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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
February 2, 2000 on the consolidated financial statements of Level 3
Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the year then
ended included in Level 3 Communications, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Denver, Colorado,
June 8, 2000.
