DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No.186 October 3, 1994 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- NEWS RELEASES ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FCC ISSUES DECLARATORY RULING ON FEDERAL CANDIDATE ADVERTISEMENTS (Report MM-852, Mass Media Action) Issued ruling concerning rights of federal candidates to air campaign commercials of odd lengths. Action by the Commsision August 31 by MO&O (FCC 94-225). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Bobby Baker at (202) 632-7586 [Internet file name: nrmm4060.txt] RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN CHILDREN VISIT FCC AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM - News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; International Bureau contact: Mark Grannis at (202) 418- 0420. [Internet file name: nrmc4129.txt] FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name: evts4002.txt] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- CAP ROCK TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., AND GTE SOUTHWEST INC. FILED A JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA; comments December 5, replies December 19; contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 (DA 94-1008) Report DBS/PN 94-18 - DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE APPLICATION ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report 16010 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 21989 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report 2032 - PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND ACTIONS IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- TEXTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. Proposed amending FM Table by allotting Channel 230A to Cape Girardeau; comments November 25, replies Dec. 12. (MM Docket 94-113, by NPRM [DA 94-1050] adopted September 23 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) CAVALIER, ND. Effective November 17, amended FM Table to allot Channel 286C; filing window: Nov. 18 - Dec. 19. (MM Docket 94-25, by R&O [DA 94-1040] adopted September 21 by the Acting chief, Allocations Branch) BELLE FOURCHE, SD. Effective November 17, amended FM Table to allot Channel 271C3; filing window: Nov. 18- Dec. 19. (MM Docket 94-16, by R&O [DA 94-1041] adopted September 21 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch) ETTRICK, VA. Proposed amending FM Table to allot Channel 226A; comments Nov. 25, replies Dec. 12. (MM Docket 94-114, by NPRM [DA 94-1039] adopted September 21 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch) **************** ADDENDUM: The following items, released September 30, were not listed on Digest 185: ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- NEWS RELEASES ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FOX TELEVISION STATIONS GRANTED EXTENSION OF STA TO TRANSMIT NFL FOOTBALL GAMES TO THREE MEXICAN TELEVISION STATIONS (Report MM-851, Mass Media Action) Action by the Commission September 30 by Direction Letter (FCC 94-246). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Irene Bleiweiss at (202) 418-2780 [Internet file name: nrmm4059.txt] FCC CELEBRATES 60TH BIRTHDAY [Internet file name: nrmc4130.txt] ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------- PUBLIC NOTICE ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- COMMENT SOUGHT ON DRAFT PROTECTIVE ORDER - PR DOCKET 94-105; contact: Gina Harrison at (202) 632-7175 (DA 94-1083) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- SPEECH ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- REMARKS BY COMMISSIONER JAMES H. QUELLO- NURTURING THE ENVIRONMENT: DIFFERENT REGULATORY APPROACHES, INTELEVENT '94, DUBLIN, IRELAND, SEPT. 27 [Internet file name: spjhq406.txt] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- TEXTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- COMCAST CABLEVISION OF TALLAHASSEE, INC.Granted stay of rate reconsideration order of the City of Tallahassee pending appeal. (By Order [DA 94-1071] adopted September 30 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) PARAGON CABLE. Stayed, pending appeal, local rate order of the City of Grapevine, TX. (By Order [DA 94- 1072] adopted September 30 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CONTEL, GE, GTE SPACENET. Granted application of Contel Corporation and GE American Communications, Inc., for consent to transfer control of GTE Spacenet Corp. from Contel to GE. (By O&A [DA 94-1075] adopted September 30 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)