LONDON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it will participate in The Economist's Telecom Leaders Forum. Anthony Christie, managing director, UK & EMEA will participate in the forum, which will focus on "understanding tomorrow's markets." He will join other industry thought leaders for the discussion.

The conference will take place at Claridges in Mayfair, London on Thursday, April 24. Mr. Christie will participate in an executive discussion entitled "Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow's Customer" at 11:30 a.m. BST. The session will cover understanding and meeting the needs of a new generation of technology users and how providers can add value for their customers.

ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING

Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects approximately 390 cities in more than 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to approximately 690 cities in more than 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.

Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its Professional Services and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and network consulting and management services to support its Global Crossing IP VPN service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the first global communications provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks.

Please visit www.globalcrossing.com or blogs.globalcrossing.com/ for more information about Global Crossing.

Statements in this press release about expected future events and financial results are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, including risks referenced from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Global Crossing undertakes no duty to update information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.

CONTACT GLOBAL CROSSING: Press Contacts Becky Yeamans +1-973-937-0155 PR@globalcrossing.com Jo Baker Europe +44-(0)1256-73238 EuropePR@globalcrossing.com

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Web site: http://www.globalcrossing.com http://blogs.globalcrossing.com

Press Contacts, Becky Yeamans, +1-973-937-0155, PR@globalcrossing.com, or Europe, Jo Baker, +44-(0)1256-732387, EuropePR@globalcrossing.com