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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of
                                     )
COMMONWEALTH                         )
      TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.       )
                                     )
Application for authority, pursuant to        ) File No. ITC-97-558-TC
Section 214 of the Communications Act of)
1934, as amended, to transfer control of an )
authorized international carrier.    )


              MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER  AND AUTHORIZATION


   Adopted:  November 12, 1997                                         Released:  November 14, 1997

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

              1.      Commonwealth Telecommunications, Inc. (CTI), pursuant to Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, submitted the above-captioned application requesting authority
to transfer control of CTI to Ortella Trading Corp. (Ortella).  The application was placed on public notice
on September 24, 1997.  No comments were received.

              2.      CTI, a Delaware corpration,  has been granted global authority pursuant to
Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide resold services between the
United States and international points.  Ortella, a British Virgin islands corporation, holds no Section
214 authority.  Pursuant to the proposed transaction, the two parties have agreed to the purchase by
Ortella of all of the shares of CTI's outstanding common stock.

              3.      Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude
that consent to transfer control of CTI to Ortella  will serve the public interest, convenience and
necessity.

              4.      Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of CTI,  File No. ITC-97-558-
TC IS GRANTED, and the transfer of control of CTI to Ortella is authorized.

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