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Parse - http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-03-2004/0002164885&STORY&EDATE=Level 3 Launches Residential VoIP Service in More Than 50 U.S. MarketsNew Service Enables Cable Operators and Others to Accelerate Rollout ofConsumer VoIP OfferingsNEW ORLEANS, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Level 3Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that its (3)VoIPEnhanced(SM) Local residential phone service is commercially availablein more than 50 U.S. markets, completing the first stage of a phasedrollout in over 300 U.S. markets by the end of 2004. The company madethe announcement at The 2004 National Show hosted by the NationalCable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)."(3)VoIP Enhanced Local service provides cable operators, enhancedservice providers, and others the essential building blocks needed tocost-effectively accelerate their deployment of VoIP service tomillions of consumers throughout the U.S.," said Sureel Choksi,president of Softswitch Services for Level 3. "We're pleased to beintroducing our new (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service in over 50U.S. markets, and are on schedule to complete the deployment of thisservice to more than 300 markets by the end of the year."(3)VoIP Enhanced Local service allows companies to develop andoffer residential voice service using Level 3 provided buildingblocks, including local phone numbers, interconnection with the PublicSwitched Telephone Network (PSTN) for local and long distanceservices, local number portability and E911 emergency services.(3)VoIP Enhanced Local service provides these essential componentswhile enabling the voice service provider to retain the flexibility tomanage and control end-user features without the headaches ofimplementing complex interconnection arrangements.Key features of (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service include:* Local and long distance calling including access to the PSTN* Local phone numbers* Operator assistance* Directory listings and assistance* E911 emergency services* Local number portability"We believe today's commercial launch of (3)VoIP Enhanced Localservice underscores Level 3's growing leadership in VoIP," said JackWaters, CTO and president of Voice Technologies for Level 3. "Level 3is proud of its leadership role in helping to pioneer VoIP technology,having built its network to be completely optimized for IP and havingintroduced the first PSTN-quality VoIP service in 1999.""With today's announcement, Level 3 now enables residential VoIPservice to be offered -- with local phone numbers -- to over 16million households, with plans to increase its reach to approximately63 million households by the end of year," said Myrle McNeal, vicepresident of (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service.(3)VoIP Enhanced Local service is now available in many majormarkets including: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego,Denver, Portland, Tampa, and Orlando. For a complete list of marketavailability, please visithttp://www.level3.com/userimages/DotCom/pdf/(3)VoIP_Enhanced_Local_Serv_Avail.pdf.In addition to residential VoIP services, Level 3 offers a fullrange of wholesale and business voice services. For more informationabout Level 3's portfolio of VoIP services, please stop by NCTA booth4065, or visit http://www.Level3.com.About Level 3 CommunicationsLevel 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT) is an international communications andinformation services company. The company operates one of the largestInternet backbones in the world, is one of the largest providers ofwholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North America and is the primaryprovider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadbandsubscribers, through its cable and DSL partners. The company offers awide range of communications services over its 22,500 mile broadbandfiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services,broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services,and patented Softswitch managed modem and voice services. Its Webaddress is http://www.Level3.com. The company offers informationse
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