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                                Before the DA 94-758      
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20554



In the Matter of     )
              )
TRANSWORLD COMMUNICATIONS           )      File No. ISP-94-004
(U.S.A.), INC.)
              )
Petition to reallocate circuits     )
on the Intersputnik satellite       )
system for the provision of         )
public switched service             )

                                   Order

       Adopted:  April 6, 1995      Released:  April 11, 1995

By the Chief, International Bureau:

       1.  Transworld Communications (U.S.A.), Inc.  (Transworld) has filed a petition
requesting the Commission to revoke and reallocate circuits authorized to other carriers over
the Intersputnik satellite system for the provision of communications interconnected with the
public switched network (PSN) between the United States and Russia.   

       2.  In 1993, the Commission allocated to eleven carriers 691 of the 700 circuits
consulted under Article XIV(d) of the INTELSAT Agreement and available for use between
the U.S. and Russia over the Intersputnik satellite system.   The authorized carriers were
required to file quarterly reports detailing the number of circuits in use. Transworld states,
and our examination confirms, that most of the circuits authorized have not been activated
and that some carriers have failed to file the required reports.  In light of these
circumstances, we required the eleven carriers to show cause why their unused Intersputnik
circuits should be not be revoked and reallocated.  We recognized that the continued
inability of any authorized carriers to implement service could deny other carriers an
opportunity to provide service, delaying service to the public.   

       3.  In determining whether circuits should be revoked, the Show Cause Order
identified the following factors: 1) the carriers' diligence in pursuing an operating agreement
and activating  the circuits authorized; 2) the precise nature of any problems that have
delayed the activation  of  circuits; and 3) whether these difficulties are likely to impede the
efforts of other carriers.  We also stated that  circuits authorized to any carrier failing to
respond to the Show Cause Order would be automatically revoked without a hearing. 

       4.   Two authorized carriers, General Communication, Inc. ("General") and The Ten
Corporation ("The Ten"), did not respond  to the Show Cause Order.  Consequently,  we
revoke the 20 circuits allocated to General and the 10 circuits allocated to  The Ten.  We are
examining the information we received from the remaining carriers and will continue to
monitor the use of authorized Intersputnik circuits to determine if further action is necessary
with respect to those circuits. 

       5.  In addition, we will reallocate the 30 circuits rescinded by this Order to
Transworld.  Transworld is the only new carrier to participate in this proceeding and the
only carrier requesting a portion of the revoked circuits.  Transworld has also filed a copy of
an operating agreement it reached with  Moscow Teleport. 

       6.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that Transworld's petition, File No. I-S-P-94-004,
IS GRANTED and the circuits authorized to General Communication, Inc. and The Ten
Corporation ARE REVOKED.

       7.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the authorizations to General Communication,
Inc. (File No. I-T-C-91-202)  and The Ten Corporation (File No. I-T-C-91-204) ARE
CANCELLED.

       8.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of
the Commission's Rules and is effective upon release.  Petitions for reconsideration under
Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules may
be filed within 30 days of the public notice of this order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)).

              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



              Scott Blake Harris
                     Chief, International Bureau