier 1 network . 6 the company provides core transport ip voice video and content delivery for medium to large internet carriers in north america latin america europe and selected cities in asia . 7 level 3 is also the largest competitive local exchange carrier clec and the 3rd largest provider of fiber optic internet access based on coverage in the united states . contents 1 history 1.1 1985 to 2000 1.2 2001 to 2010 1.3 2010 to present 1.4 naming 2 operations 2.1 network 2.2 sales organization 3 comcast dispute 4 other disputes 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit 1985 to 2000 edit in 1985 peter kiewit sons inc created a subsidiary named kiewit diversified group to manage the corporation s business that was not related to construction . the division was spun off as a separate entity and changed its name to level 3 communications in 1998 to signify an increased focus on communication services . that same year saw it make an ipo on nasdaq . according to level3 s own history it continued to build its telecommunications network after going public . 8 2001 to 2010 edit according to level3 s own history in 2003 the company acquired genuity and between 2005 and 2007 it purchased several other companies including former rivals wiltel communications broadwing corporation looking glass networks progress telecom and telcove formerly adelphia business solutions . 8 in 2004 level 3 acquired icg communications wholesale dial up business for 35 million . then in 2006 level 3 purchased the rest of icg communications for 163 million taking over icg s fiber network and nationwide points of presence pops . it then integrated these companies through 2010 . 2010 to present edit on april 11 2011 level 3 announced a tender offer had been made to acquire fellow tier 1 provider global crossing 9 in an all stock transaction 10 which was approved by shareholders on august 5 . 11 and completed on october 4 2011 . on october 20 2011 level 3 communications reduced its total shares and transferred its stock listing from nasdaq to the larger new york stock exchange . 12 on may 14 2012 level 3 was contracted by european content provider voxility to provide 250 gbit s or more to voxility s three main data centers in north america and europe . 13 on may 7 2012 level 3 was contracted by the u.s. department of defense s defense information systems agency to provide fiber cable operations and maintenance and ip based infrastructure under a ten year indefinite contract with a maximum value of approximately 411 million . 14 on june 16 2014 level 3 acquired tw telecom a business internet connection provider for about 5.7 billion . 15 in july 2015 level 3 acquired black lotus a provider of protection against distributed denial of service ddos . 16 naming edit despite the similarity in naming there is no corporate connection between level 3 communications and l 3 communications . operations edit network edit level 3 communications satellite dish on one of its two ground stations located in boise idaho level 3 communications operates a large network internet . this includes 46 states in the continental united states 17 18 south america western europe 6 19 and some cities in asia . it uses transatlantic cables 20 including yellow ac 2 on which it owned two of the four fiber pairs after viatels 2001 bankruptcy . 21 level 3 communications has also purchased 300 gbit s of capacity on the apollo cable system . 22 it is the current owner of as1 23 following the acquisition of genuity from bbn technologies but it uses as3356 for operations . as3356 as of 2007 update consistently had one of the highest ranked connectivity degrees on the internet . 24 25 it also operates the former global crossing network as3549 following the company acquisition in 2011 . level 3 communications delivers netflix and apple inc. music and video content over the internet . 26 the company runs a content delivery network which it acquired from savvis in 2006 . 27 in 2006 level 3 communications announced with internet2 an academic network that they would deploy a next generation nationwide research network . 28 sales organization edit level 3 distributes and sells its services through a mix of six independent sales channels large enterprise wholesale federal content and media midmarket and indirect . all six sales channels report to the president of sales andrew crouch . 29 the top performing level 3 indirect sales agencies in 2010 include intelisys microcorp cdw avant communications planetone advantage communications group telarus and presidio . 30 comcast dispute edit on november 11 2010 a dispute arose between level 3 and comcast when level 3 announced that they were selected to serve as a primary content delivery network cdn provider for netflix inc. to support the company s streaming functionality . 31 apparently as a result of this distribution agreement comcast sought to renegotiate the peering agreement with level 3 and sought a recurring fee for carrying the increased level 3 internet traffic to and from comcast broadband customers . claims 32 and counter claims 33 were made as the two companies sought to renegotiate the contract . in december 2010 the new america foundation submitted information concerning the dispute to the fcc . 