Level 3 Selected by United Online to Enable VoIP Services

Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected by United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD), a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services, to provide underlying telecommunications services for United Online's new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, NetZero Voice. NetZero Voice was launched in November 2005.
NetZero Voice Internet phone service works with virtually any Internet Service Provider (ISP) service, dial-up or broadband, and allows global dial-up users, including an estimated 45 million in the United States, the opportunity to enjoy Internet phone calling, which has previously been available predominantly for broadband. Features include:
* Free unlimited PC-to-PC calling
* Free voicemail with online message center
* Free NetZero e-mail account
* Instant messaging
* Caller ID
* Call waiting
* Call blocking
* A personal telephone number with choice of area code
* Up to two GB of e-mail and voicemail storage
* 3-way calling
* "Find Me Follow Me" call forwarding, which allows incoming calls to be
forwarded to up to five phone numbers in succession and answered on any
telephone.
"Level 3 continues to be a great partner for us and was a natural choice to provide telecom services for NetZero Voice. Their sophisticated network and expertise in VoIP solutions should help us provide the quality services our customers demand," said Henry Kim, vice president, telecom services for United Online. "We believe in the future of VoIP and with NetZero Voice are excited to offer all Internet users, on broadband or dial-up, easy-to-use and low-cost Internet calling options."
Under the terms of the multiyear agreement, Level 3 provides United Online with (3)VoIP(SM) Local Inbound Service and (3)Voice(R) Termination. Level 3 operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world and provides the network infrastructure to support VoIP services for ISPs, as well as cable operators, carriers, and other companies eager to deploy high-quality, quick-to-market solutions. Level 3 has competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) status in all 50 states and has the network infrastructure to provide consumer VoIP service in markets covering approximately 69 percent of all U. S. households.
"Our continued work with United Online, including the launch of NetZero Voice, affirms Level 3's leadership in driving VoIP solutions and in supporting new services offered by our market-leading customers," said Myrle McNeal, senior vice president of local services for Level 3. "We look forward to working with United Online to deliver this new service. With our combined strengths -- the Level 3 network and United Online's Internet services and subscriber base -- we have the opportunity to reach millions of dial-up and broadband subscribers."
About United Online
United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD) is a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services through a number of brands, including NetZero, NetZero Voice, Juno, and Classmates. The company's services include Internet access, social networking services, Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, premium email, personal web hosting and domain services, and photo-sharing services. United Online is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, with offices in New York City, NY, Renton, WA, San Francisco, CA, Orem, UT, Munich, Germany, Jarfalla, Sweden, and Hyderabad, India. For more information about United Online and its Internet services, please visit http://www.untd.com.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT) is an international communications and information services company. The company operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, is one of the largest providers of wholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North America and is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers, through its cable and DSL partners. The company offers a wide range of communications services over its 23,000-mile broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, and patented softswitch managed modem and voice services. Its Web address is http://www.Level3.com.
The company offers information services through Software Spectrum. For additional information, visit its Web site at http://www.softwarespectrum.com .
The Level 3 logo is a registered service mark of Level 3 Communications, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Level 3 services are provided by a wholly owned subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, Inc.
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.

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