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                            Before the
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20554
                                                  DA 97-233 
In the Matter of              )
                              )
LCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.       )
Transferor,                   )
                              )
and                           )
                              )           
TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.   )
Transferee,                   )
                              )
Application for authority,    )  File No. I-T-C-96-670(TC)    
pursuant to Section 214 of    )
the Communications Act of     )
1934, as amended, to transfer )
control of a company holding  )
a Section 214 authorization.  )

                    MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER
                        AND AUTHORIZATION

Adopted: January 30, 1997          Released: February 3, 1997  

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

          1.   LCI International, Inc. (LCII) and LCI
International Telecom Corp. (LCI Telecom), (LCII and LCI Telecom
are jointly referred to as LCI), and TresCom International, Inc.
(TresCom), pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, submitted the above-captioned application
requesting authority to transfer control of Intex
Telecommunications, Inc. (Intex) from LCI to TresCom.  The
application was placed on public notice on December 18, 1996.  No
comments were received.

          2.   Intex is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LCI Telecom,
the primary operating subsidiary of LCI.  Intex has been
authorized to provide various facilities-based international
communications services.  In addition, Intex has filed an
application for authority to resell private lines interconnected
with the public switched network for the provision of switched
services between the United States and Australia.  This
application is pending with the Commission.  LCI Telecom is also
authorized to provide international communications services. 
Neither LCII nor TresCom holds a Section 214 authorization. 
However, TresCom's wholly-owned subsidiary, TresCom USA, has been
granted authority to resell international switched
telecommunications services.

          3.   Upon consideration of the application, we conclude
that consent to transfer control of Intex from LCI to TresCom
will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity.

          4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of
LCII and TresCom, File No. I-T-C-96-670(TC) IS GRANTED, and the
transfer of control of Intex from LCI to TresCom is authorized.

          5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and
conditions of any Commission orders granting authority to Intex
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