34 on july 16 2013 level 3 communications and comcast seemingly ended their three year dispute by issuing a statement that level 3 and comcast have resolved their prior interconnect dispute on mutually satisfactory terms . details will not be released . 35 on may 21 2015 level 3 and comcast announced a new multi year bilateral agreement to enhance their existing network capacity while extending their mutual interconnection agreements ensuring that both maintain ample capacity to exchange internet traffic between their networks . 36 37 other disputes edit in july 2013 the nsa was accused of wiretapping large parts of data on the german internet exchange point de cix which was denied by level 3 38 and a few months later was accused of tapping connections between google and yahoo data centers . 39 see also edit colorado portal companies portal list of united states telephone companies references edit http www.marketwatch.com investing stock lvlt financials http www.marketwatch.com investing stock lvlt financials http www.marketwatch.com investing stock lvlt financials http www.marketwatch.com investing stock lvlt financials balance sheet https finance.yahoo.com quote lvlt financials p lvlt a b c about level 3 level 3 communications official site level 3 company profile . telecom industry news . retrieved 20 march 2012 . a b company history a network built to support the silicon economics cycle level 3 communications official site theregister.co.uk level 3 pays 3bn for global crossing . apr 11 2011 . retrieved oct 21 2011 . leena rao publication . level 3 to acquire global crossing for 3 billion in stock . april 11 2011 . retrieved april 11 2011 . anders bylund daily finance . level 3 communications plunged what you need to know . aug 8 2011 . retrieved aug 10 2011 . denver business journal . level 3 completes reverse stock split moves to nyse . oct 20 2011 . retrieved oct 21 2011 . holverson austin . european content provider voxility selects level 3 to provide global high speed ip connectivity . telecom industry updates . retrieved 14 may 2012 . chugg justin . u.s. department of defense finalizes selection of level 3 for 10 year multimillion dollar task order . telecom industry news . retrieved 7 may 2012 . level 3 to buy tw telecom for 5.7 billion . new york times . retrieved 16 june 2014 . level 3 acquires ddos mitigation company black lotus . level 3 communications . retrieved 12 july 2015 . level 3 communications llc . national broadband map . retrieved 2014 04 28 . international backhaul map level 3 communications official site european back haul map level 3 communications official site financial services case study liquidity express route an information ; fast track for financial services level 3 communications official site level 3 acquires viatel transatlantic assets level 3 communications selects apollo apollo scs.com 17th february 2008 whois as1 visualizing internet topology at a macroscopic scale january 2009 caida.org as ranking caida.org level 3 revenue falls despite netflix deal reuters.com wed feb 2 2011 9 12am est level 3 acquires savvis video networkworld.com december 26 2006 internet2 and level 3 communications to deploy next generation nationwide research network henderson khali 30 july 2010 . level 3 reorganizes na sales . channel partners online . retrieved 30 july 2010 . henderson khali 24 march 2011 . level 3 names top partners for 2010 . channel partners online . retrieved 24 march 2011 . http investors.level3.com investor relations press releases press release details 2010 netflix signs multi year deal with level 3 for streaming services default.aspx netflix signs multi year deal with level 3 for streaming services http investors.level3.com investor relations press releases press release details 2010 level 3 communications issues statement concerning comcasts actions default.aspx level 3 communications issues statement concerning comcasts actions http corporate.comcast.com comcast voices comcast comments on level 3 comcast comments on level 3 concerns regarding dispute between comcast corporation and level 3 communications filed by new america foundation fcc.gov december 8 2010 http news.level3.com news archive item 136853 level 3 and comcast issue statement comcast and level 3 announce long term interconnection agreement http investors.level3.com investor relations press releases press release details 2015 comcast and level 3 announce long term interconnection agreement default.aspx comcast and level 3 announce long term interconnection agreement wie der de cix abgeh rt wird german n.s.a. may have hit internet companies at a weak spot external links edit official website v t e united states wireless communications service providers national at & t mobility sprint corporation t mobile us verizon wireless public regional atlantic tele network gci u.s. cellular private regional c spire wireless cellcom cellular one claro puerto 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