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Global Crossing Merger: Level 3 Needs to Avoid Past Mistakes

Level 3's previous acquisitions haven't always gone smoothly. ...More
May 7, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Slide Show: Level 3's Conquests, Potential M&A Targets

We examine some of Level 3's previous acquisitions as well as a number of companies that analysts cite as potential M&A targets for the Colorado-based company. ...More
April 18, 2012 By Josh Long and Craig Galbraith
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS
Level 3: More M&A Targets Predicted

Logical potential targets for Level 3 include Colt Group S.A., Inteliquent and XO Communications, as well as a so-called sale-and-lease-back pact with Sprint Nextel Corp. ...More
April 4, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Level 3's Loss Smaller Than Expected

Excluding its acquisition of Global Crossing in October 2011 and not counting its discontinued coal mining operations, Level 3's fourth-quarter revenues grew to $934 million from $904 million in the year-ago period. ...More
February 8, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
25 Years of Communications Competition

Highlights of some of the telecom industry's standout events and surrounding pop culture facts, from 1987 to 2012. ...More
January 3, 2012
Posted in Articles
Slide Show: Channel Partners' Top 20 Stories of 2011

The Top 20 was determined by the popularity of stories read by subscribers to the Channel Partners weekly newsletter. Windstream-PAETEC, XO Communications, M&A and various awards dominated the list. ...More
December 13, 2011
Posted in Galleries
GLOBALINX Hires Cody Jenkins as New Channel Chief

Jenkins succeeds Ron Ireland, who recently left the company. ...More
November 10, 2011 By Kelly Teal
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Q&A: Level 3 Channel Chief Mike Jerich

Following its acquisition of Global Crossing, Level 3 tapped Michael Jerich to head up the combined indirect channel, which has been made a standalone unit. Jerich talks in depth about the future in this Channel Partners interview. ...More
November 8, 2011 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles
Level 3 Grows Revenues, But Loss Widens

In the last quarter, Level 3 lost $207 million, or $1.75 per share, on a split-adjusted basis, before the global communications carrier implemented a 1-for-15 reverse stock split last month and transferred its shares to the New York Stock Exchange. ...More
November 3, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Global Crossing Channel Chief To Head Level 3 Partner Program

Michael Jerich, the former vice president of channel sales for Global Crossing, will head up the new combined channel programs. In addition, Level 3 confirmed it plans to honor all agent agreements it acquired from Global Crossing. ...More
October 13, 2011 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News