LONDON, September 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company to Provide International Sports Broadcaster with Online
Streaming Services for Exclusive Live North American Delivery of Rugby World
Cup

Servecast, a Level 3 company, today announced that it has been selected
by Setanta Sports to stream live coverage of Rugby World Cup 2007 games to
Internet viewers across North America. Setanta Broadband will be the
exclusive live online broadcaster of Rugby World Cup 2007 in North America,
with Level 3 Servecast's streaming services enabling the delivery of live
online coverage of all 48 games, original commentary, pre and post-match
analysis and half time programming.

"When it came time to choose a business partner to support the delivery
of our Rugby World Cup content online, we obviously took our past successes
collaborating with Servecast into heavy consideration," said Roger Hall,
Setanta's CEO North America. "Level 3's Servecast has a strong heritage in
providing the underlying technology which enables the streaming of such
large-scale events. The Rugby World Cup is the most important event on
the rugby calendar, and with an increasing number of fans in North America it
is important that we work with a company that can deliver a robust service to
provide the best possible online user experience. We are also delighted to be
working with Level 3, as they have a great reputation in supporting sports
broadcasting through its Level 3(R) Vyvx Services."

Setanta Sports (http://www.Setanta.com) operates the only dedicated
European sports and rugby TV channel in North America. When broadcasting of
the Rugby World Cup 2007 commences on 7 September, North American rugby fans
will be able to log on to the Setanta Sports North America Web site and view
coverage and match play as it happens via either a Setanta pay-per-view
subscription or season ticket pass. The services provided by Level 3's
Servecast deliver this content to subscribers anywhere they have a broadband
connection in North America.

"It is a great privilege for Level 3 to be able to provide the service
that enables the only real-time delivery of the Rugby World Cup 2007 over the
Internet to rugby fans in North America," said Kevin Quinn, vice president of
Strategy and Business Development at Level 3.

"Our expanding rich media service offerings, strengthened by the recent
acquisition of Servecast, enable us to maximize the potential of the Internet
to deliver desirable high-quality content like the Rugby world cup," said
Brady Rafuse, president and chief executive officer of Level 3 European
Markets and president of Level 3's Content Markets Group. "Level 3's content
delivery services combined with the Level 3 network, one of the largest
Internet backbones in the world, delivers a unique proposition to serve our
customers' needs."

About Servecast

Servecast, a Level 3 company, offers proven publishing and distribution
tools for video rights holders to monetize their digital assets. These tools
enable customers to manage, protect, deliver and track online audio and video
content. Servecast provides an easy-to-use platform that supports multiple
stream rates, languages, currencies and formats, including Adobe Flash(TM),
Real Player(TM), Windows Media Player(TM) and Apple QuickTime(TM).
Servecast's capabilities have been developed for easy adaptation to emerging
video formats and other content delivery technology.

About Level 3 Communications

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT), an international
communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the
world, connecting 180 markets in 18 countries. The company serves a broad
range of wholesale, enterprise and content customers with a comprehensive
suite of services including: Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband
transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice and voice
over IP services, content delivery and media distribution services. These
services provide the building blocks to enable Level 3's customers to meet
their growing demands for advanced communications solutions. The company's
Web address is http://www.Level3.com.

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Communications logo are registered service marks of Level 3 Communications,
LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Level 3 services are
provided by wholly owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. Any
other service, product or company names recited herein may be trademarks or
service marks of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statement

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looking in nature. These statements are based on management's current
expectations or beliefs. These forward looking statements are not a guarantee
of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are outside our control, which could cause actual
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
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our stated goals include, but are not limited to our ability to: successfully
integrate acquisitions; increase the volume of traffic on our network; defend
our intellectual property and proprietary rights; develop new products and
services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins;
successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information
systems to support new products and services; attract and retain qualified
management and other personnel; and meet all of the terms and conditions of
our debt obligations. Additional information concerning these and other
important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated
in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and
expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.

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              http://www.Setanta.com