SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 30, 2002

                          Level 3 Communications, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                              47-0210602
(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

1025 Eldorado Blvd., Broomfield, Colorado                                  80021
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip code)

                                  720-888-1000
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)








Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (a)  Financial Statements of business acquired

               None

          (b)  Pro forma financial information

               None

          (c)  Exhibits

               99.1 Press Release  dated  October 30, 2002,  relating to revised
                    financial projections.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On October 30,  2002,  Level 3  Communications,  Inc.  ("Level 3") issued a
press  release  relating to, among other things,  third  quarter 2002  financial
results.  This press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and
incorporated  by  reference  as if set  forth in full.  The  furnishing  of this
information  shall not be  deemed  an  admission  as to the  materiality  of the
information  included in this Current Report.  This information is not filed but
is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.







                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                          Level 3 Communications, Inc.



October 30, 2002          By:   /s/ Neil J. Eckstein
Date                            Neil J. Eckstein, Vice President