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FCC FILINGS
September 10
In the Matter of 1998 Biennial Review Regulatory Review -- Streamlining of Cable Television Services Part 76 Public File and Notice Requirements (CS Docket No. 98-132). Comments - The Cable Telecommunications Association, Ameritech New Media, Inc., MediaOne Group, Inc., Small Cable Business Association, Tele-Communications, Inc., The National Cable Television Association.
In the Matter of Personal Communications Industry Association's Broadband Personal Communications Services Alliance's Petition for Forbearance For Broadband Personal Communications Services/Biennial Review - Elimination or Streamlining of Unnecessary and Obsolete CMRS Regulations/Forbearance from Applying Provisions of the Communications Act to Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (WT Docket No. 98-100). Petition for Reconsideration - Personal Communications Industry Association.
In the Matter of 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Amendment of Part 67 of the Commission's Amateur Service Rules (WT Docket No. 98-143). Comments - Van Robert Heath, Raymond H. Knuth, Paul E. Hemmer/Hemmer Broadcasting, Raymond T. Tuero, K2QPS, Joseph Yakoski, .
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Arthur, North Dakota). Petition for Rulemaking - KIPS. Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Salyersville, Kentucky and West Liberty, Kentucky). Request for Withdrawal of Interest in Petition for Rulemaking - Wallingford Broadcasting Company, Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) FM Table of Allotments (Bennington, Nebraska)(Des Moines, Iowa). Petition for Rulemaking - Triathlon Broadcasting of Omaha Licensee, Inc.
September 11
In the Matter of ICO Services Limited Petition for Expedited Rulemaking to Establish Eligibility Requirements for the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service (RM 9328). Reply Comments - CELSAT America, Inc., The ICO USA Service Group, North American GSM Alliance LLC, Iridium, LLC.
In the Matter of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc./BellSouth Tariff FCC No. 1/BellSouth Transmittal No. 476 (CC Docket no. 98-161). Direct Case - BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(b), Digital Television Table of Allotments (Merced, California). Erratum to Petition for Rulemaking - SAINTE 51, L.P.
In the Matter of MOBILEMEDIA corporation, et. al Applicant for Authorizations and Licensee of Certain Stations in Various Services (WT Docket No. 97-115). Motion to Clarify Comment Date - Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
In the Matter of New FM Allocation Channel 263-C-3 100.7 MHz, College Park, Georgia. Comments - Joseph Bahr.
In the Matter of Pacific Telephone Company/Pacific Bell Tariff FCC No. 128/Pacific Bell Transmittal No. 1986 (CC Docket No. 98-103). Direct Case - Pacific Bell.
In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96-45). Petition for Reconsideration or Alternatively, Waiver of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
In the Matter of GTE Telephone Operators GTOC Tariff No. 1 GTPC Transmittal No. 1148 Order Designating Issues for Investigation (CC Docket No. 98-79). Motion to Extend Time for Response or Motion to Accept Late-Filed Response By the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
In the Matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulation for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems (PR Docket No. 93-61). Comments - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc.
In the Matter of Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96-45)/Forward-Looking Mechanism for High Cost Support for Non-Rural LECs (CC Docket No. 97-160)/Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Comment on Model Platform Development (DA-98-1587). Reply Comments - AT&T Corporation.
