DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 150 August 11, 1994
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NEWS RELEASE
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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]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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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
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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)
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ADDENDUM: The following item released August 10 was
not listed on Digest 149:
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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)