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

                              
In the Matter of                     )
                                     )
Stratos Mobile Networks (USA), LLC           )
and                                 )
Marine Satellite Services, Inc.         )
                                     )
Petition for Waiver of               )
Section 20.15(d) of the              )
Commission's Rules                   )
                                     )
                                     )


                                
                             ORDER


   Adopted:  January 14, 2000           Released: January 18, 2000


By the Deputy Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

     1.  On December 29, 1999, the Commercial Wireless Division released an order granting a
petition for waiver of Section 20.15(d) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 20.15(d), to Stratos
Mobile Networks (USA), LLC and Marine Satellite Services, Inc. (Stratos).  We now find that the
decision granting Stratos's petition for waiver relied upon two previous orders, the GTE Waiver Order
and Iridium Waiver Order,  that are distinguishable.
     
2.     As explained in the CMRS Forbearance Order, the Commission maintained its
international tariff requirement on affiliated routes in order to detect and monitor anticompetitive price
squeeze behavior.  In both the GTE Waiver Order and the Iridium Waiver Order, the international
rates of the petitioners were postalized.  In situations in which there are postalized rates, the
international rate does not vary based upon the international route and does not vary based upon an
affiliation with a foreign carrier.  Therefore, with postalized rates, there is no potential for price squeeze
behavior.  Because Stratos's petition does not indicate that its international rates for all international
routes will be postalized, there is a possibility Stratos's international rates could vary and we therefore
determine that it is necessary to examine Stratos's petition in more detail.  In light of the foregoing, we
have, on our own motion pursuant to Section 1.113 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 
1.113decided to reconsider the grant of the petition of waiver to Stratos.  We therefore set aside the
previous order in this matter, DA 99-3017, and will act on Stratos's petition for waiver in due course.  
     
3.     Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), and sections 0.331 and 1.113 of the Communication's rules,
47 C.F.R. 0.331, 1.113, the Order in the above matter, DA 99-3017 released December 29, 1999, is
SET ASIDE.
     


                                        Federal Communications Commission



                                   William W. Kunze
                                   Deputy Chief
                                   Commercial Wireless Division
                                   Wireless Telecommunications Bureau