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                                                       DA-96-861
                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20554
In the Matter of                   )
                                   )
GLOBALSTAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.     )
   d/b/a GSI TELECOM               )
                                   )
Application for authority to       ) File No. I-T-C-96-068
acquire and operate cable          )
facilities for service to various  )
overseas points.                   )
                                   )
Application for authority to       ) File No. I-T-C-96-069
acquire and operate satellite      )
facilities for service to various  )
overseas points.                   )
                   ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE
Adopted: May 28, 1996         Released: June 5, 1996
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, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED
that the present and future public convenience and necessity
require a  partial grant thereof.
          2.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File
No. I-T-C-96-068 and I-T-C-96-069 ARE GRANTED IN PART, and Global
Star International, Inc. d/b/a GSI Telecom (GSI) is authorized
to:
     a.   acquire on an Indefeasible Right of User basis a one-
     half interest in and operate the cable facilities listed in
     Appendix A;
     b.  establish channels of communication between
     appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT
     satellites, for provision of Intelsat Business Services
     (IBS), International Television Service and Datanet Service
     between the United States and the international points
     listed in Comsat's tariffs for the space segment of these
     services;
          c.  lease from Comsat and operate the satellite circuits
     specified in Appendix B, between appropriately licensed U.S.
     earth stations and INTELSAT Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
     Region satellites, connecting with similar facilities
     between the satellites and the overseas points listed in
     Appendix B, furnished by its correspondents;
     d.  lease from PanAmerican Satellite Corp. (PAS) and operate
     the satellite circuits specified in Appendix C, between
     appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the PAS-1,
     PAS-2 and PAS-4 satellites, connecting with similar circuits
     between the satellites and the overseas points listed in
     Appendix C furnished by its correspondents;
     e.  lease from the Columbia/TDRSS International Satellite
     System (TDRSS) and operate the satellite circuits specified
     in Appendix D, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth
     stations and the TDRS-41 and TDRS-174 satellites, connecting
     with similar circuits between the satellites and the
     overseas points listed in Appendix D, furnished by its
     correspondents;
     f.   lease from Orion Satellite Corporation (Orion) and
     operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix E,
     between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the
     Orion F1 satellite, connecting with similar circuits between
     the satellite and the overseas points listed in Appendix E,
     furnished by its correspondents;
     g.   lease and operate any necessary domestic connecting
     facilities;
     h.   lease a one-half interest in and operate any necessary
     overseas connecting facilities;
     i.   use the facilities in  a, c, d, e, f, g, and h, above,
     to provide regularly authorized services, including switched
     voice and data and private line services, between the United
     States and the points listed in the Appendices;
     j.   establish channels of communications between
     appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and U.S. domestic
     satellites (also Anik satellites for service to Canada, and
     Mexican domestic satellites for service to Mexico), for the
     provision of authorized transborder services between the
     United States and the points listed in Appendix F;
          3.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that our authorization of GSI
to provide private lines as part of its authorized services is
limited to the provision of such private lines only between the
United States and the countries listed in the Appendices -- that
is, private lines which originate in the United States and
terminate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices or
which originate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices
and terminate in the United States.  In addition, GSI may not --
and GSI's tariff must state that its customers may not -- connect
private lines provided over these facilities to the public
switched network at either the U.S. or foreign end, or both, for
the provision of international switched basic services, unless
authorized to do so by the Commission upon a finding that the
destination country affords resale opportunities equivalent to
those available under U.S. law, in accordance with Foreign
Carrier Entry Order, 11 FCC Rcd 3873 (1995).  The limitations in
this paragraph are subject to the exceptions contained in
Sections 63.01(k)(6)(i) and 63.17 of the Commission's Rules, 47
C.F.R. 63.01(k)(6)(i) and 63.17.  See also Cable & Wireless, et
al., 11 FCC Rcd 1766 (1996), para. 36.
          4.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall
file copies of any operating agreements entered into with its
foreign correspondents with the Commission within 30 days of
their execution, and shall otherwise comply with the filing
requirements contained in Section 43.51 of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R. 43.51.
