DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 144 August 3, 1994
The following items were adopted at the August 2
Commission meeting and released later that day:
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FCC AMENDS SECTION 616 OF THE 1992 CABLE
ACT TO GIVE STANDING TO MULTICHANNEL
VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS TO FILE
COMPLAINTS - MM DOCKET NO. 92-265 (Report No.
DC-2635, Action in Docket Case)
Action by the Commission August 2 by MO&O
(FCC 94-203).
News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Cable Services Bureau contacts:
Diane L. Hofbauer or Nancy Markowitz at (202) 416-0856.
[Internet file name: nrcb4029.txt]
COMMISSION REVISES PART 22 OF THE RULES
GOVERNING THE PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES - CC
DOCKETS 92-115, 94-46, 93-116 (Report No. DC-2633,
Action in Docket Case)
The FCC has revised Part 22 of its rules governing
the Public Mobile Services, including public land mobile
service, cellular radiotelephone service, air-ground
radiotelephone service, and rural radiotelephone service.
Action by the Commission August 2 by R&O (FCC
94-201).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts:
jJy Jackson, R. Bart Gorman, or Geraldine A. Matise at
(202) 418-1300. [Internet file name: nrcc4051.txt]
FURTHER CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS ON 800
NUMBERS PROPOSED; PAY-PER-CALL RULES
UPHELD, CLARIFIED - CC DOCKET 93-22 (Report No.
DC-2631, Action in Docket Case)
In response to increasing numbers of complaints
from telephone customers who contend that they are being
charged by information service providers for calls they
didn't make or thought were free, the Commission has
proposed strengthening its regulations to help ensure that
consumers are billed only for information services that they
want and have agreed to pay for.
Action by the Commission August 2 by Order on
Reconsideration and Further NPRM (FCC 94-200).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet (202)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Robert
Spangler at (202) 632-4890 and Mary Romano at (202) 632-
4887. [Internet file name: nrcc4053.txt]
FCC SEEKS COMMENTS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF
TELCO HIGH COST ASSISTANCE - CC DOCKET 80-
286 (Report No. DC-2632, Action in Docket Case)
In order to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency
of certain existing mechanisms designed to promote
universal service, the Commission has undertaken a review
of two "high cost assistance" programs. The programs were
instituted several years ago and changes in the industry since
then have prompted the FCC to take another look at the way
they operate.
Action by the Commission August 2 by NOI (FCC
94-199).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier
Bureau contact: Deborah Dupont at (202) 632-7500.
[Internet file name: nrcc4052.txt]
FCC PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE RULES BANNING
WIRELINES FROM SMR AND COMMERCIAL 220 MHz
SERVICES AND PROHIBITING COMMON CARRIERS
FROM ENGAGING IN RADIO DISPATCH SERVICE -
GN DOCKET NO. 94-90 (Report No. DC-2634, Action in
Docket Case).
The FCC has proposed to eliminate the rules that
now prohibit wireline telephone carries from holding
licenses in the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) service and
the commercial 220-222 MHz land mobile band.
Additionally, the Commission sought comment on a
proposal to eliminate its current prohibition on common
carriers providing radio dispatch service.
Action by the Commission August 2 by NPRM
(FCC 94-202).
News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Private Radio Bureau contacts:
Kathleen O'Brien Ham and Sue McNeil at (202) 634-2443.
[Internet file name: nrpr4011.txt]
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The following items are dated for and released August 3:
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WINNEBAGO COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSN.
AND GTE MIDWEST INCORPORATED FILED A JOINT
PETITION FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF
"STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN PART 36,
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY, AND SECTION 61.41(C) OF
THE COMMISSION'S RULES - Comments are due
August 22, replies September 6 - Contact: Adrian Wright at
(202) 634-1861 [DA 94-826]
QUESTIONS POOLS RELEASED FOR
RADIOELEGRAPH OPERATOR CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATIONS - Contact: J. Joy Alford at (202) 632-
4964 [DA 94-838]
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED
TELEVISION SERVICE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOGS:
August 2 and 1 [Two Public Notices]
Report No. 1169 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
(CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. 3503 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS
Reports No. D-759 and D-759-A - COMMON CARRIER
BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS
[Two Public Notices]
Report No. DS-1445 - COMMON CARRIER SERVICES
INFORMATION SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. DS-1446 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE
SERVICE
Report No. I-7012 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN
Report No. I-7013 - INTERNATIONAL AND SATELLITE
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. I-7014 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. PMS-94-44 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC
MOBILE SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. PMS-94-45-A - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC
MOBILE RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. 1094 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU PART 21
RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - JULY 20 THROUGH
JULY 27
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GAF BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. Approved
settlement agreements and granted the application of GAF
Broadcasting Company to renew the license of WAXQ(FM),
New York, NY, subject to conditions. (MM Docket No.
93-54 by Order [FCC 94-194] adopted July 21 by the
Commission)
NYNEX TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Denied West Coast
Telecommunications, Inc.'s petition to reject, or to suspend
and investigate NYNEX's Tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal
No. 292, scheduled to take effect on August 4, 1994, to
introduce regulations governing 1+ sent-paid calls made
from specially equipped NYNEX public telephones for
interexchange carrier customers who are presubscribed to
those telephones and enter into a billling and collection
agreement to receive calls made using the NYNEX Change
Card. (By Order [DA 94-845] adopted August 2 by the
Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released August 2 were
not listed on Digest 143:
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FCC TO HOLD SERIES OF PCS BROADBAND
AUCTION SEMINARS DURING AUGUST AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY - Contact: Patti
grace Smith at (202) 418-0260; News Media contacts:
Audrey Spivack and Susan Lewis Sallet at (202) 418-0500
Auction contractor contact: Tradewinds
International, Inc. at (202) 637-FCC1 or (202) 637-FCC2
(Fax)
COMMENTS SOUGHT ON EXTENDING
AUTHORIZATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC
PARTITIONING OF PCS SERVICE AREAS TO WOMEN
AND MINORITY APPLICANTS - PP DOCKET 93-253
(Report No. DC-2636, Action in Docket Case)
Action by the Commission August 1 by Further
NPRM (FCC 94-198).
News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202)
418-0500; Office of Plans and Policy contact: Toni
Simmons at (202) 418-2030 . [Internet file name:
nrwl4007.txt]
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ANNOUNCING THE HIGH BIDDERS IN THE
AUCTION OF TEN NATIONWIDE NARROWBAND PCS
LICENSES; WINNING BIDS TOTAL $617,006,674
[Internet file name: nrwl4008.txt]
ANNOUNCING HIGH BIDDERS FOR 594
INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS)
LICENSES
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LIBERTY CABLE COMPANY, INC. V. COURTROOM
TELEVISION NETWORK (COURT TV). Dismissed
Liberty's complaint against Court TV alleging violation of
the Communications Act because Court TV, on the basis of
an exclusive agreement with Time Warner Cable, refused to
provide its programming service to Liberty for distribution
on Liberty's satellite master antennae television system in
New York. (By Order [DA 94-839] adopted August 1 by
the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
TIME WARNER CABLE. Dismissed Time Warner's
petition for exclusivity requesting a public interest
determination by the FCC authorizing Time Warner to
enforce an exclusive distribution agreement with Prime
Ticket Network, a cable programming network. (By Order
[DA 94-840] adopted August 1 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)