DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 150 August 11, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC GRANTS GUAM TELEPHONE AUTHORITY'S REQUEST FOR DECLARATORY RULING REGARDING EQUAL ACCESS PROTOCOL FOR GUAM (Report No. CC-584, Common Carrier Action) The Commission has granted the Guam Telephone Authority's (GTA) request for a declaratory ruling: 1) specifying the equal access protocol for Guam; and, 2) stating that the implementation of Feature Group D (FGD) on Guam is not a violation of the Communications Act, or of any outstanding Commission order or directive. This action was taken over the objection of Columbia Communications Corporation. Action by the Commission August 4 by MO&O (FCC 94-205). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Kent R. Nilsson at (202) 634-1861. [Internet file name: nrcc4055.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON FOIA REQUEST SEEKING DISCLOSURE OF UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDER IDENTITIES AND ASSOCIATED BIDS IN THE RECENT NATIONWIDE NARROWBAND PCS AUCTION - Comments due August 15 - Contact: Kent Nakamura at (202) 632-0278 Report Nos. 15870 and 15872 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS [Two Public Notices] Report No. 21950 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. MSD-94-15 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES INFORMATION PETROLEUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 64.704(A) AND (B) OF THE RULES - Comments are due August 31, replies September 12 - Contact: Joseph Weber at (202) 632-6450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO (SMR) SERVICE. Proposed eliminating the rules that now prohibit wireline telephone carriers from holding licenses in the SMR service and the commercial 220-222 MHz land mobile band. Additionally, sought comment on a proposal to eliminate the current prohibition on common carriers providing radio dispatch service. Comments are due September 21, replies October 6. (GN Docket No. 94-90 by NPRM [FCC 94- 202] adopted August 2 by the Commission) ******************* ADDENDUM: The following item released August 10 was not listed on Digest 149: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBURBAN CABLEVISION. Denied Suburban's request for emergency stay of the local rate order adopted by the State of New Jersey Board of Regulatory Commissioners on July 6. 1994. (By Order [DA 94-870] adopted August 9 by the Acting Chief, Cable Services Bureau)