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                            Before the
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20554
                                                  DA 97-    2027
In the Matter of                             )
                                        )
GLOBALCOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.      )
                                        )    
Application for authority, pursuant to Section 214          )  File No. ITC-97-417-TC     
of th Communications Act of 1934, as amended,          )
to transfer control of an authorized international          )              
carrier.                                )

                    MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER
                        AND AUTHORIZATION

Adopted:  September 17, 1997       Released: September 23, 1997   

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

          1.   The shareholders of GlobalCom Telecommunications, Inc. (GlobalCom)
and Comcast Telephony Communications, Inc. (CTCI), pursuant to Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, submitted the above-captioned application requesting
authority to transfer control of GlobalCom from its shareholders to CTCI.  The application was
placed on public notice on July 30, 1997.  No comments were received.

          2.   GlobalCom, whose shareholders are the transferors, is authorized to
provide resold international communications services.  CTCI, a Delaware corporation, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, whose indirect subsidiary, Comcast Long
Distance, Inc., is also authorized to provide international communications services.  CTCI has
agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of stock of GlobalCom from its current
shareholders.  GlobalCom will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTCI.  Upon conclusion of
the transaction, GlobalCom will continue to provide international resale services as it has in the
past.

          3.   Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we
conclude that consent to transfer control of GlobalCom from its shareholders to CTC. will serve
the public interest, convenience and necessity.
          4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of GlobalCom, File
No. ITC-97-417-TC IS GRANTED, and the transfer of control of GlobalCom from its
shareholders to CTCI is authorized.

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