Federal Communications Commission DA 96-1769
Before the
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH ) 
COMPANY )
) Complainant, )
) File No. E-93-087 
v. )
) 
GLOBALNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC. )
) Defendant. )
ORDER
Adopted: October 25, 1996 Released: October 30,1996
By the Chief, Formal Complaints & Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common 
Carrier Bureau:
1. AT&T Corp. (AT&T), formerly American Telephone & Telegraph Company, filed the 
above-captioned formal complaint against Globalnet Communications, Inc. (Globalnet), alleging, 
inter alia, that Globalnet had violated Sections 201(b) and 214 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 201(b), 214, in connection with Globalnet's unanswered call 
signaling international resale service. Globalnet denied the allegations and moved to dismiss the 
complaint, or in the alternative, cross-complained that if it had violated Section 201(b), then 
AT&T had also violated that section by offering a similar service.
2. On March 29, 1996, AT&T filed a motion requesting dismissal with prejudice of both 
its complaint and Globalnet's cross-complaint. In support of its motion, AT&T states that the 
Section 201(b) issue has been mooted by the Commission's Order on Reconsideration in Via 
USA,IQ FCC Red 9540 (1995). AT&T further states that although the parties have failed to 
settle the remaining Section 214 issue, AT&T does not wish to expend further time and resources 
on prosecuting its complaint. AT&T also states that because Globalnet's cross complaint, which
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alleged a violation of Section 201(b), was conditioned on AT&T's success in prosecuting its 
complaint, the cross complaint should also be dismissed. Finally, AT&T requests that the 
dismissal be without prejudice to AT&T's ability to raise in any other proceeding the issue of 
whether a party has obtained appropriate Section 214 authority. By letter dated April 1, 1996, 
Globalnet's counsel states that he is unable to respond to AT&T's motion because he has not 
received any communications from his client for approximately two years and has been unable 
to contact it.
3. We notified Globalnet of the foregoing by certified letter, dated May 7, 1996, with 
copies of AT&T's motion and Globalnet counsel's letter, to its last known address. We stated 
in that letter that we would consider AT&T's motion to be unopposed by Globalnet unless we 
received an opposition to AT&T's motion or other relevant pleading within 30 days of the date 
of our letter. We have since received the return receipt indicating acceptance of delivery on May 
13, 1996, with a partially illegible signature, "N. F. Lenore," in the signiture box for "agent." 
More than 30 days have elapsed since the date of delivery, and we have received no response 
from Globalnet.
4. We are satisfied that granting AT&T's unopposed motion will serve the public interest 
by eliminating the need for further litigation and the expenditure of further time and resources 
of the parties and of this Commission.
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 208 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 1540), 208, and the 
authority delegated hi Section 0.291 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.291, that AT&T's 
motion to dismiss, filed on March 24, 1996, IS GRANTED and that the above-captioned formal 
complaint filed by AT&T Corp. IS DISMISSED with prejudice.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the cross-complaint filed by Globalnet IS 
DISMISSED with prejudice.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned proceeding IS TERMINATED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Kurt A. Schroeder
Chief, Formal Complaints and
Investigations Branch 
Common Carrier Bureau
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