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                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20554

In the Matter of              )
                              )
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND        )
   TELEGRAPH COMPANY          )
                              )
Application for authority     )  File No. I-T-C-95-046
to convey capacity in the     )
TCS-1 Cable System.           )
                              )
Application for authority     )  File No. I-T-C-95-047
to convey capacity in the     )
AMERICAS-1 Cable System.      )

                          ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION

Adopted: December 27, 1994    Released: January 6, 1995

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

          1.  Upon consideration of the above-captioned uncontested
applications, filed pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, we find that the present and future public
convenience and necessity require a grant thereof.

          2.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that applications File
Nos. I-T-C-95-046 and I-T-C-95-047 ARE GRANTED, and American
Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is authorized to:

     a.   convey to the St. Thomas and San Juan Telephone Company
     on an Indefeasible Right of User (IRU) basis a one-half
     interest in 24 MAUOs in the Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic
     segment of the TCS-1 Cable System;

     b.   convey to TRT/FTC Communications, Inc. on an IRU basis a
     one-half interest in 30 MAUOs in the Florida-Puerto Rico and
     Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic segments of the TCS-1 Cable
     System; and
     c.   convey to Cable and Wireless Network Services Limited on
     an IRU basis a one-half interest in one MIU in the AMERICAS-1
     Cable System between Vero Beach, Florida and Magens Bay, St.
     Thomas.

          3.  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