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

In the Matter of
                                        )
LONG DISTANCE TELECOM, INC.                     )
   d/b/a  BLUE RIDGE TELEPHONE          )
                                        )
Application for authority, pursuant to  )       File No. ITC-97-623-TC
Section 214 of the Communications Act of)
1934, as amended, to transfer control of an     )
authorized international carrier.       )
                                        )
EASTERN TELECOM INTERNATIONAL CORP.     )
                                        )
Application for authority, pursuant to  )       File No. ITC-97-624-TC
Section 214 of the Communications Act of)
1934, as amended, to transfer control of an     )
authorized international carrier.       )
                                        )
NATIONAL TELESERVICE, INC.              )
                                        )
Application for authority, pursuant to  )       File No. ITC-97-625-TC
Section 214 of the Communications Act of)
1934, as amended, to transfer control of an     )
authorized international carrier.       )
                                        )
UNITED WATS, INC.                       )
                                        )
Application for authority, pursuant to  )       File No. ITC-97-655-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:  December 23, 1997                                         Released:  December 29, 1997

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

              1.      Network Long Distance, Inc. (Network), pursuant to Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, jointly with Long Distance Telecom, Inc. d/b/a Blue Ridge
Telephone (BRT), Eastern Telecom International Corporation (Eastern), National Teleservice, Inc. (NTI),
and United Wats, Inc. (UWI), respectively, submitted the above-captioned application, requesting
authority to transfer control of all four companies to Network.  Three of the applications were placed on
public notice on October 24, 1997, and one was placed on public notice on November 5, 1997.   No
comments were received.
              2.      Network, BRT, Eastern, NTI and UWI are all authorized by the Commission to
provide resale of international switched services between the United States and overseas points.  Network
and each of the other companies have entered into Share Exchange Agreements, pursuant to which
Network will purchase all the outstanding stock of each company, and each of the four companies will
become a separate wholly-owned subsidiary of Network. 

              3       Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude
that consent to transfer control of BRT, Eastern, NTI and UWI to Network will  serve the public interest,
convenience and necessity.

              4       Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that applications File Nos. ITC-97-623-TC, ITC-
97-624-TC, ITC-97-625-TC and ITC-97-655-TC ARE GRANTED, and the transfer of control of BRT,
Eastern, NTI and UWI to Network is authorized.

              5       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of any Commission
orders granting authority to BRT, Eastern, NTI and UWI 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