September 14
In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All American in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act (CC Docket No. 98-146). Comments - ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Allegiance Telecom, Inc., GTE Service Corporation, United Homeowners Association, Alpha One, American Council on Education, National Braille Press, National Association of Commissions for Women, The National Trust for the Development of African American Men, National Association for College and University Business Officers, Latin American Women and Supporters, Keep America Connected, Harlem Consumer Education Council, National Latino Telecommunications Task Force, Northern Virginia Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, MaineCITE Coordinating Committee, Florida Association for the Deaf, American Telemedicine Association, World Institute on Disability, SBC Communications, Inc., Teledesic LLC, QWEST Communications Corporation, OPTEL, Inc., American Library Association, The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, Williams Communications, Inc., American Public Power
Association, WINSTAR Communications, Inc., Moultrie Independent Telephone Company, The District of Columbia Public Service Commission, Bell Communications Research, Inc., State of New York Department of Public
Service, The Information Technology Association of America, DSL Access Telecommunications Alliance, The Rural Telecommunications Group, National Rural Telecom Association, The Telecommunications Resellers Association, New Networks Institute, Media Fusion Corporation, General Services Administration, Retail Internet Service Providers, Mindspring Enterprises, Inc., BellSouth Corporation, Time Warner Cable, Teligent, Inc., Personal Communications Industry Association, Paging Network, Inc., Verio, Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc., Sprint Corporation, Intermedia Communications, Inc., TDS Telecommunications Corporation, Northern Telecom, Inc., Level 3 Communications, Inc., PSINET, Inc., MCI Communications, WorldCom, Inc., PanAmSat Corporation, The National Cable Television Association, The United States Telephone Association, The Coalition of Utah Independent Internet Service Providers.Transwire Communications, Inc., Bell Atlantic, GVNW, Inc., The National Telephone Cooperative Association, The Alliance for Public Technology; Motion to Accept Late-Filed Comments - US West Communications, Inc., Retail Internet Service Providers.
In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All American in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act (CC Docket No. 98-146). Errata - Level 3 Communications.
In the Matter of 1998 Annual Access Tariff Filings (CC Docket No. 98-104). Comments on Direct Cases - AT&T Corporation.
In the Matter of Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies on Certain Part 90 Frequencies (RM 9332). Reply Comments - The American Petroleum Institute, ComSpace Corporation, American Mobile Telecommunications Association, Inc.
In the Matter of ICO Services Limited Petition for Expedited Rulemaking to Establish Eligibility Requirements for the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service (RM 9328). Reply Comments - North American GSM Alliance, LLC.
In the Matter of Petition for Rulemaking to Amend Part 32 of the Commission's Rules, Uniform System of Accounts for Class A and Class B Telephone Companies to Adopt the Accounting for Software Required by Statement of Position 98-1 (RM 9341). Comments - Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, GTE Service Corporation, Ameritech, MCI Telecommunications Corporation, The United States Telephone Association, .
In the Matter of Telephone Number Portability (CC Docket No. 95-116). Reply to Opposition to Petitions for Reconsideration - The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.; Reply Comments - The National Telephone Cooperative Association, Bell Atlantic, Comcast Cellular Communications, Inc., BellSouth Corporation.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations (Sheridan, Wyoming and Colstrip, Montana)(MM Docket No. 98-134). Comments - Community Media, Inc.
In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities (CC Docket No. 98-67). Reply Comments - Sprint Corporation, AT&T Corporation, GTE Service Corporation, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Interstate TRS Advisory Council, Telecommunications for the Deaf, The National Association of the Deaf and The Consumer Action Network, League for the Hard of Hearing, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, .
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Zapata, Texas)(MM Docket No. 98-133). Comments - Arturo Lopex and Eleazar Trevino.
In the Matter of Joint Petition for Agreement with Designation of Rural Company Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Service Areas at the Exchange Level And for Approval of the Use of Disaggregation of Study Areas for the Purpose of Distributing Portable Federal Universal Service Support filed by: The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Asotin Telephone Company, CenturyTel of Cowiche, Ellensburg Telephone Company, CenturyTel of Washington, Hat Island Telephone Company, Hood Canal Telephone Co., Inc., Inland Telephone Company, Kalama Telephone Company, Lewis River Telephone Company, Meshell Telecom, Inc.,
McDanniel Telephone Company, Pend Oreille Telephone, Pioneer Telephone Company, St. John, Co-operative Telephone and Telegraph Company, Tenino Telephone Company, The Toledo Telephone Company, Inc., United Telephone Company of the Northwest, Western Wahkiakum County Telephone Company, Whidbey Telephone Company, and Yelm Telephone Company (CC Docket No. 96-45). Comments - TDS Telecommunications Corporation, Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band to the Mobile Service for Dedicated Short Range Communications of Intelligent Transportation Services (ET Docket No. 98-95). Comments - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc., The American Radio Relay League, Inc., ReSound Corporation, Motorola, Amtech, Mark IV Industries, Limited, I.V.H.S. Division, The United States Department of Transportation.
