Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20554
DA 97-2389 
In the Matter of )
) ATLANTIC GATEWAY, INC. )
)
Application for authority, pursuant to ) File No. ITC-97-493-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: November 13, 1997 Released. November 17, 1997 
By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:
1. Interoute Telecommunications PLC (Interoute) and Rainbow Telecom 
Inc. (Rainbow), pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
submitted the above-captioned application requesting authority to transfer control of Atlantic 
Gateway, Inc. (AGI) from Interoute (Transferor) to Rainbow (Transferee). The application 
was placed on public notice on September 3, 1997. No comments were received.
2. AGI has been granted global authority pursuant to Section 214 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide facilities-based and resale services 
between the United States and international points. 1 Transferor, a United Kingdom 
corporation, and Transferee, a Canadian corporation, hold no Section 214 authority. Pursuant 
to the proposed transaction, Interoute will transfer 75% of the stock of AGI to Rainbow, and 
will remain as a 25% minority owner. Rainbow is affiliated with a Canadian communications 
carrier which provides resale services only, and owns no facilities, either domestic or 
international.
3. Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we 
conclude that consent to transfer control of AGI from Interoute to Rainbow will serve the 
public interest, convenience and necessity.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of Interoute and 
Rainbow, File No. ITC-97-493-TC IS GRANTED, and the transfer of control of AGI from 
Interoute to Rainbow is authorized.
See File No. ITC-97-121, FCC Public notice Report No. 1-8218, April 7, 1997.
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5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of any 
Commission orders granting authority to AGI 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
J. Cornell 
Chief, Telecommunications Division 
International Bureau
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