Level 3 Communications

Not to be confused with L3 Technologies or L3Harris.
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSE: LVLT
IndustryTelecom
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
DefunctNovember 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)
FateAcquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies)
HeadquartersBroomfield, Colorado, United States
Key people
James O. Ellis Jr. (chairman)
Jeff Storey (CEO)
Sunit Patel (CFO)
ProductsMobile telephony, Internet services, Content delivery
RevenueIncreaseUS$ 8.3 billion (2015)[1]
IncreaseUS$ 1.3 billion (2015)[1]
IncreaseUS$3.4 billion (2015)[1]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$24.1 billion (2015)[2]
Total equityIncreaseUS$10.1 billion (2015)[3]
Number of employees
13,500
ParentLumen Technologies
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Websitewww.lumen.com

Level 3 Communications, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications and Internet service provider company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.[4] It ultimately became a part of CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies), where Level 3 President and CEO Jeff Storey was installed as Chief Operating Officer, becoming CEO of CenturyLink one year later in a prearranged succession plan.

Level 3 operated a Tier 1 network.[4] The company provided 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.[5] Level 3 was 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.

On October 31, 2016, CenturyLink announced an agreement to acquire Level 3 Communications in a cash and stock transaction.[6] Level 3 became part of CenturyLink on November 1, 2017.

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  5. ^ "Level 3 Company Profile". Telecom Industry News. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  6. ^ "CenturyLink to acquire Level 3 Communications".