Level 3 Overview. 2006 Level 3 Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Level 3 Profile Established: 1998 Headquarters: Broomfield, CO 2006 Annual

Level 3 Overview

2006 Level 3 Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2

Level 3 Profile

Established: 1998

Headquarters: Broomfield, CO

2006 Annual Revenue: $3.4 Billion ($900 Million – Broadwing)

Employees: 5,800

Four Groups Wholesale Markets Content Markets Business Markets European Markets

Customers: MySpace, Yahoo!, YouTube, British Telecom,

The Hershey Company, Internet2, Comcast

Network: One of the largest global Internet backbones

Services: Complete portfolio of voice, data, video and

Internet services

Broomfield Headquarters

A premier provider of services over one of the world’s most advanced, IP-optimized networks


Level 3 – The Right NetworkDesigned to maximize coverage, performance, flexibility and scalability

More Long-Haul and Metro Route Options than Other Providers > 77,000 intercity route miles available in North America and Europe > 21,000 metropolitan route miles

High-Capacity, Nationwide Backbone Overbuilt backbone with new DWDM, IP and private-line switching layers in 2005 Long-haul capacity grew 50% this year and will double every two years IP backbone capacity tripled between 3Q05 and 1Q06

Expanding Voice Footprint Connectivity to every long distance tandem office in the U.S., as well as a large

and growing number of end offices Ability to terminate calls anywhere in the world over the Level 3 Network

Why do Brand Name Customers buy from Level 3?


Level 3 – The Right Services

Complete Portfolio of Data, Voice and VoIP services Only carrier with Tier 1 status and leadership across wholesale IP and wavelengths Uniquely positioned to support migration from TDM- to IP-based voice applications

as well as traditional TDM app

On-going Investments to Keep Pace with Rapidly Evolving Customer Requirements NexGen DWDM enables deployments in 100 Gbps increments VoIP infrastructure in place to accommodate rapid growth

One of the Largest IP Backbones in the World World-class peering with over 470 Gbps of global peering capacity More than 5.1 petabytes of traffic per day

Unique ability to invest in and serve enterprises’ telecommunications needs

Premium, high-availability fiber builds enable us to connect companies to international network footprint, network services, and business applications

Collaborative account service with local support for buying decisions — Level 3 is the only provider exclusively focused on the needs of business customers versus residential

Why do Brand Name Customers buy from Level 3?


Level 3 delivers a better partner program with a commitment to partner success.

Focused field support

$3B spent in past year on companies focused on the enterprise

Sales promotions and sales contests designed to increase sales.

The recent acquisitions provide a broader service portfolio and network reach.

6000 lit buildings and 120 markets across the U.S.

Greater than 5,700 total traffic aggregation points.

77,000 intercity miles of IP transit

Continuously upgradeable network optimized for IP technology

We are THE Alternative to the ILECs.

Our Value Proposition To Our Partners

Why Level 3?


IT’S THE NETWORK QUALITY AND REACH

Unparalleled IP network performance Level 3 outperforms its competitors 74% of the time for on-net latency Ranked top 3 among competitors for availability and low packet loss Customers reach global Internet destinations in an average of 1.77 hops, fewer

than most any other provider Half of the traffic that originates on the Level 3 network, stays on the Level 3

network, allowing us to better control performance, therefore making Level 3’s SLAs more meaningful

Only carrier with Tier 1 status and leadership position in wholesale IP, wavelength, dark fiber The broadest available portfolio of IP services (with added voice services) in the

U.S and Europe Nearly 6000 lit buildings in 120 Markets.

Our Value Proposition To Our Partners’ End Users


Acquisitions are driving our Indirect Sales focus


Level 3 reaches IP traffic Milestone

At the close of February, we recorded, a total of one Tbps of global IP billable traffic on our Network. In 2000 Level 3 had less than 10 Giga Bits Per Second (Gbps) of billable IP traffic

moving across our network. IP traffic has, on average, at least doubled each year since.

One Tbps of IP traffic is equivalent to: 1,250,000 photos per second or 108,000,000,000 photos per day 31,250 songs per second or 2,700,000,000 songs per day

Tbps of billable IP traffic is a significant accomplishment for Level 3.


