News Release Issued: Apr 6, 2015 (8:00am EDT)
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Level 3 Wins Polycom's 2014 Caribbean and Latin American Award as "Video Service Provider of the Year"
Award Recognizes Services Rendered throughout Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) announced it has been honored with Polycom's Video Service Provider of the Year Award for the Central and Latin America (CALA) region. Polycom recognized its top-performing service providers with a 2014 Caribbean and Latin America Award at TEAM Polycom 2015, the company's annual conference, held Feb. 9–11, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.
"This recognition was awarded to Level 3 because of its excellent ongoing collaborative work, level of efficiency, close engagement and vision in launching Video as a Service in the region," said Pierre Rodriguez, vice president of Latin America and the Caribbean for Polycom.
Polycom recognizes companies that excel at incorporating value-added solutions and services to create lasting value for customers. These service providers also demonstrate the highest level of expertise in implementing Polycom's solutions, while delivering best-in-class performance and exceptional sales results.
"It is an honor for Level 3 to be named 'Video Service Provider of the Year' for the CALA region by Polycom," said Antonio Casucci, Voice and Collaboration vice president for Level 3 in Latin America. "Both companies have the continuous desire to develop new solutions to address the complex technology needs of businesses today and provide an exemplary customer experience."
Level 3 chose Polycom Latin America as a technology ally while implementing a new product in its Voice Complete portfolio, Video as a Service (VaaS). The collaborative product includes premium features such as high-definition video and content, quality of service Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN) connectivity, telephone services, service mode video terminals, complementary accessories and professional support services for corporate conference rooms, in addition to audio, video and media taken from the cloud. The solution is available throughout the Latin America region. Additionally, VaaS offerings are available to off-net corporate customers anywhere in the world through the Internet.
For more information on Level 3's Voice Complete services, visit www.level3.com.
About Polycom
Polycom helps organizations unleash the power of human collaboration. More than 400,000 companies and institutions worldwide defy distance with secure video, voice and content solutions from Polycom to increase productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service, expand education and save lives. Polycom and its global partner ecosystem provide flexible collaboration solutions for any environment that deliver the best user experience, the broadest multi-vendor interoperability and unmatched investment protection. Visit www.polycom.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to learn more.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and 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 Level 3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: successfully integrate the tw telecom acquisition; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; increase revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and operating performance; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network and computer system security measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its 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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