Monday, August 23, 2004

Level 3 to Provide Services to Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom

Level 3 Communications signed a network services contract with Chunghwa Telecom Global, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, the incumbent carrier in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom will be using (3)Link Private Line services to connect its Asian network to key points in the U.S. Multiple private lines will be used to extend the Taiwan-based carrier's Asian network from the Morro Bay transpacific cable station in Los Osos, California to the Peering and Internet Exchange (PAIX) facility in Palo Alto, California and a Level 3 facility in Los Angeles.



Using (3)Link Private Line or (3)Link Wavelength services for backhaul, undersea cable system capacity owners can directly connect to major U.S. and European networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.level3.com