DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 112 June 17, 1994
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NEWS RELEASES
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LOWNDES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CONDITIONALLY GRANTED CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT AND LICENSE FOR ITFS CHANNELS C1-C4
AT MONTGOMERY, AL (Report No. MM-840, Mass
Media Action)
Action by the Commission June 13 by MO&O
(FCC 94-166).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Jennifer A. Johns at
(202) 632-3894. [Internet file name: nrmm4040.txt]
FCC ADOPTS CONSENT DECREE TERMINATING
FORFEITURE ACTION AGAINST AT&T; AT&T TO
CONTRIBUTE $464,000 TO U.S. TREASURY (Report
No. CC-575, Common Carrier Action)
Action by the Commission June 13 by Order and
Consent Decree (FCC 94-157).
News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Thomas D.
Wyatt at (202) 632-4887. [Internet file name: nrcc4031.txt]
CANCELLATION OF CP FOR KTFJ(TV),
HUTCHINSON, KS, UPHELD (Report No. MM-841,
Mass Media Action)
The Commission has denied the application of Way
of the Cross of Hutchinson, Inc., for review of a staff
ruling denying Way's application to replace its expired
construction permit for KTFJ(TV), Channel 36, Hutchinson,
KS.
Action by the Commission June 10 by Order (FCC
94-153).
News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202)
418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Mark Berlin at (202)
632-6357. [Internet file name: nrmm4041.txt]
GRANT OF STRUCTURAL RELIEF TO BOCS UPHELD
- CC DOCKETS 90-623, 88-2, PHASE I (Report No. DC-
2618, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has upheld the Common Carrier
Bureau's action granting petition by the Bell Operating
Companies (BOCs) for removal of the structural separation
requirement pursuant to the BOC Safeguards Order.
Action by the Commission June 13 by MO&O
(FCC 94-163).
News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Peggy Reitzel
at (202) 632-1300, Gary Phillips at (202) 632-4048 and Jim
Schlichting at (202) 632-9342. [Internet file
name:nrcc4030.txt]
FCC AMENDS MARITIME AND AVIATION SERVICES
RULES TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF 406 MHZ
RADIOBEACONS WITH THE NOAA - PR DOCKET NO.
93-143 (Report No. DC-2617, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has amended Parts 80 and 87 of
the rules to require registration of emergency position
indicating radiobeacons (EPIRBs) that are carried on ships,
and emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) that are carried
on aircraft, operating on the frequency 406.025 MHz with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
Action by the Commission June 13 by R&O (FCC
94-170).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500; Private Radio Bureau contact: James A. Shaffer
at (202) 632-7197. [Internet file name: nrpr4008.txt]
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name:
evts4002.txt]
FCC FILINGS [Internet file name nrmc4007.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON REQUESTS OF
FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHERS FOR THE
ASSIGNMENT OF N11 CODES IAD FILE NO. 94-101 -
Comments are due August 19, replies September 23 -
Contact: Mary Green at (202) 632-1363 [DA 94-644]
NOTICE OF PROHIBITED PRESENTATION RECEIVED
DURING SUNSHINE PERIOD - PP DOCKET NO. 93-21
- INQUIRY INTO SPORTS PROGRAMMING
MIGRATION
NOTICE OF PROHIBITED PRESENTATIONS
RECEIVED DURING SUNSHINE PERIOD - GN
DOCKET NO. 90-314 - NEW PERSONAL
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
PART 68 PLUG/JACK & WIRING ATTESTATION LISTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED
TELEVISION SERVICE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
June 16
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS: June 15
Report No. 232 - MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN
ACTIONS
Report No. 992 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW
CAUSE PETITIONS
Reports No. 15830 and 15832 - BROADCAST
APPLICATIONS [Two Public Notices]
Report No. 21908 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1748 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU ACTIONS
- JUNE 6 THROUGH JUNE 10
Report No. 2019 - ASSOCIATED MANAGING
DIRECTOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REFERENCE
SERVICES PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED
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TEXTS
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CLAYTON, LA. Denied petition for rulemaking filed by
PDB Broadcasting which proposed to substitute Channel
299C3 for Channel 299A and modify PDB's permit
accordingly. (MM Docket 93-284 by R&O [DA 94-604]
adopted June 8 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch,
Mass Media Bureau)
CAMBRIDGE AND ST. MICHAELS, MD. Dismissed
petition for rulemaking filed by C.W.A. Broadcasting for
the reallotment of Channel 232A from Cambridge to St.
Michaels, MD. (MM Docket No. 92-291 by R&O [DA 94-
603] adopted June 8 by the Acting Chief, Allocations
Branch)
PINE TREE MEDIA, INC. Granted appeal filed by Praise
Media, Inc. and remanded proceeding to renew the license
of KARW, Longview, TX, to the presiding officer. (MM
Docket NO. 93-265 by MO&O [FCC 94R-8] adopted June
7 by the Review Board)
BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
Suspended revisions to Bell Atlantic's Tariff FCC No. 1,
Transmittal No. 656, scheduled to take effect on June 20;
ordered Bell Atlantic to file tariff revisions. (CC Docket
No. 93-162 by MO&O [DA 94-626] adopted June 10 by the
Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS. Denied petitions to suspend
and investigate AT&T's Tairff FCC No. 2, Transmittal No.
6508, which establishes AT&T Customer Specific Term
Plan II customers seeking to upgrade to a new, higher
commitment term plan must either satisfy the pro-rated
annual commitment of the CSTP II plan being terminated or
else must pay the difference between their actual billed net
usage revenue and the pro-rated annual commitment.,
scheduled to take effect on June 17. (By Order [DA 94-
650] adopted June 16 by the Deputy Chief, Tariff Division,
Common Carrier Bureau)
ERRATUM to Order DA 94-552, released June 6 regarding
MCI Telecommunications Corporation, et al., v. GTE
Alaska Incorporated, et al. (DA 94-622)
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ADDENDA: The following items released June 16 were
not listed on Digest 111:
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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FCC INREASES PROCESSING FEES - Contact: Regina
Dorsey at (202) 632-0241; Martha Contee or Mickey
Williams on theFees Hotline: 202-632-FEES [Internet file
name:pnmc4005.txt]
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SPEECH
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REMARKS BY COMMISSIONER JAMES H. QUELLO
BEFORE THE FCBA-NEW YORK, JUNE 16, 1994