Jerry Hogge in Roundtable at GSA/ISA Network Services Conference
BROOMFIELD, Colo., August 2, 2007 - Level 3 Communications’ Wholesale Markets Group today announced that Jerry Hogge, senior vice president of government markets for Level 3, is scheduled to participate in a round-table discussion at the GSA/ITS Network Services Conference, taking place August 6-9, 2007, in Denver, Colorado at the Adams Mark Hotel. The conference is designed for Federal government employees focused on transitioning from FTS 2001 to Networx, a new program supporting cross-agency collaboration, transformation and government-wide technology improvement.
Hogge will participate in a round-table discussion on Tuesday, August 7 at 8:45 a.m. in the Plaza ballroom, as part of the opening plenary session entitled, “The Winners Circle.” This session will include representatives from the Networx contract awardees and will address how the Networx program can enable government agencies to transition into the next generation of telecommunications services in a seamless, secure and interoperable environment.
Level 3 will be hosting a Networx training site at the conference. The Level 3 training site is designed to educate attendees about Level 3, the Networx contract and Level 3’s comprehensive suite of network, security and managed network services. Level 3 will also be exhibiting at the conference in Plaza One.
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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 www.Level3.com.
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