Vyvx Delivers Super Bowl Broadcast Feeds for 17th Straight Year

Vyvx Delivers Super Bowl Broadcast Feeds for 17th Straight Year

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Vyvx, the market leader in providing fiber-optic, teleport and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it once again provided the primary broadcast backhaul feeds for the Super Bowl(R). Vyvx also played a critical role in delivering the most expensive commercial spots of the year, as numerous national advertisers relied on the company to electronically deliver their Super Bowl advertising spots to broadcast destinations across the country.

Super Bowl XL(R) marked the 17th consecutive year in which broadcasters turned to Vyvx to provide backhaul services for the most highly viewed live broadcast event of the year. Vyvx provided both ABC and NFL Films with both live high-definition television (HDTV) and standard video feeds of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, providing the critical link between Ford Field and the ABC and NFL Films production facilities, enabling the broadcast to be delivered to millions of viewers worldwide. The Super Bowl capped an NFL season in which Vyvx provided its services for every NFL regular season and playoff game, delivering more than 3,100 video feeds in total.

"Customers continue to choose Vyvx as their live broadcast transmission provider for the Super Bowl because of our tradition of operational excellence and our commitment to innovation," said Derek Smith, senior vice president of Vyvx. "Our customers understand that we strive to anticipate and meet their emerging needs. To that end, we have expanded our video network by 65 percent, and are focused on creating the most efficient solutions for management and delivery of media content."

Vyvx is the industry leader in gathering and distributing broadcast- quality live and non-live video for the media and entertainment industry. Using its unmatched network reach and innovative solutions, Vyvx delivers nearly 250,000 fiber and satellite video feeds and more than 5 million ads and promotional media content around the world each year. Offering both HD and standard-definition digital services to the sports, cable, and broadcasting industries, Vyvx supplies its customers with the broadest range of flexible and reliable services in the industry.

About Vyvx, LLC

Vyvx provides video delivery solutions over fiber optics and satellite to global advertising, sports, news, and entertainment customers. Vyvx offers a wide range of dedicated and occasional services and its electronic footprint reaches more than 13,000 online television and radio stations, networks and cable head-ends, as well as more than 100 professional sports venues and all major media centers, movie studios and production facilities. Vyvx is a subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT).

The Vyvx logo and Vyvx HD logo are trademarks of WilTel Communications Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, LLC.

Level 3 Forward-Looking Statement

Some of the statements made by Level 3 in this press release are forward- looking in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Level 3 believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: developing new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; increasing the volume of traffic on Level 3's network; overcoming the softness in the economy given its disproportionate effect on the telecommunications industry; integrating strategic acquisitions; attracting and retaining qualified management and other personnel; successfully completing commercial testing of new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services; ability to meet all of the terms and conditions of our debt obligations; overcoming Software Spectrum's reliance on financial incentives, volume discounts and marketing funds from software publishers; reducing downward pressure of Software Spectrum's margins as a result of the use of volume licensing and maintenance agreements; and reducing rate of price compression on certain of the Company's existing transport and IP services. 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 release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.

Source: Vyvx, LLC

CONTACT: Media & Industry Analysts, Cheena Pazzo of Vyvx, LLC,
+1-918-547-4387, mobile +1-918-527-3050, cheena.pazzo@vyvx.com; or Media,
Jennifer Daumler, +1-720-888-3356, mobile +1-303-408-4201,
jennifer.daumler@level3.com

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