Level 3 Selected by NBC and NFL to Deliver Super Bowl XLVI in High Definition

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced it will provide live, high definition (HD) television broadcast video services to NBC for Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5, using Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ technology. The Super Bowl is the most-watched television event of the year. Last year's broadcast was viewed by more than 110 million people, according to The Nielson Co.

Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis is connected directly to Level 3's advanced fiber-optic network, giving NBC the ability to acquire and broadcast the game without having to build or manage its own network. In total, more than 3,000 hours of video content will be acquired, encoded and transported across Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ platform for Super Bowl coverage.