DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 131 July 15, 1994
The following items were adopted at the July 14
Commission meeting and released later that day:
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC APPROVES BRITISH TELECOM INVESTMENT
IN MCI (Report No. CC-582, Common Carrier Action)
The Commission has cleared the way for a
significant step in building the Global Information
Infrastructure which has the potential of bringing U.S.
consumers increased access to new telecommunications
services at lower prices, spurring economic growth and
providing additional employment opportunities.
Action by the Commission July 14 by Declaratory
Ruling and Order (FCC 94-188).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier
Bureau contacts: Jennifer Warren and Diane Cornell at
(202) 418-1460. [Internet file name: nrcc4045.txt]
FCC REAFFIRMS AND MODIFIES ITS EXPANDED
INTERCONNECTION POLICY - CC DOCKET NO. 91-
141 (Report No. DC-2625, Action in Docket Case)
The FCC has reaffirmed its commitment to its
expanded interconnection policy, which creates new
opportunities for competitive provision of access services
that the local telephone companies traditionally have
provided on a monopoly basis.
Action by the Commission July 14 by
Memorandum Opinion and Order (FCC 94-190).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and Patricia
A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau
contacts: David L. Sieradzki at (202) 418-1576 or Suzanne
M. Tetreault at (202) 418-1596. [Internet file name:
nrcc4046.txt]
TELEPHONE SERVICE OUTAGE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS STRENGTHENED - CC DOCKET 91-
273 (Report No. DC-2626, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has adopted revised standards for
reporting telephone service outages as part of its ongoing
efforts to improve the reliability of the nation's
telecommunications networks.
Action by the Commission July 14 by Second R&O
(FCC 94-189).
News Media contacts: Susan Lewis Sallett and
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier
Bureau contact: Robert Kimball at (202) 634-7150.
[Internet file name: nrcc4044.txt]
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The following items are dated for and released July 15:
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NEWS RELEASES
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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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CARRIERS FILE REVISIONS TO THEIR COST
ALLOCATION MANUALS - Comments are due August
15, replies August 30 - Contact: Alicia Dunnigan at (202)
643-1861 [DA 94-769]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
July 14
Report No. GL94-4 - LOW POWER/TELEVISION
TRANSLATORS: PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION
PERMITS
Report No. 94-7 - FM TRANSLATOR-BOOSTER
APPLICATIONS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR
PROCESSING - CUT OFF DATE AUGUST 15
Report No. 995 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW
CAUSE PETITIONS
Report No. 15852 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 21927 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1752 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU ACTIONS
- JULY 5 THROUGH JULY 8
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MADISON, SD, AND SLAYTON, MN. Effective August
29, substituting Channel 276C2 for Channel 276A at
Madison, SD, and modified the license of KJAM-FM,
accordingly; substituted Channel 291C2 for Channel 276A
at Slayton, MN, and modified the permit of KLOH-FM
accordingly. (MM Docket No. 93-230 by R&O [DA 94-
746] adopted June 30 by the Acting Chief, Allocations
Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
BORGER, TX. Proposed allotting Channel 294A to
Borger, TX, as its second FM service. Comments are due
September 6, replies September 21. (MM Docket No. 94-
56 by NPRM [DA 94-600] adopted June 7 by the Acting
Chief, Allocations Branch)
GTE TELECOM INCORPORATED. Authorized GTE
Telecom to lease terrestrial facilities for two-way service to
Canada and pro forma assignment of authorization. (By
OA&C [DA 94-762] adopted June 29 by the Chief,
International Facilities Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
CALLER ID. Granted motion for an extension of time until
August 17 to file comments in the matter of rules and
policies regarding calling number identification service --
Caller ID. (CC Docket No. 91-281 by Order Granting
Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments [DA 94-
786] adopted July 15 by the Chief, Domestic Facilities
Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS (LECs). Suspended for
one day and instituted an investigation of the revisions to
Pacific Bell Tariff FCC No. 128, Transmittal No. 1719,
which proposes including installation of repeaters in the
cross-connecting rates in two central offices where it has
received orders for expanded interconnection service. (CC
Docket No. 93-162 by MO&O [DA 94-775] adopted July 12
by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released July 14 were not
listed on Digest 130:
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LOTTERIES TO BE USED TO AWARD LICENSES FOR
CELLULAR UNSERVED AREAS WITH APPLICATIONS
FILED BEFORE JULY 26, 1993 - PP DOCKET 93-252
(Report No. DC-2627, Action in Docket Case)
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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COMMON CARRIER MOBILE SERVICES
INFORMATION -- 29 APPLICANTS TO BID ON THE 10
NATIONWIDE NARROWBAND PERSONAL
COMMUNICATION SERVICE (PCS) LICENSES -
Contact the Commission's auction contractor at (202) 637-
3221.
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COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Ordered that selection from
among mutually exclusive applications filed prior to July 26,
1993, to provide cellular service to unserved areas shall be
by random selection, in accordance with existing
Commission rules. (PP Docket No. 93-253 by MO&O
[FCC 94-123] adopted May 27 by the Commission)
GTE TELEPHONE OPERATING COMPANIES (GTOC).
Granted, in part, various petitions to reject or suspend and
investigate GTOC's Tariff FCC No. 1 Transmittal Nos. 873
and 874, to establish video channel service for Apollo
CableVision, Inc., a company providing cable service in
Cerritos, CA. (CC Docket No. 94-81 by Order [DA 94-
784] adopted July 14 by the Acting Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau)