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                                           DA 94-1636
                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                          Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                  )
                                  )     
COMSAT Corporation                )  
                                  )
For authority pursuant to Section )      I-T-C-94-351 
214 of the Communications Act of  )
1934, as amended to establish     )
channels of communications for the) 
purpose of providing space segment)
services between the United States)
and overseas points.              )

                          ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION

  Adopted: December 27, 1994      Released: February 1, 1995

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

     1.   Upon consideration of the above-captioned, uncontested
application, 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 application File No. I-T-
C-94-351 of COMSAT Corporation (COMSAT) IS GRANTED and COMSAT is
authorized to establish channels of communication for the provision
of authorized services between the United States on the one hand
and all earth stations in the overseas points listed in the
Appendix hereto via INTLESAT Atlantic and Pacific Ocean region
satellites.

     3.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that  COMSAT shall provide
appropriate space segment capacity via INTELSAT satellites located
at 325.5o, 329o, 332.5o and 335.5o east longitude to any U.S. carrier
authorized by the Commission to acquire such capacity from COMSAT
for the provision of public switched voice and data and private
line telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba
as provided in COMSAT Corporation, 9 FCC Rcd 4037 (Int. Fac. Div.
1994).

     4.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that COMSAT is authorized to
provide VSAT Service between the United States mainland and Puerto
Rico, and between the United States mainland and the United States
Virgin Islands, on an incidental basis and as part of an integrated
international VSAT network as specified in Communications Satellite
Corporation, 8 FCC Rcd 1578 (Int.Fac. Div 1993), or as otherwise
specifically authorized by the Commission.

     5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the  Commission retains
jurisdiction over this matter to reallocate circuits in the
satellite system among the various international common carriers
and other authorized users as required to ensure nondiscriminatory
use of, and equitable access to, the communications satellite
system. 

     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