**** PUBLIC NOTICE ****                        
          Report# : TEL-162-B    Released On : June 17,1998           

NON-STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AND CABLE LANDING LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
 ACCEPTED FOR FILING
 Formal Section 63.18 and 1.767)
 APPLICATIONS
NOT SUBJECT TO STREAMLINED PROCESSING
 The applications listed below
have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing.
These applications are not subject to the streamlined processing procedures
set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section
63.12. They will be acted upon only by formal written order of the
Commission, and operation may not commence except in accordance with
such order. See Section 63.12(d) of the Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 63.12(d).


SCL-98-005 AT&T, ET AL
Submarine Cable Landing License
Joint Application for a License to Land and Operate a Digital Submarine
Cable System between Hollywood, Florida, in the United States, Italy,
Spain and Portugal, the COLUMBUS-III Cable System. (Applicants: AT&T,
MCII, PGE, STSJ, STAR, STARTEC, TLDI, TELEGLOBE, WORLDCOM and WORLDxCHANGE)


ITC-98-437 AT&T, ET AL
Individual Facilities based Services
Joint Application for authority to Construct, Acquire and Operate capacity
in the COLUMBUS-III Cable System. (Applicants: AT&T, MCII, PGE, STSJ,
STAR, STARTEC, TLDI, TELEGLOBE, WORLDCOM and WORLDxCHANGE).



Unless otherwise specified, interested parties may file comments with
respect to these applications within 28 days of the date of this public
notice. It is requested that such comments refer to the application
file number shown above. Copies of the applications are available for
public inspection in Room 102, 2000 M St., N.W. All applications listed
are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned
and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's
Rules, Regulations, and other requirements.

CORRECTIONS



REMINDER: Applicants must certify that neither the applicants nor any
party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits
by Federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C.
The Commission recently amended its Part 63 rules in IB Docket No.
97-142, Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications
Market FCC 97-398, rel. Nov. 26, 1997, 62 Fed. Reg. 64,741 (Dec. 9,
1997); 63 Fed. Reg. 5743 (Feb. 4, 1998) (Foreign Participation Order.
Applicants are advised to review the new rules, which became effective
February 9, 1998. These rules are contained in Appendix C to the Commission's
order and published in the Federal Register. The rules adopted in the
Foreign Participation Order amended many of the rules adopted in Streamlining
the International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements
11 FCC Rcd 12884 (61 Fed. Reg. 15724) (Streamlining Order and Market
Entry and Regulation of Foreign- affiliated Entities Report and Order
11 FCC Rcd 3873 (1995) (60 Fed. Reg. 67332) (Foreign Carrier Entry
Order) An applicant's failure to disclose required information could
constitute grounds for denial of authorization or, in certain circumstances,
result in fines and forfeitures. Copies of the Commission's new rules
can be obtained from our records duplication contractor: ITS, Inc.,
1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 857-3800. The
Foreign Participation Order is available as a text file at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/fcc97398.pdf.
It is available as a WordPerfect document at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/fcc97398.zip.
The Streamlining Order is also available as a text file at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/fcc96079.txt.
It is available as a WordPerfect document at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/fcc96079.wp.
The Foreign Carrier Entry Order is available as a text file at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/fcc95475.txt.
It is available as a WordPerfect document at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/fcc95475.wp.
Copies of the above referenced applications may be obtained from the
International Bureau Reference Center, Room 102, 2000 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-1492 or (202) 418-1493.