September 15
In the Matter of Application for Commission Consent to Transfer of Control of Ameritech Corporation to SBC Communications, Inc. (CC Docket No. 98-141). Summary of Petition to Deny - SBC Communications, Inc.
In the Matter of GTE Telephone Operating Companies/GTOC FCC Tariff No. 1/GTOC Transmittal No. 1148 (CC Docket no. 98-79). California's Comments on Direct Case - The People of the State of California/Public Utilities Commission of the State of California.
In the Matter of NPRM Provide for Sharing with ITS America in the 5 Ghz Band (ET Docket No. 98-119/RM 9096). Comments - Samuel F. Wood, K6MSR.
In the Matter of Petition of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, et al., for Agreement with Designation of Rural Company Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Service areas at the Exchange Level and for Approval of the use of Disaggregation of Study Areas for the Purpose of Distributing Portable Federal Universal Service Support (CC Docket No. 96-45). Comments - Sprint Corporation.
In the Matter of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Asotin Telephone Company, CenturyTel of Cowiche, Ellensburg Telephone Company, CenturyTel of Washington, Hat Island Telephone Company, Hood Canal Telephone Company, Inland Telephone Company, Kalama Telephone Company, Lewis River Telephone, Mashell Telecom, Inc., McDaniel Telephone Company, Pend Oreille Telephone Company, Pioneer Telephone Company, St. John, Co-Operative Telephone and Telegraph Company, Tenino Telephone Company, The Toledo Telephone Company, Inc., United Telephone Company of the Northwest, Western Wahkiakum County
Telephone Company, Whidbey Telephone Company, and Yelm Telephone Company Joint Petition for Agreement with Designation of Rural Company Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Service Areas for the Purpose of Distributing Portable Federal Universal Service Support (CC Docket No. 96-45 - DA-98-1691). Comments - Rural Telephone Company, TCA, Inc., The United States Telephone Association, GTE Service Corporation, Panamsat Corporation, The International Municipal Signal Association, Western Wireless Corporation.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Anniston and Ashland, Alabama, College Park, Covington and Milledgeville, Georgia)(MM Docket No. 98-112). Reply Comments - Cox Radio, Inc., Preston W. Small, Brantley Broadcast Associates, WNNX License Investment Company.
September 16
In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities (CC Docket No. 98-67). Errata to Reply Comments - Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell.
In the Matter of GTE Telephone Operating Companies/GTOC FCC Tariff No. 1/GTOC Transmittal No. 1148 (CC Docket no. 98-79). Direct Case - GTE Service Corporation.
In the Matter of Rural Task Force Nomination (FCC-97J-3)(CC Docket No. 96-45). Comments - Rural Telecommunications Group.
In the Matter of Telephone Number Portability (CC Docket No. 95-116). Reply Comments - Sprint Corporation, Ameritech, US West Communications, Inc., BellSouth Corporation, AT&T Corporation, Sprint Local Telephone Companies, Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Time Warner Telecom, Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, SBC Communications, Inc., BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., SBC Communications, Inc.
In the Matter of 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Reform of the International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements(IB Docket No. 98-148)/Regulation of International Accounting Rates (CC Docket No. 90-337). Comments - AT&T Corporation, MCI Worldcom, Inc., SBC Communications, Inc., Telia North America, Inc., ntta.com.inc., Qwest Communications Corporation, Level 3 Communications, LLC, RSL COM U.S.A., Inc., The Competitive Telecommunications Association, BellSouth Corporation, Ameritech, Telegroup, Inc., TMI Communications and Company, L.P., The Telecommunications Resellers Association, General Services Administration.
In the Matter of Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies on Certain Part 90 Frequencies (RM 9332). Reply Comments - Chadmoore Wireless Group.