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January 31, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced it
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has executed an agreement to sell metropolitan dark fiber in Washington,
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D.C., to the District of Columbia city government.
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The District will use more than 20 fibers from Level 3 to create a
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high-speed data network linking government buildings at various locations
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across the city.
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“This agreement highlights the flexibility of our metropolitan networks,”
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said Glenn Russo, Level 3′s senior vice president of global infrastructure
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services. “If a customer requires a large number of fibers, we can meet
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their needs quickly and efficiently. We look forward to working with the
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District as it continues to enhance government communications systems on
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behalf of residents and taxpayers.”
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Level 3 owns and operates a total of 36 metropolitan networks, 27 across the
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United States and nine in Europe. The metro networks connect the company’s
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data centers to key data traffic aggregation points in each city, such as
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central offices, telecom hotels and data centers operated by other carriers.
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They are also linked to Level 3′s long-haul network.
