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                           Before the 
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20554      
                                                       DA 97-993
In the matter of                   )
                                   )
TWISTER COMMUNICATIONS             )
   NETWORK, INC.                   )
                                   )
Application for authority to       ) File No. I-T-C-97-043
operate as an international        )
resale carrier.                    )
                                   )
INTERSECT SOLUTIONS, INC.          )
                                   )
Application for authority to       )  File No. I-T-C-97-070
operate as an international        )
resale carrier.                    )
                                   )
TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEM             )
   INTERNATIONAL, INC.             )
                                   )
Application for authority to       )  File No. I-T-C-97-103
operate as an international        )
resale carrier.                    )

               ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE

Adopted: May 8, 1997     Released: May 13, 1997   

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, we find that the present
and future public convenience and necessity require a grant
thereof.

          2.   Accordingly, it is ordered that applications File
Nos. I-T-C-97-043, I-T-C-97-070 and I-T-C-97-103 ARE GRANTED, and
Twister Communications Network, Inc, Intersect Solutions, Inc.
and Telecom Network System International, Inc. are authorized to
provide international switched and private line services by the
resale of international switched and private line services of
other authorized international carriers, pursuant to Section
63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's Rules, 47 U.S.C. 63.18(e)(2).
 
          3.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicants shall
file annual circuit addition reports in accordance with the
requirements set forth in 43.82 of the Commission's Rules andRules for Filing of International Circuit Status Reports, CC
Docket No. 93-157, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995).
          4.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that grant of these
applications is subject to all the conditions set forth in
Section 63.21 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 63.21.

          5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the applicants
intend to provide international call-back services through the
use of uncompleted call signaling, their authorization to resell
international switched voice and/or data services to provide
these services is expressly subject to the conditions listed in
VIA USA Ltd., et al., 9 FCC 2288(1994), affirmed in Order on
Reconsideration, 10 FCC Rcd 9540 (1995).

          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