          5.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall
file a tariff pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act,
47 U.S.C. 203 and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.
Part 61, for the services authorized in this Order.
          6.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall
file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic
required by Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.
43.61.
     `    7.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall
file annual circuit status reports in accordance with the
requirements set forth in Rules for Filing of International
Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93-157, Report and Order,
10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995).
          8.  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.
          9.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall
file a separate Section 214 application for any additional
circuits it seeks to operate via the CANUS-1, PTAT-1 or NPC Cable
Systems, or the PAS-1, PAS-2, PAS-4, TDRS-41, TDRS-174 or  Orion
F1 satellites.
          10.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the number of
circuits authorized herein for the provision of services via
separate satellite systems is subject to limitations on the
number of circuits specified under the separate systems policy
and applicable consultations under Article XIV(d) of the INTELSAT
Agreement.
          11.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that action on the
applicant's request to acquire Morelos and Solidaridad circuits
to countries in addition to Mexico, is hereby DEFERRED pending
the outcome of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Separate
International Satellite Systems.
          12.  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
APPENDIX A
                          ATLANTIC OCEAN REGIO                N
                          Azerbaijan                    TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Austria                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Belarus                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Belgium                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Bermuda                  PTAT-1    1 E-1
Bulgaria                 TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
China                         CANTAT-3/CANUS-1    5 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 5 E-1's
Czech Republic           TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Denmark                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                              Germany/Denmark-1   1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Estonia                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Finland                  TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         Germany-Denmark-1   2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
                France                   TAT-91 E-1
                         TAT-11    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Georgia                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Germany                  TAT-10    3 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 3 E-1's
Greece                   Columbus-II/EMOS-1  1 E-1
                         TAT-9/MAT-2    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Hungary                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
India                         CANTAT-3/CANUS-1    5 E-1's
                         TAT 12/13 5 E-1's
Ireland                  PTAT-1    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Israel                        Columbus-II/EMOS-1  2 E-1's
                         TAT-9/MAT-2    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Italy                         Columbus II    1 E-1
                         TAT-91 E-1
                         MAT-21 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Kazakhstan                    TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Kyrghystan                    TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Latvia                        TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Lebanon                  CANTAT-III/CANUS-1  2-E-1's
                         Columbus II    2-E-1's
                         TAT-10    2-E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2-E-1's
Liechtenstein                 TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Lithuania                TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Monaco                   TAT-11    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Netherlands                   TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Norway                   TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Poland                   TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Portugal                 Columbus-II    1 E-1
                         TAT-91 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Romania                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Russia                   TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
San Marino                    Columbus-II    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Slovakia                 TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Spain                         Columbus-II    1 E-1