Level 3: The Leader in IP

Industry Recognition

Smithsonian Institution“The world’s first upgradeable international fiber optic network to be completely optimized for Internet Protocol technology, helping to stimulate the biggest change in telecommunications technology in 100 years.”

Total Telecom Magazine World Communication Award Best Wholesale Carrier

TMC Labs Innovation Award

SuperQuest Network Infrastructure Award

Yankee Group Wholesale Carrier Award

“Buyers consider AT&T and Level 3 the best wholesale vendors.”

Internet Telephony’s Product of the Year (for E-911)

Customer Recognition

eBay Vendor of the Year

Microsoft Vendor of the Year for Quality

“Level 3 Communications exhibited exemplary business integrity, openness and an emphasis on customer care.”“

Featured Services


Business Partner Program Services - Highlights

Business Services

Metro Ethernet and Intercity Ethernet

Intercity & Metro Private Line

Multi Connect

High Speed IP

Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)

Ethernet VPN

Converged VPLS

IP VPN

Primary Rate Interface (PRI)

Enhanced Toll Free

Collocation (Cabinets)

SIP Trunking for Cisco Call Manager Express

SMB VoIP Bundle (TBA)

Wholesale Services (ICB only at this time)

Intercity and Metro Wave Length 2.5 / 10 G

Voice Termination

International VT

Toll Free

1 Plus

Managed Modem

Collocation (Suites)


Level 3 North America Metro Markets

Confidential & Proprietary7/31/06

0 100 20050Miles

York

Erie

Tulsa

Tampa

Omaha

Miami

Akron

Tucson

Newark

Mobile

Fresno

Durham

Denver Dayton

Dallas

Boston

Austin

Albany

Wichita

Seattle

Roanoke

Raleigh

Phoenix

Orlando

Oakland

Norfolk

McAllen

Jackson

Houston

Hickory

Detroit

Chicago

Buffalo

AugustaAtlanta

Syracuse

Staunton

Scranton

Savannah

Sarasota

San Jose

Richmond

Portland

New York

Florence

Danville

Columbus

Columbia

St. Louis

San Diego

Rochester

Pensacola

Nashville

Melbourne

Lynchburg

Lexington

Las Vegas

Lancaster

Frederick

Cleveland

Charlotte

Burlinton

Baltimore

Allentown

Winchester

Wilmington

Wilmington

Rome-Utica

Tri Cities

Titusville

Sacramento Pittsburgh

Louisville

Greenville

Fort Worth

Fort Myers

Clearwater

Cincinnati

Charleston

Boca Raton

Tallahassee

Spartanburg

San Antonio

Rocky Mount

New Orleans

Minneapolis

Los Angeles

Little Rock

Kansas City

GainesvilleBaton Rouge

Harrisonburg

Jacksonville

Indianapolis

Fayetteville

State College

Orange County

Daytona Beach

West Palm Beach

Washington D.C.

San Luis Obispo

Charlottesville

Saint Petersburg

Colorado Springs


Broadwing Network View


In head-to-head comparisons, the Level 3 advantage is clear!

Sources: Latency measurements for Level 3 competitors on specific routes obtained from Keynote Internet Health Report Pro. Level 3 latency measurements obtained using Level 3 Network monitoring equipment closely approximating Keynote’s. Metrics apply for the period 1/1/2005 through 3/30/2005. Performance improvement reflects latency only.

Sources: Latency measurements for Level 3 competitors on specific routes obtained from Keynote Internet Health Report Pro. Level 3 latency measurements obtained using Level 3 Network monitoring equipment closely approximating Keynote’s. Metrics apply for the period 10/1/2005 through 12/27/2005. Performance improvement reflects latency only.

Best in Class On-Net Latency


Low packet loss, high availability and best–in-class latency delivers unparalleled network performance.

Outstanding Availability and Low Packet Loss

Source: Level 3 packet loss data measured by Level 3 performance monitoring equipment and compared route-for-route with other service providers’ packet loss measured by Keynote. Availability data for all providers measured by Keynote. All measurements taken 11/1/2005 through 12/31/2005.

