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

In the Matter of

TELIA NORTH AMERICA, INC.          )
                                   )
Application for authority, pursuant to Section              )   File No. ITC-97-593
214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as    )
amended, to acquire and operate additional   )    
facilities to provide international services )
between the United States and Sweden.   )

                                 
                    ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION


   Adopted:  November 26, 1997          Released:  November 28, 1997

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

          1.   We have under consideration an uncontested application, filed on September 18,
1997 by Telia North America, Inc. (Telia NA), requesting authority, pursuant to Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to acquire and operate additional cable facilities for authorized
services between the United States and Sweden. The application was placed on public notice on October 10,
1997.  No comments were received.  By Order, Authorization and Certificate released March 11, 1997, DA
97-511, the Commission granted authority to Telia NA to acquire and operate cable facilities for service
between the United States and Sweden.  By the instant order, we grant Telia NA authority to acquire and
operate additional facilities for service between the United States and Sweden.

          2.   Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we find that the
present and future public convenience and necessity require a grant thereof. 

          3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File No. ITC-97-593 IS GRANTED,
and Telia NA is authorized to acquire and operate circuits in the CANTAT III, Atlantic Crossing and Gemini
1 and 2 Cables for provision of authorized services between the United States and Sweden.

          4.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of the Commission's
above-referenced Order, Authorization and Certificate, released March 11, 1997, remain the same.
          5.    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