James Crowe to Keynote at Supercomm

ARLINGTON, Va. — SUPERCOMM 2001 event organizers today announced that Level 3 Communications CEO James Q. Crowe plans to deliver the Evening Keynote Address at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Mr. Crowe formed Level 3 in 1998 after reshaping the company’s predecessor, Kiewit Diversified Group (KDG), into a single company with a core focus on communications and information services. Prior to being named CEO of Level 3, he served as chairman of MCI WorldCom, following its merger with MFS Communications Company in 1996. Before the merger, Mr. Crowe was chairman and CEO of MFS, which he founded and took public in 1993. Mr. Crowe serves on the board of directors for Level 3 Communications, Peter Kiewit Sons', RCN Corporation and Commonwealth Telephone.

“We are pleased to bring this renowned leader to the SUPERCOMM stage to address some of the many issues facing the telecom industry,” said Jack Chalden, general manager, SUPERCOMM. “Mr. Crowe’s insight and knowledge will leave attendees with a keen understanding of what changes lie ahead in IP technologies and the positive impact these changes will have on the high-tech world.”

SUPERCOMM 2001, the premier annual communications and information technology exhibition and conference, will be held June 3-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. For information on attending SUPERCOMM 2001, call 1-800-2-SUPERC (278-7372) or outside the U.S., call 1-312-559-3327. Visit the official SUPERCOMM 2001 Web site at http://www.supercomm2001.com for up-to-the-minute information.

SUPERCOMM, the premier annual communications and information technology exhibition and conference, is presented jointly by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), http://www.tiaonline.org, Arlington, Va. and the United States Telecom Association (USTA), http://www.usta.org, Washington, DC.

For more information on Supercomm 2001, please visit the Light Reading Supercomm 2001 Preview Site.