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

In the Matter of
                                   )
FCT TELECOM, INC.                       )
                                   )
Application for authority, pursuant to Section 214 of  )    File No. ITC-98-090-AL
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,  )
to assign the Section 214 authorization of FCT    )
Telecom, Inc. to Fiber Connect Technologies, L.L.C.    )


          MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER  AND AUTHORIZATION


   Adopted:  March 19, 1998             Released:  March 23, 1998

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

          1.   FCT Telecom, Inc. (FCT) and Fiber Connect Technologies, L.L.C. (Fiber Connect),
pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, submitted the above-captioned
application requesting authority to assign the Section 214 authorization of FCT to Fiber Connect.  The
application was placed on public notice on February 6, 1998.   No comments were received.

          2.   FCT, a Maryland corporation, has been granted authority to resell international
switched communications services.  Fiber Connect, a newly created Delaware corporation, does not hold any
Section 214 authority.  Upon completion of the transaction FCT will cease to exist and Fiber Connect will
provide the services FCT has been authorized to provide.

          3.   Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude that
consent to the assignment of FCT's Section 214 authorization to Fiber Connect will  serve the public interest,
convenience and necessity.

          4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application, File No. ITC-98-090-AL IS
GRANTED, and we consent to the assignment of FCT's Section 214 authorization to Fiber Connect.

          5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of any Commission orders
granting authority to FCT  to provide common carrier services are now applicable to Fiber Connect.

          6.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that grant of this application is subject to all the
conditions set forth in Section 63.21 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 63.21.
          7.    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