vXchnge Adds Additional Capabilities to Philadelphia and St. Louis Data Centers

PHILADELPHIA, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) expands its footprint and capabilities in thirteen (13) vXchnge data centers across key markets, increasing vXchnge's marketplace of services and providers.

"Level 3's expansion into our Philadelphia and St. Louis data centers demonstrates our commitment to partnering with leading companies to provide the best services and expanded connectivity for these high growth markets. Level 3 enhances vXchnge's ecosystem of carriers, providing customers with enhanced resiliencies and redundancies," said Adam Siegel, vice president of Networks and Service Providers at vXchnge. "In conjunction with our state-of-the-art data centers and proven expertise, Level 3 gives us another way to deliver exceptional customer service and value."

Level 3 provides communication services to enterprise, government and carrier customers, serving more than 500 markets in over 60 countries. This network connection is part of vXchnge's strategy to provide enterprises, across the country, with an economical point of presence (PoP) to access Level 3 and vXchnge services.

Level 3 now has PoPs in these vXchnge data centers:

• Austin, TX
• Cleveland, OH
• Jersey City, NJ
• Minneapolis, MN
• Nashville, TN
• New York, NY
• Philadelphia, PA
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Portland, OR
• Raleigh-Durham, NC
• Santa Clara, CA
• St. Louis, MO
• St. Paul, MN

"vXchnge continues to be a fantastic ally," said Michael Zody, general manager, northeast region, for Level 3 Communications. "Together we're tackling the pain points enterprise customers are experiencing today – storage, bandwidth, cost and scalability – to provide an easy connection to the Cloud and concurrent connectivity, giving customers a solution with the ability to strengthen and grow their business."

vXchnge is a leading carrier-neutral edge colocation services provider dedicated to improving the business performance of its customers by rethinking colocation and offering data centers in locations where businesses can serve customers locally and reach more consumers, in more markets. vXchnge's Data Center operates as your micro data center, providing flexibility, reliability and scalability, along with global and local certifications.  vXchnge's excellence in Methods of Procedures (MOPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and compliance increase the resiliency of the data center infrastructure, which provides brand protection for customers.

To learn more about vXchnge, visit http://www.vxchnge.com. For more information on its data center locations, visit http://www.vxchnge.com/data-centers/locations/

About vXchnge
vXchnge is a Designed for Performance® edge carrier-neutral colocation service provider dedicated to improving the business performance of its customers. vXchnge's broad geographic footprint puts its customers at "the Edge" – in 15 key locations where they can serve customers locally, and reach more businesses and more consumers in more markets. For more information on gaining an edge with vXchnge, visit www.vxchnge.com or connect on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. For more information, visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

© Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Level 3, Level 3 Communications, Level (3), Voice Complete and the Level 3 Logo are either registered service marks or service marks of Level 3 Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other service names, product names, company names or logos included herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.

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