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Press Release - 1998

Apr 06, 1998Level 3 Communications And XCOM Technologies Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
Dec 18, 1998Level 3 Reaches Agreement with IXC for Additional Network Capacity
Dec 15, 1998Telecommunications Carrier Group Forms
Dec 14, 1998Level 3 Communications Announces Filing of $3.5 Billion Universal Shelf Registration Statement
Dec 08, 1998Gail P. Smith Named Senior Vice President of International Sales and Marketing for Level 3
Dec 07, 1998Level 3 Announces Resignation of Subsidiary CEO
Dec 02, 1998Level 3 Communications Closes Senior Discount Note Offering
Dec 01, 1998Michael D. Jones Named CIO for Level 3 Communications
Nov 30, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Detroit Facility
Nov 24, 1998Donald H. Gips Named Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Level 3 Communications
Nov 23, 1998Level 3 Communications Announces Proposed Private Debt Offering
Nov 17, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Philadelphia Facility
Nov 17, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Houston Facility
Nov 16, 1998Level 3 Communications, Bellcore Announce Merger of Protocol Specifications for Voice Over IP
Nov 10, 1998Level 3 Communications Completes Sale of Cable Michigan Interests
Nov 09, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Dallas Facility
Nov 09, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Seattle Facility
Nov 05, 1998Level 3 Picks McLean for Fifth U.S. Location
Oct 29, 1998qLevel 3 Communications Reports Third Quarter 1998 Results
Oct 26, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches San Francisco Facility
Oct 26, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Denver Facility
Oct 22, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Washington, D.C. Facility
Oct 22, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Chicago Facility
Oct 14, 1998Level 3 Communications to Use Capacity on Global Crossing's Network
Oct 12, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Sunnyvale Facility
Oct 12, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches San Diego Facility
Oct 12, 1998Level 3 Communications Launches Los Angeles Facility
Oct 05, 1998Level 3 Communications/GeoNet Communications Acquisition Completed
Sep 15, 1998Level 3 Communications Acquires German Internet Service Provider
Aug 26, 1998Level 3 Communications to Join the Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning Thursday, August 27
Aug 18, 1998Level 3 & GeoNet Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
Aug 12, 1998Level 3 Communications Reports Second Quarter 1998 Results
Aug 11, 1998Level 3 Names Thomas Stortz as General Counsel; Terrence Ferguson to Serve as Special Counsel
Aug 05, 1998New Telecommunications Protocols Published
Aug 03, 1998Japan-U.S. Cable Owners Sign Construction Agreement
Jul 20, 1998Level 3 to Provide National Fiber Network to McCaw Controlled Telecom Company
Jul 20, 1998Level 3 Communications Declares Common Stock Dividend for Stockholders
Jul 13, 1998Level 3 Announces Acquisition of Ultraline Limited, A Transatlantic Service Provider
Jun 23, 1998Level 3 Communications Signs Right Of Way Agreement With Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
Jun 22, 1998Level 3 Communications Leads Council To Define New Standards For Network Interconnection
Jun 18, 1998Level 3 Communications Selects Kiewit To Build Advanced National Fiber Optic Network
May 29, 1998Level 3 Communications, Inc. Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan
May 07, 1998Level 3 Communications Reports First Quarter 1998 Results
May 05, 1998Level 3 Gives Notice Of Forced Conversion Of Class R Convertible Stock Into Level 3 Common Stock
Apr 29, 1998Level 3 Communications/XCOM Technologies Merger Completed
Apr 28, 1998Level 3 Communications Announces Offering Of $2.0 Billion In Senior Notes
Apr 27, 1998Level 3 Sells Junk Bonds
Apr 07, 1998Level 3 Communications Announces Proposed Offering Of $1.5 Billion In Senior Notes
Apr 02, 1998Level 3 Communications And Union Pacific Railroad Sign Fiber Optic Right Of Way Agreement
Apr 01, 1998Rx for Phone Competition: IP
Apr 01, 1998Level 3 Communications Begins Trading On Nasdaq National Market Under The Symbol "LVLT"
Mar 31, 1998Kiewit Completes Separation of Construction and Communications Businesses
Mar 24, 1998Frontier and Level 3 Sign Landmark $165 Million Data Network Agreement
Mar 19, 1998Level 3 Communications Common Stock To Be Traded On Nasdaq National Market Under The Symbol "LVLT"
Mar 05, 1998IRS Approves Tax-Free Status Of Separation Of Level 3 From Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. Construction
Mar 02, 1998Kiewit Shareholders Notified That Tax-Free Spin-Off Of Level 3 Expected To Be Completed March 31
Feb 19, 1998Level 3 Communications To Locate Corporate Headquarters In Denver Metropolitan Area
Jan 20, 1998The New Breed Breaking the Mold