                         TAT-91 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Sweden                   TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         Germany-Denmark-1   2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Switzerland                   TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Tajikistan                    TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Turkey                   Columbus-II/EMOS-1  1 E-1
                         TAT-9/MAT-2    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
Turkmenistan                  TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Ukraine                  TAT-10    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
United Kingdom           TAT-11    2 E-1's
                         TAT-12/13 2 E-1's
                         PTAT-1    2 E-s
Uzbekistan                    TAT-10    1 E-1
                         TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Vatican City                  TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Bosnia-Herzegovina            TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Croatia                  TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Macedonia, FYRO               TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Serbia & Montenegro      TAT-12/13 1 E-1
Slovenia                 TAT-12/13 1 E-1
                PACIFIC OCEAN REGION
                    Australia                HAW-51 E-1
                         PacRim East    1 E-1
                         Tasman-2  1 E-1
China                         NPC-13 E-1's
                         Miura-Chikura
                          Japan Tie Cable    3 E-1's
                         HJK  3 E-1's
Guam                     TPC-53 E-
1's
Hawaii                   TPC-52 E-1's
                         HAW-41 E-1
                         HAW-51 E-1
Hong Kong                NPC-11 E-1
                         Miura-Chikura  1 E-1
                           Japan Tie Cable
                         HUK  1 E-1
Japan                         NPC-11 E-1
                         TPC-42 E-1's
                         TPC-52 E-1's
New Zealand                   HAW-51 E-1
                         PacRim East    1 E-1
Philippines                   NPC-11 E-1
                         Miura-Chikura  1 E-1
                           Japan Tie Cable
                         TPC-3 (Japan-Guam)  1 E-1
                         GPT  1 E-1
Singapore                NPC-11 E-1
                         Kyushu-Miura   1 E-1
                           Japan Tie Cable
                         APC  1 E-1
South Korea                   NPC-11 E-1
                         Miura-Chikura  1 E-1
                          Japan Tie Cable
                         HJK  1 E-1
                  LATIN AMERICAN REGION
                     Costa Rica                    Columbus-II    1 E-1
El Salvador                   Columbus-II    1 E-1
Guatemala                Columbus-II    1 E-1
Honduras                 Columbus-II    1 E-1
Mexico                   Columbus-II    2 E-1's
Nicaragua                Columbus-II    1 E-1
Panama                   Columbus-II    2 E-1's
Puerto Rico                   Americas-I1 E-1
                         Taino-Caribe   1 E-1
St. Thomas                    Americas-I1 E-1
                                APPENDIX B
                    COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA INTELSAT
Country   Circuits* Country   Circuits  Country   Circuits
Argentina    80          Guatemala    80Poland       80
Australia    80          Guinea       80Portugal     80
Austria      80          Haiti   80Romania      80
Bahamas      80          Honduras     80Saudi Arabia      80
Barbados     80          India   80Senegal      80
Belgium      80          Indonesia    80Singapore    80
Bolivia      80          Iran    80Somalia      80
Brazil            80          Ireland      80South Africa       80
Canada       80          Israel       80Spain   80
Czech                    Italy   80Sweden       80
 Republic    80          Jamaica      80Switzerland       80
Chile             80          Japan   80Syria
 80
China,          80            Jordan           80 Taiwan        80
 People's Republic       Kenya   80Thailand     80
Croatia      80          Korea,       80Trinidad &   80
Denmark      80           Republic of    Tobago
Dominican    80          Kuwait       80Uganda       80
 Republic           Lebanon      80United Arab       80
Ecuador      80          Liechtenstein     80 Emirates
Egypt             80          Luxembourg   80United       80
El Salvador       80          Malaysia     80 Kingdom
Ethiopia     80          Mexico       80Uruguay      80
Finland      80          Morocco      80Vietnam      80
France       80          Netherlands       80Venezuela    80
Guantanamo        80          Netherlands       80Croatia       80
 Bay                 Antilles Zaire   80
Germany,     80          New Zealand       80Macedonia,FYRO 80
 Federal Republic        Nicaragua    80Bosnia-     80
Ghana             80          Norway       80Herzegovina
Greece       80          Panama       80Serbia &    80
                    Peru         80  Montenegro
                    Philippines       80Slovenia    80
APPENDIX C
            COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-1
(NON-INTERCONNECTED)
            Up to ten 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
Ku-band Countries
Anguilla                 Luxembourg
Austria                  Monaco
Azerbaijan                    Montserrat
Bahamas                  Netherlands
Belgium                  Portugal
Bermuda                  Romania
Bosnia-Herzegovina            Russian Federation
British Virgin Islands        Serbia & Montenegro
Cayman Islands           Spain