Level 3 continues to achieve very high performance rankings, despite tremendous IP traffic volumes and growth

% Unavail. Mins/MoWilTel 0.001666667 0.7200AT&T 0.0033 1.4

Level 3 0.0067 2.9MCI 0.0171 7.4

Internap 0.0200 8.6Verio 0.0200 8.6

Qwest 0.0220 9.5Sprint 0.0340 14.7

Savvis 0.0400 17.3Cogent 0.2900 125.3

Availability

Rank Loss %Level 3 1 0.0

WilTel 2 0.0017Qwest 3 0.0050

Internap 4 0.0100Verio 5 0.0100

Savvis 6 0.0150MCI 7 0.0268

Sprint 8 0.0289AT&T 9 0.0500

Cogent 10 0.1667

Packet Loss


The Shortest Distance to the Whole Internet

Level 3’s performance advantage is partly due to our network design.

Our network is architected to reach any destination on the Internet with the fewest possible hops.

Source: http://www.fixedorbit.com/metrics.htm

The Internet user has a better, faster experience.

Rank Hops ASN Description1 1.77 3356 Level 3 Communications, LLC2 1.81 6461 Abovenet Communications, Inc4 1.82 1239 Sprint3 1.83 3303 SwissComm Solutions Ltd3 1.86 2914 NTT America5 1.88 8075 Microsoft Corp7 1.89 4637 APNIC ASN block8 1.89 3549 Global Crossing

Fewest hops Level 3 customers reach

global Internet destinations in an

average of 1.77 hops.

Fewest hops Level 3 customers reach

global Internet destinations in an

average of 1.77 hops.


Featured ServicesService Description Legacy BWNG

Quote mechanism and turnaround

Legacy LVLT


Comments

Metro Ethernet

-Point to Point

-Point to Multipoint

Fast E: 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 MB

Gig E: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 1 GIG, 10G (ICB)

N/A PSM/ PSS

3 Business days for on-net facilities.

10 + days for off net locations considering fiber builds.

Both end-points need to be On-NET.

Check On-Ramp list.

Contact PSM for off net locations considering fiber builds.

Intercity Ethernet

-Point to Point

Fast E: 50, 100 MB

Gig E: 100, 200, 300,400,500, 600MB, above 600MB ICB.

N/A PSM/ PSS

3 Business days for on-net facilities.

10 + days for off net locations considering fiber builds.

Both end-points need to be On-NET.

Check On-Net Ramp List.

Contact PSM for off net locations considering fiber builds.

Metro / Intercity Private Line

Speeds DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192

N/A PSM/ PSS

On-net both ends: 48 hours

Hybrid: 5 business days

One location on-net required for metro PL.

Review On-Ramp List and Transport service availability List

Multi Connect

-Point to multipoint

(Hub and Spoke)

Private Line

channelized DS3 to OC48 offerings.

Static charge distance insensitive

PSM

7- 10 Business days dependent upon complexity

N/A Product is ICB contact your PSM with opportunity’s.


Featured Services

Service Description Legacy BWNG


Legacy LVLT


Comments

High Speed IP Carrier Grade IP Transit

Speeds DS1, DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48, Fast Ethernet, GIG E, 10 GIG E

Newsfeeds, Multicast, Secondary DNS.

N/A PSM/ PSS

On-net services 48 hours

Hybrid Services 5 business days

Available on the Level 3 AS # 3356 Only.

Minimal DS1 connectivity.

Focus on on-net IP enabled locations (Collocated Customers)

DIA Enterprise Dedicated Internet access.

N x DS1 – OC48 access speeds .

Primary and secondary DNS.

Managed Router service with Ethernet handoff available

Portal/ PSM PSM/ PSS

On-net Services: 48 hours.

Hybrid and Managed services:

5 business days

Static pricing / No bursting.

Not available in all area’s. Contact PSM/PSS for service availability.

NxDS1and DS3 only on Broadwing.

PRI ISDN PRI service Portal / PSM

Hybrid/On-net:

48 hours

PSM/ PSS

Hybrid/On-Net: 48 hours

2-Way PRI Service only available in legacy ICG, Broadwing, and Telcove Footprints. Contact PSM/ PSS for availability.

