PlanetOne Recognized as Level (3) MVP Elite Winner for 2016

PlanetOne Earns Level 3 Elite MVP Award

As a Recipient of the 2016 Most Valuable Partner Award, PlanetOne Recognized for its Relentless Commitment to Excellence, Performance and Sales Growth

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 15, 2017 – PlanetOne Communications, the IT and telecom industry’s preferred connectivity partner, today announced it has been recognized by Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) as a recipient of the 2016 Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award. As an Elite level winner, PlanetOne is part of a select group that demonstrates outstanding commitment to excellence, performance and sales growth.

“We congratulate our partner organizations on their continued success with Level 3 and recognition as a 2016 MVP Award Winner in each category,” said Garrett Gee, vice president indirect sales, Level 3 Communications. “The relationship between PlanetOne and Level 3 shows the value of teamwork in providing enterprise customers with local-to-global connectivity backed by end-to-end reliability and security.”

The Level 3 MVP program has four winners at the Elite tier and three for both the Premier and Authorized/Subagent levels. The winners for each category receive benefits including membership on the Level 3 Channel Partner Advisory Board and MVP logo use. At the Elite and Premier levels, becoming an MVP also provides incremental market development funds.

“We take great pride in being named one of Level 3’s MVP of the year and look forward to another exceptional year of high performance,” said Lauren Shapiro, president, PlanetOne. “The market demand for an easy-to-manage, flexible and secure wide area network is at an all-time high, making it the perfect time for channel partners to engage with PlanetOne and our preferred providers.”

For more information about PlanetOne call (877) 487-8353 or e-mail sales@planetone.net.

About PlanetOne Communications
PlanetOne
 is the IT channel and telecom industry’s preferred business partner for identifying and delivering cloud-based and connectivity solutions to small and midsize businesses and enterprises. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., the industry pioneer is celebrated by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies and regarded as a top-performing partner for hundreds of telecom agents and channel partners nationwide. In 2015, PlanetOne ranked No. 1 in the Phoenix Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” survey, and in 2016 was recognized as one of the largest privately-held companies in the 2016 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards program. The award-winning PlanetOne Partner Program has also been included in CRN’s Connectivity Solutions Partner Program Guide since 2014. To reach PlanetOne call (877) 487.8353 or e-mail sales@planetone.net.

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About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3’s comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter,Facebook and LinkedIn.

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