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

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. )
                                   )
Application for authority to acquire and operate  )    File No. ITC-214-19990316-00141
additional satellite facilities for provision of service    )    
between the United States and Cuba.     )


                    ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION


   Adopted:  May 13, 1999               Released:  May 17, 199

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

     1. We have under consideration the above-captioned uncontested application, filed by Sprint
Communications Company, L.P. (Sprint), requesting authority, pursuant to Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to lease and operate one additional 2 Mbps (E-1) digital
satellite circuit between the United States and Cuba.   Sprint is currently authorized by the Commission to
provide service directly to Cuba.

     2. The application was placed on public notice on March 31, 1999.  We informed the Department
of State of the application.    No opposing comments were received.  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 of the application. 

     3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File No. ITC-214-19990316-00141 IS
GRANTED and Sprint is authorized to lease and operate one additional 2 Mbps digital satellite circuit
between the united States and Cuba via an INTELSAT AOR satellite.

     4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Sprint's tariffs must state that its customers may not resell
international private lines or connect them to the public switched network for the provision of international
basic telecommunications services, unless authorized to do so by the Commission upon a country-specific
finding that the Commission will permit the provision of switched services over private lines between the
United States and Cuba.  See Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign-Affiliated Entities, IB Docket No.
95-22, Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 3873 (1995); Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the
U.S. Telecommunications Market, IB Docket Nos. 97-142, 95-22, Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 97-398 (rel. Nov. 26, 1997), recon. pending.  The limitations in this paragraph are
subject to the exceptions contained in Section 63.18(e)(4)(ii) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.
63.18(e)(4)(ii) (1996). 

     5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Sprint shall comply with  Section 63.21 of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R. 63.21.  

     6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Sprint shall submit reports on or before June 30, and
December 31, of each year, and on the one-year anniversary of the notification of the grant of this
application in the Federal Register, indicating the number of circuits activated by facility.

     7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this authorization is subject to Sprint's obtaining all
necessary licenses and authorizations from the Departments of Treasury and Commerce.

     8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order is subject to revocation without a hearing in the
event the Department of State or the Federal Communications Commission determines that the continuation
of communications between the United States and Cuba is no longer in the national interest. 

     9. 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



                         Rebecca Arbogast
                         Chief, Telecommunications Division
                         International Bureau