International Communications Provider
Headquarters:
Broomfield, Colorado
Service Area:
Every major market across the United States and Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and South America
History:
Founded in 1985. Became Level 3 in 1998. Acquired WilTel in 2005, ICG in 2006 and Broadwing in 2007.
Primary Competition:
Qwest, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, XO & Global Crossings
Strengths:
- One of only six Tier 1 providers in the world
- Service to secondary markets with Extended On-Net service and Tower Access
Restrictions:
- Rely on incumbent providers, Qwest, AT&T and Verizon, to deliver local loop or last mile to customer
- Not competitive on smaller integrated services
Product Offerings:
- T1 & N x T1
- Integrated T1
- SIP
- VoIP
- PRI
- MPLS
- Ethernet
- Private Line
- Long Distance
- IP/VPN Services
- Virtual Private LAN
- Wavelength Services
