DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 199 October 21, 1994
The following items were adopted at the October 20
Commission meeting and released later that day:
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COMMENTS SOUGHT ON NEED FOR PRIME TIME
ACCESS RULES - MM DOCKET 94-123 (Report DC-
2668, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has begun a rulemaking
proceeding to assess, in light of current economic and
technological conditions, the legal and policy justifications
for the Prime Time Access Rule.
Action by the Commission October 20 by NPRM
(FCC 94-266).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau
contact: David E. Horowitz and Alan E. Aronowitz at (202)
632-7792. [Internet file name: nrmm4066.txt] Fax on
Demand ID #: 2113
COMMISSION REVISES NATIONAL RADIO
OWNERSHIP CAPS FOR MINORITY OWNERS;
GENERALLY AFFIRMS OTHER RADIO RULES AND
POLICIES - MM DOCKET 91-140 (Report DC-2670,
Action in Docket Cases)
The Commission today revised the radio ownership
limits to increase the national cap for minority broadcast
station owners and to raise to five the number, in excess of
the national limits, of minority or small business-controlled
AM or FM stations in which a non-minority broadcaster
may hold a non-controlling interest.
Action by the Commission October 20 by Second
MO&O (FCC 94-267).
News Media contacts: Susan Sallet and Patricia A.
Chew at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contacts. Jane
Hinckly Halprin at (202) 632-7792 and Melanie Godschall
at (202) 418-2660. [Internet file name: nrmm4067.txt] Fax
on Demand ID #: 2114
FCC AUTHORIZES FIRST COMMERCIAL "LITTLE
LEO" MOBILE-SATELLITE SYSTEM (Report IN-1,
International Action )
The FCC has granted the application of Orbital
Communications Corporation (ORBCOMM) for authority to
construct, launch, and operate a non-voice, non-
geostationary mobile-satellite system in bands below 1 GHz.
Action by the Commission October 20 by O&A
(FCC 94-268 ).
News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; International Bureau contact: Kristi
L. Kendall at (202) 634-7058. [Internet file name:
nrin4001.txt] Fax on Demand ID #: 2926
COMMISSION AFFIRMS AND MODIFIES VIDEO
DIALTONE RULES; ASKS FOR COMMENT ON
CERTAIN ISSUES - CC DOCKET 87-266 (Report DC-
2669, Action in Docket Case )
Today the Commission took an important step in
affirming its commitment to competition in the video
programming market, completing a re-examination of its
rules for video dialtone services.
Action by the Commission October 20 by MO&O
(FCC 94-269).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Donna N.
Lampert at (202) 418-1580; James D. Schlichting at (202)
418-1580. [Internet file name: nrcc4066.txt] Fax on Demand
ID #: 2707
COMMISSION PROPOSES ADDITIONAL RULES FOR
LICENSING SMR SYSTEMS IN THE 800 MHZ BAND -
PR DOCKET 93-144 (Report DC-2665, Action in Docket
Case)
The Commission has proposed new rules regarding
the licensing of Specialized Mobile Radio systems in the 800
MHz band.
Action by the Commission October 20 by Further
NPRM (FCC 94-271).
News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Private Radio Bureau contact:
David Furth at (202) 632-2443 or Greg Rosston at (202)
418-2030. [Internet file name: nrwl4021.txt] Fax on
Demand ID #: 2928
COMMISSION ADOPTS SPECTRUM ATTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
AND JOINT MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS -
GENERAL DOCKET 93-252 (Report DC-2664, Action in
Docket Case)
As part of its continuing effort to encourage
competition in the commercial mobile radio service
marketplace, the Commission today adopted rules that
provide that certain types of management and joint
marketing agreements create attributable interests in CMRS
licensees.
Action by the Commission October 20 by Fourth
R&O (FCC 94-252).
News Media contact: Susan Sallet at (202) 418-
0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Donna Lampert
(202) 418-1580 and Leila Brown at (202) 418-1312.
[Internet file name: nrwl4022.txt] Fax on Demand ID #:
2927
COMMISSION PROPOSES ALLOCATION OF
SPECTRUM TRANSFERRED FROM FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PRIVATE SECTOR - ET DOCKET
94-32 (Report DC-2666, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission today adopted a Notice of
Proposed Rule Making that proposes to convert a large
block of spectrum from Federal Government to commercial
use.
