EXHIBIT 99.1


                                 NEWS RELEASE

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

News Media:     Josh Howell                          Investors: Julie Stangl
                402/943-1309                                    402/943-1310

                Steve Ingish
                402/943-1337


              LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OFFERING
                        OF $1.5 BILLION IN SENIOR NOTES

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, April 7, 1998-Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today
announced that it intends to offer $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 
Senior Notes Due 2008 in a transaction that is exempt from registration under 
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Senior Notes will be senior, 
unsecured obligations of Level 3, ranking pari passu with all existing and 
future senior unsecured indebtedness of Level 3. Interest rate, redemption terms
and additional terms will be determined at the time of the pricing of the 
offering.  The offering is subject to final approval by Level 3's Board of 
Directors.

Level 3 currently intends to use the net proceeds of the offering in connection
with the implementation of its business plan to increase substantially its 
information services business and to expand the range of services it offers by 
building an advanced, facilities-based communications network in both the United
States and Europe using Internet Protocol (IP) technology.

The securities offered by Level 3 will not be registered under the Securities 
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States 
absent registration or an applicable exemption from such Act's registration 
requirements.