Czech Republic           Sweden
Denmark                  Switzerland
France                   Turks & Caicos Islands
Germany                  United Kingdom
Greece                   Slovenia
Ireland                  Macedonia, FYRO
Italy
C-band Countries
Anguilla                 Guatemala
Argentina                Haiti
Aruba                         Honduras
Bahamas                  Jamaica
Barbados                 Mexico
Bermuda                  Montserrat
Bolivia                  Netherlands Antilles
Brazil                        Panama
British Virgin Islands        Paraguay
Cayman Islands           Peru
Chile                         Trinidad & Tobago
Columbia                 Turks & Caicos Islands
Costa Rica                    Uruguay
Ecuador                  Venezuela
              COUNTRIES TO BE SERV          ED VIA PAS-1
(INTERCONNECTED)
Up to six 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below::
Ku-band Countries             C-Band Countries
Azerbaijan                    Bahamas
Bahamas                  Costa Rica
Bosnia-Herzegovina            Dominican Republic
Czech Republic           Netherlands Antilles
Portugal                 Panama
Russian Federation            Peru
Serbia & Montenegro
United Kingdom
Macedonia
     COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-2
                          (NON-INTERCONNECTED)
Up to six 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below::
United Kingdom
                    COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-2
                            (INTERCONNECTED)
Up to six 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
United Kingdom
                     COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-4
                           (NON-INTERCONNECTED)
Up to ten 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
Australia
Hong Kong
New Zealand
                    COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-4
                            (INTERCONNECTED)
Up to ten 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
Australia
Hong Kong
New Zealand
                               APPENDIX D
                COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA COLUMBIA TDRSS
                          (NON-INTERCONNECTED)
Up to ten 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
TDRS-41                  TDRS-174
Austria                  Hong Kong
Bahamas                  Japan
Belgium                  Mexico
Bosnia-Herzegovina            Philippines
Canada                   Republic of Korea
Denmark
Finland
France
Israel
Jamaica
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Portugal
Serbia & Montenegro
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Macedonia, FYRO
COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA COLUMBIA TDRSS
(INTERCONNECTED)
Up to ten 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
TDRS-41                  TDRS-174
Bosnia-Herzegovina            Hong Kong
Germany                  Japan
Israel                        Philippines
Lebanon                  Republic of Korea
Macedonia, FYRO
Serbia & Montenegro
United Kingdom
APPENDIX E
                          COUNTRIES TO BE SERV  ED VIA THE ORION F1 SATELLITE
(INTERCONNECTED)
Up to six 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
Germany
Ireland
The Netherlands
Poland
Sweden
COUNTRIES TO BE SERV  ED VIA THE ORION F1 SATELLITE
(NON-INTERCONNECTED)
Up to ten 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and
the countries listed below:
Austria                  Norway
Belgium                  Poland
Denmark                  Serbia & Montenegro
France                   Sweden
Germany                  The Netherlands
Ireland                  United Kingdom
Luxembourg                    Macedonia, FYRO
Italy
APPENDIX F
                        COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA AUTHORIZED U.S. DOMESTIC
SATELLITES, MEXICAN MOREL OS (AND SOLIDARIDAD)
SATELLITES, AND ANIK SATE        LLITES
Anguilla                 Domestic Satellites
Antigua & Barbuda             Domestic Satellites
Argentina                Domestic Satellites
Bahamas                  Domestic Satellites
Belize                        Domestic Satellites
Bermuda                  Domestic Satellites
Bolivia                  Domestic Satellites
Brazil                        Domestic Satellites
British Virgin           Domestic Satellites
Canada                   Domestic Satellites, ANIK
Cayman Island            Domestic Satellites
Chile                         Domestic Satellites
Columbia                 Domestic Satellites,
Dominica                 Domestic Satellites
Ecuador                  Domestic Satellites
El Salvador                   Domestic Satellites
French Guiana            Domestic Satellites
Grenada                  Domestic Satellites
Grenadines                    Domestic Satellites
Guyana                   Domestic Satellites
Guatemala                Domestic Satellites
Honduras                 Domestic Satellites
Mexico                   Domestic Satellites, Morelos, Solidaridad
Montserrat                    Domestic Satellites
Netherlands Antilles          Domestic Satellites
Nicaragua                Domestic Satellites
Panama                   Domestic Satellites
Paraguay                 Domestic Satellites
Peru                     Domestic Satellites
St. Kitts & Nevis             Domestic Satellites
St. Lucia                Domestic Satellites
St. Vincent                   Domestic Satellites
Suriname                 Domestic Satellites
Turks & Caicos                Domestic Satellites
Paraguay                 Domestic Satellites
Venezuela                Domestic Satellites