DAILY DIGESTDAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 106 The following items were adopted at the Commission meeting on June 9 and released later that day: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC MODIFIES FREEZE ON ITFS APPLICATIONS; ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS PUT FORTH FOR COMMENT - MM DOCKET 93-24 (Report DC-2609, Action in Docket Case) Modified freeze on filing of major change applications for ITFS. Action by the Commission June 9 by Order and Further NPRM (FCC 94-148). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Paul R. Gordon at (202) 632-6357 [Internet file name: nrmm4032.txt] FCC TRANSFERS MMDS FROM COMMON CARRIER BUREAU TO MASS MEDIA BUREAU (Report MM-833, Mass Media Action) In order to consolidate processing of requests for licenses that may be used to provide wireless cable service, transferred responsibility for MDS and MMDS from the Common Carrier Bureau to the Mass Media Bureau. Action by the Commission June 9 by Order (FCC 94-146). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Janet S. Amaya at (202) 632-7191 [Internet file name: nrmm4034.txt] FCC AMENDS ITFS RULES TO PERMIT CHANNEL LOADING AND THE CONTINUED USE OF CHANNEL MAPPING - MM DOCKET 93-106 (Report DC-2610, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission June 9 by R&O (FCC 94-147). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Anne Lucey at (202) 632-6357 [Internet file name: nrmm4033.txt] June 10, 1994 FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON REQUIRING CMRS PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS; EXAMINES LEC PROVISION OF INTERCONNECTION TO CMRS PROVIDERS; BEGINS INQUIRY INTO INTERCONNECTION OBLIGATIONS OF CMRS PROVIDERS - CC DOCKET 94-54 (Report DC-2612, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission June 9 by NPRM and NOI (FCC 94-145). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Judy Argentieri at (202) 632-6917 [Internet file name: nrcc4029.txt] FCC FINDS NO SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OF SPORTS PROGRAMMING FROM FREE TO PAY TELEVISION; CITES COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONCERN - PP DOCKET 93-21 (Report DC-2611, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission June 9 by Final Report (FCC 94-149). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Office of Plans and Policy contact: Jonathan Levy at (202) 418-2048 [Internet file name: nrmc4077.txt] FCC ADOPTS MODIFICATIONS TO PCS BAND PLAN; CREATES SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES - GEN DOCKET 90-314 (Report DC- 2613, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission June 9 by MO&O (FCC 94-144). News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Office of Plans and Policy contacts: Robert Pepper and Donald Gips at (202) 418-2030 [Internet file name: nrmc4076.txt] ++++++++++++++ The following items were released on June 10: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF FCC INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASED; OIG contact: Debbie Blue at (202) 418-0470; Office of Public Affairs contact: Sandralyn D. Bailey at (202) 418-0500 [Internet file name: nrmc4075.txt] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - June 9 MANUFACTURING AND IMPORTATION CUT-OFF DATE FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND PERIPHERALS; contact: Marianne Bosley or Ruby Moore at (301) 725-1585, ext. 244 and 239, respectively. Report 15825 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 15826 - ITFS APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report 21903 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report 991 - CABLE TV SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW CAUSE PETITIONS Report I-6984 - ON OCTOBER 21, 1993, MOTOROLA SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FILED A PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING CONCERNING PARTICIPATION BY COMSAT IN A NEW SATELLITE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE PERSONAL LAND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BEING DEVELOPED BY INMARSAT; Comments June 23 replies July 1 (This item was inadvertently listed on Digest 105.) Report 2018 - PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS Report 1747 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU - WEEK OF MAY 30 THROUGH JUNE 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLIVIA AND SAUK RAPIDS, MN. Effective July 25, amended FM Table to substitute Channel 269C2 for Channel 269A at Sauk Rapids; modified license of WHMH(FM) accordingly; substituted Channel 261A for Channel 269A at Olivia; modified license of KOLV accordingly. (MM Docket 94-5, by R&O [DA 94-565] adopted June 1 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) BUHL, MN. Effective July 25, amended FM Table to allot Channel 223C2 and reserve it for noncommercial use. (MM Docket 93-309, by R&O [DA 94-548] adopted May 25 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch) COMMERCE, OK. AND NEOSHO, MO. Proposed amending FM Table by either (1) substituting Channel 282A for Channel 259A at Commerce and alloting Channel 259A to Neosho; or (2) Deleting Channel 259A from Commerce and alloting it to Neosho; comments due August 1, replies August 16. (MM Docket 94-49, by NPRM [DA 94-547] adopted May 25 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch) EAGLE RIVER, WI. Effective July 25, amended TV Table to allot Channel 34 to Eagle River. (MM Docket 94-7, by R&O [DA 94-549] adopted May 25 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch) CORRECTION to Letter sent to Rebecca L. Dorch in re: KDAY, Independence, CA on May 17 (DA 94-510) AT&T. Authorized to modify CP and license for Telstar 402 satellite. (By O&A [DA 94-589] adopted May 27 by the Chief, Domestic Facilities Division, Common Carrier Bureau) AMATEUR SERVICE. Amended rules to relax restrictions in the scope of permissible communications in the Amateur service. (PR Docket 92-136, by MO&O [FCC 94-111] adopted May 9 by the Commission) ************** ADDENDUM: The following items, released June 9, were not listed on Digest 106: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC AUCTION SEMINAR ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS; News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and Susan Lewis Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Auction contractor hotline: Tradewinds International Inc. at (202) 637-FCC1 or (202) 637-FCC2 (fax);. Consumers and general auction hotline contact: (202) 418-1400; Videotapes of the narrowband PCS and IVDS seminars are available from Telespan International at (301) 731-5355. [Internet file name: nrmc4078.txt] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T. Allowed to become effective Transmittal 6898 increasing rates and charges applicable to customers ordering service after May 19, 1994. (By Order [DA 94-613] adopted June 9 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)