Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) is a premier provider of fiber-based and off-net communications services. Enterprise, wholesale, government , healthcare, education and content customers rely on Level 3 to deliver advanced communications solutions with an industry-leading combination of efficiency and quality over one of the world's most scalable end-to-end networks. Level 3 meets Enterprise customer needs by providing a better quality service experience, at a competitive price, and by leveraging next generation technology platforms such as VoIP, SIP Trunking and Ethernet. As a trusted provider for the largest users of bandwidth, Level 3 has established itself as an industry leader in scale and reach. Learn more: www.level3.com

DQE Communications provides: - Dark Fiber - Metro Ethernet - Internet - Collocation We are the premiere fiber provider in Pittsburgh and 7 surrounding counties including: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana County. We are a sister company of Duquesne Light and are the largest locally owned fiber provider. We provide services to some of the largest corporations and work with carriers, wireless, enterprise, healthcare, schools/universities, large and medium business'. We own, operate, maintain and build all of our own fiber. Fiber is the future! Our backbone is built in rings unlike traditional copper which allows for traffic to reroute in the event of a cut for increased reliability. Fiber goes from 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps and is scalable.