Flat rate and measured rate pricing based upon geography.


Service Description Legacy BWNG


Legacy LVLT


Comments

Ethernet VPN

E-Line / E-LAN

(Point to Point / Point to Multi Point)

Private Layer 2 connectivity via Level 3 MPLS backbone. 1/10/50/100-600MB increments via Fast E or GIG E handoff.

N/A PSM/ PSS/ SE

5-10 + business days dependant upon complexity.

Please review On-Ramp List.

Complex design and interaction with end user for quoting process.

600MB or greater consider Private Line Ethernet.

Converged VPLS Layer 2 fully meshed topology.

Any protocol (IP, SNA, etc..)

Access:

NxDS-1 – OC12

GIG E and Fast E increments.

PSM/ SE


N/A Only available on the Broadwing AS# 6395 MPLS core network.


IP-VPN Layer 3 private network via Level 3 MPLS core, fully Meshed configuration.

IP Protocol.

Supports T1, DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48, GIG E.

3 levels of COS.

N/A PSM /SE



Enhanced Toll Free Call Center toll free application.

Origination control

Geographic routing

Emergency redirect

PSM/ SE

10 + Days dependant upon complexity of request.

N/A Complex design and interaction with end user for quoting process.

Featured Services


Appendix


Level 3 Ethernet Portfolio


Metro Ethernet Intercity Ethernet

E-LINE E-LAN E-LINE E-LAN

Port-Based Service

(Dedicated Bandwidth)

Metro Ethernet

Private Line

Metro Switched Ethernet

Intercity Ethernet

Private Line

VLAN-Based Service

(Shared Bandwidth) Ethernet VPN

Ethernet VPN


Metro Ethernet Overview

E-Line

A-Loc Z-Loc

• Point to Point Metro Ethernet over SONET

• Both locations on-net

•If location is off-net contact your PSM to explore feasibility for building fiber into the building.



E-LAN

A-Loc

B-Loc

D-Loc

Level 3 POP

B-Loc

C-Loc

• Hub and Spoke Topology

• A, B ,C and D, locations all speak to Level 3 POP / Collocation

• All locations are on-net and Ethernet capable.

• If the location is off-net contact your PSM for feasibility of bringing fiber into the building.



Supported configurations Point to Point (E-LINE) Multipoint (E-LAN)

Speeds (Subject to availability) Fast Ethernet handoff – 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100Mbps Gigabit Ethernet handoff – 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 1,000Mbps 10G

Metro Ethernet is dedicated and protected using Level 3 SONET rings Type I – entire circuit is on Level 3 network

Installation Intervals Available locations/speeds

• 30 business days for locations with existing Ethernet equipment

• 45 business days for location without existing Ethernet equipment

• 90 – 120 Days when a fiber build and equipment installation is required.



Metro Ethernet Intercity Ethernet

E-LINE E-LAN E-LINE E-LAN

Port-Based Service

(Dedicated Bandwidth)

Metro Ethernet

Private Line

Metro Switched Ethernet

Intercity Ethernet

Private Line

VLAN-Based Service

(Shared Bandwidth) Ethernet VPN

Ethernet VPN

Intercity Ethernet Portfolio


Supported configurations Point to Point (E-LINE)

Speeds Current Long Haul routes can support 50, 600, 1,000Mbps

Intercity Ethernet can only be accessed using Metro Ethernet in Metro Ethernet available locations

Intercity Ethernet Private Line is dedicated and protected using Level 3’s Long Haul Private Line network

Pricing structure based on mileage

Intercity Ethernet Private Line Overview

A-Loc Z-Loc

Level 3 POP

Level 3 POP

Level 3 Long Haul NetworkMetro Ethernet Metro Ethernet


What is Level 3 High Speed IP?

