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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-3 of our report dated
February 2, 2000 on the consolidated financial statements of Level 3
Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and for the
years then ended included in Level 3 Communications, Inc.'s Form 10-K, as
amended, for the year ended December 31, 1999 and to all references to our Firm
included in this Registration Statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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Arthur Andersen LLP
Denver, Colorado
January 17, 2001
