Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications was an American multinational telecommunications and Internet service provider company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. 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.
| NYSE: LVLT | |
| Industry | Telecom |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Defunct | November 1, 2017 |
| Fate | Acquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies) |
| Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
Key people | James O. Ellis Jr. (Chairman) Jeff Storey (CEO) Sunit Patel (CFO) |
| Products | Mobile telephony, Internet services, Content delivery |
| Revenue | US$ 8.3 billion (2015) |
| US$ 1.3 billion (2015) | |
| US$3.4 billion (2015) | |
| Total assets | US$24.1 billion (2015) |
| Total equity | US$10.1 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 13,500 |
| Parent | Lumen Technologies |
| ASNs | 3356, 1, 11213, 7911, 281, 10753, 594, 2551, 199, 560, 20476, 3549, 19094, 19591, 279, 30686, 189, 18756, 16852, 7176, 6395, 8043, 524, 19962, 200, 201, 202, 203, 595, 596, 597, 598, 3508, 3831, 4323, 6467, 6484, 7037, 22026, 26458, 32421 |
| Website | lumen.com |
Level 3 operated a Tier 1 network. 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. 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. Level 3 became part of CenturyLink on November 1, 2017.