A dedicated wholesale Internet access service that rides on

Level 3’s continuously-upgradeable IP, transport, and physical

networks

Trusted by the largest global users of wholesale Internet

bandwidth

A HSIP service that supports your needs for scalability and

outstanding performance

Tailored to meet the varied needs of high-bandwidth

customers using a broad range of IP transit and network

interconnection solutions


An Extraordinary Community of On-Net Customers

More than half of traffic that originates on the Level 3 Network stays on the Level 3 Network

Direct, on-net connectivity to the world’s largest ISPs and most popular Internet destinations

Level 3’s Network is the Internet

Customers enjoy outstanding performance through direct on-net connectivity to the world’s leading content providers and “eyeball aggregators”

Why is staying on-net important?A non-Tier 1 ISP with a high, published SLA and an open-peering policy actually has a meaningless SLA; the SLA only covers the distance a packet actually travels on the provider’s network. Non-Tier 1 ISPs use their peering and transit infrastructure heavily. Your latency or packet loss from actual source to sink may be poor, but this ISP

can still quote good results, since they only carry your traffic a fraction of its actual distance.


Connect to Level 3 at the highest interface speed available today (10 GigE) to reduce capital expenditure, simplify traffic management and capacity planning and reduce the number

of times the network is touched

Size Matters

Zurich

Washington, D.C.

Warsaw

Vienna

Tulsa

Tampa

Stamford

Stockholm

St. Louis

Seattle

San Jose

San Francisco

San Diego

San Antonio

Salt Lake City

Sacramento

Richmond

Raleigh

Prague

Portland

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Paris

Orlando

Orange County

Oakland

New York City

Newark

Nashville

Minneapolis

Milan

Miami

Manchester

Madrid

Madison

Los Angeles

Long Island

London

Las Vegas

Kansas CityJersey City

Indianapolis

Houston

Hamburg

Geneva

DublinDetroit

Denver

Dallas

Copenhagen

Cleveland

Cincinnati

Chicago

Charlotte

Buffalo

Brussels

BostonBerlin

Baton Rouge

Baltimore

Austin

Atlanta

Amsterdam

3

3

13

22 3

7

8

2

5

4

10

4

22

6

5

57

7

6

20

65

6

2

5

2

2

2

25

4

63

22

3

22

Munich

Frankfurt

Dusseldorf

The scale and geographic reach to handle your growth


Flexible Billing Options

CDR Flexible billing based on a minimum usage setting Additional usage above minimum charged at rate per Mbps Ideal for monthly variable usage needs

ACDR Flexible billing based on a minimum usage setting Additional usage above minimum charged at rate per Mbps Ideal for customers that require Internet access in multiple locations

Fixed Rate Fixed usage billing based on port size, no variance per month Ideal for static monthly billing requirements


DIA is enterprise focused

DIA service differentiators: Primary & Secondary DNS service Managed Router service Fixed Rate billing plan for all speeds

DIA service Interfaces Ethernet (ICB)

• FastE, GigE

TDM/SONET• DS-1, NxDS-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48

Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)


DIA Value Proposition

A network large enough to accommodate your current traffic A network with the ability to scale to accommodate your growth An IP service that performs with superior latency, availability, and packet loss An important community of the most popular on-net destinations A sound peering infrastructure with clean and balanced traffic among peers A company committed to your performance A company committed to its IP business model, that continues to invest in its

network A company that is continually awarded for service quality A company that is recognized as a top IP provider by its customers

Why Level 3 DIA


Cross-Connects Collocation facilities and Meet-me rooms

Metro Access Circuits Metro Private Line DS1, NxDS1, DS3, OC3 – OC48

Managed Ethernet Access (ICB) Level 3 Managed Ethernet Access

• DS-1, NxDS-1, DS-3, NxDS-3, OC-3 and OC-12 (Type I or Type II) Enables access to multiple Level 3 Data/IP services (e.g.: Ethernet VPN, IP VPN, DIA) over

a single local access connection End-to-end, turnkey solution with 24 x 7 monitoring and management Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) install, test, turn-up, repair, etc. Premise-to-premise SLAs, including CPE

Type-II Access Type-II TDM/SONET Access

TDM or SONET

Local Access

Level 3 POP

Level 3 MPLS

Network

Customer Premise:Fast E / Gig E Handoff

Level 3 Managed CPE

Managed Ethernet Access

DIA Access Options

Documents

Level 3 Overview. 2006 Level 3 Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Level 3 Profile Established: 1998 Headquarters: Broomfield, CO 2006 Annual