DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 196 October 18, 1994
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC ESTABLISHES NEW OFFICE OF WORKPLACE
DIVERSITY; REORGANIZES THREE OTHER
BUREAUS/OFFICES (Report GN-168, General Action)
The Commission has created the new Office of
Workplace Diversity, and reorganized the Office of
Communication Business Opportunities (formerly the Office
of Small Business Activities); Office of Legislative and
Inter-Governmental Affairs (formerly Office of Legislative
Affairs); and the Office of General Counsel (OGC).
Action by the Commission September 27.
News Media contact: Patricia Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500. [Internet file name: nrmc4135.txt]
FCC REFERENCE INFORMATION WORKSHOP
SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 27, 1994 - Contact: Martha
Contee at (202) 418-0263.
FCC RELEASES SUMMARY OF STATE TELEPHONE
RATE CASES - Contact: Mike Lehner at (202) 418-0940.
FCC FILINGS [Internet file name: nrmc4007.txt]
ADDENDUM TO DOMESTIC PUBLIC CELLULAR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE LOTTERY FOR
UNSERVED AREAS - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1994
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON NYNEX'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF
COMMISSION'S RULES TO ESTABLISH UNBUNDLED
COMMON LINES - Comments are due November 15;
replies November 30 - Contact: Peggy Reitzel at (202) 418-
1579 [DA 94-1136]
SANTA ROSA TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. AND
GTE SOUTHWEST 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 AAD 94-111 - Comments
are due January 9, 1995; replies January 23 - Contact:
Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 [DA 94-1009]
WEST PLAINS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. AND
GTE SOUTHWEST 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 AND AAD 94-110 -
Comments are due February 6; replies February 20 -
Contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 [DA 94-1010]
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
FCC ANNOUNCES THIRD WRC-95 INDUSTRY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - Contact: Damon
Ladson at (202) 418-0420
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TEXTS
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IVDS. Dismissed request by Commercial Realty St. Pete,
Inc. to extend scope of inquiry into abuses that may have
occurred with regard to auctions of licenses in the
Interactive Video and Data Services. (Gen. Docket 94-96 by
Order [FCC 94-262] adopted October 17 by the
Commission)
(over)
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY. Granted application filed by American
Telephone and Telegraph Company for authority to convey
capacity in the TCS-1 and U.S.-Bahamas Cable Systems, the
TAT-11 Cable and the Hawaii Tie Cable and the TPC-4
Cable System. (By O&A [DA 94-1130] adopted October 5
by the Chief, International Facilities Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO., INC. Granted the
application filed by GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co., Inc. for
authority to acquire and operate facilities for direct service
between Hawaii, on the one hand, and Venezuela and the
Dominican Republic, on the other hand. (By OA&C [DA
94-1131] adopted October 5 by the Chief, International
Facilities Division)
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. Granted
application filed by MCI Telecommunications Corp. for
authority to acquire and operate facilities for analog video
service between the U.S. and Pacific Ocean Region
satellites. (By O&A [DA 94-1129] adopted September 30 by
the Chief, International Facilities Division)
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ADDENDUM: The following item, released October 17,
was not listed on Digest 195:
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PITTSBURGH, PA. Denied petition filed by William D.
White seeking reconsideration of Bureau denial of
complaints against stations WPXI (TV), WDUQ (FM),
WQED (TV) and WQEX (TV) at Pittsburgh, PA. (By
MO&O [DA 94-1157] adopted by the Chief, Mass Media
Bureau)
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