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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of
                                        )
LD SERVICES, INC.                               )
                                        )
Application for authority, pursuant to  )       File No. ITC-97-721-TC
Section 214 of the Communications Act of)
1934, as amended, to transfer control of an     )
authorized international carrier.       )


MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER  AND AUTHORIZATION


   Adopted:  January 14, 1998                                          Released:  January 16, 1998

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

              1.      STAR Telecommunications, Inc. (STAR) and LD Services, Inc. (LDS), pursuant
to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, submitted the above-captioned
application requesting authority to transfer control of LDS to STAR.  The application was placed on
public notice on December 3, 1997.   No comments were received.

              2.      STAR, a Delaware corporation, is authorized to provide a variety of international
facilities-based and resale communications services.  LDS, a California corporation, is authorized to
provide resold international switched communications services.  On September 3, 1997, STAR and LDS
entered into a Merger Agreement whereby LDS will be merged into a wholly-owned subsidiary of STAR,
STAR-sub.  The surviving entity will be LDS, and LDS will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
STAR.

              3.      Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude
that consent to transfer control of LDS to STAR will  serve the public interest, convenience and
necessity.

              4.      Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of STAR and LDS, File No.
ITC-97-721-TC IS GRANTED, and the transfer of control of LDS  to STAR is authorized.

              5.      IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of any Commission
orders granting authority to LDS to provide common carrier services remain in effect.
              6.       This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and is
effective upon adoption.  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 date of public notice
of this Order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)).

                      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                      Diane J. Cornell
                      Chief, Telecommunications Division
                      International Bureau