Action by the Commission October 20 by NPRM
(FCC 94-272).
News Media contacts: Susan Sallet and Patricia A.
Chew at (202) 418-0500; Office of Engineering and
Technology contact: Steve Sharkey at (202) 653-8151.
[Internet file name: nret4010.txt] Fax on Demand ID #:
2929
NEW RULES PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE
AMOUNT OF SPECTRUM AVAILABLE FOR
COMMERCIAL USE - ET DOCKET 94-124 (Report DC-
2667, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has proposed making available 18
GHz of spectrum in the "millimeter wave" frequency bands
above 40 GHz for the introduction and development of new
commercial technologies.
Action by the Commission October 20 by NPRM
(FCC 94-273).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Office of Engineering
and Technology contact: Dr. Michael Marcus at (202) 653-
8110, e-mail: mmarcus@fcc.gov or David Wilson at (202)
653-8138, e-mail: dwilson@fcc.gov [Internet file name:
nret4009.txt] Fax on Demand ID #: 2930
The following items were released on October 21:
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FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name:
evts4002.txt] Fax on Demand ID #: 1234
FCC FILINGS [Internet file name: nrmc4007.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
October 20
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS: October 20
COMMON CARRIER MOBILE RADIO SERVICE
INFORMATION - PMS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND
ACTIONS TAKEN PUBLIC NOTICES
Report 16023 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 22004 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report 22005 - ITFS APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR
FILING
Report CL-95-4 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC
CELLULAR RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report CL-95-5 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC
CELLULAR RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report CL-95-6 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC
CELLULAR RADIO SERVICE
INFORMATION/CELLULAR TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report 1766 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU: October 11
thru 14
CORRECTION TO REPORT NO. 2035 - PETITION FOR
RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF
ACTIONS IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS
ERRATA to PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES INFORMATION - Report 94-02, released
September 22 - PCS BTA AND MTA - Contact: Steve
Markendorff at (202) 418-1320
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NASHVILLE, NC. Proposed allotment of Channel 259A at
Nashville as that community's first local service; Comments
are due December 12; replies December 27. (MM Docket
94-121 by NPRM [DA 94-1141] adopted October 12 by the
Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
PEOPLE'S CABLE, INC. Granted request filed by
Peoples's Cable, Inc. for waiver to transfer one cable
system in the Lakeland, Florida area to American
Telecasting of Central Florida, Inc. (By MO&O [DA 94-
997] adopted September 14 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau and the Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
SAN JUAN MARINA. Notified San Juan Marina of its
apparent liability of forfeiture in the amount of $400 for
unlicensed radio communications. (By Notice of Forfeiture
[FCC 94-247] adopted September 28 by the Commission)
MABTON, WA. Effective December 5, allotted Channel
254A at Mabton as that community's first local service.
Window opens December 5; closes January 5, 1995.
Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 94-23] adopted
October 12 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch)
CABLE AND WIRELESS, INC. Granted, in part, petition
filed by Cable and Wireless, Inc. for nondominant status on
International Private Line Routes. (By MO&O [DA 94 -
1134] adopted October 7 by the Deputy Bureau Chief,
Common Carrier Bureau)
CABLE AND WIRELESS, INC. Granted application filed
by Cable and Wireless, Inc. for nondominant status on all
routes employing resold International Message
Telecommunications of unaffiliated U.S. carriers. (By
MO&O [DA 94-1133] adopted October 7 by the Deputy
Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)
CABLE AND WIRELESS, INC. Denied petition filed by
American Telephone and Telegraph seeking clarification of
Order, Authorization and certificate granted to Cable and
Wireless, Inc. for authority to resell the services of other
common carriers for the provision of switched voice service
from the U.S. to Hong King. (By Order on Clarification
[DA 94-1132] adopted October 7 by the Deputy Bureau
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)
HARSHAD PARIKH VS. AMERICAN TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Dismissed, with
prejudice, complaint filed by Harshad Parikh against
American Telephone and Telegraph Company alleging that
AT&T has unlawfully charged him for international
services. Terminated proceeding. (By Order [DA 94-1142]
adopted October 13 by the Chief, Formal Complaints and
Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
OPTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted application
filed by Optel Communications, Inc. for a license to land
and operate in the United States a submarine cable extending
between Canada and the United States. (By Final Cable
Landing License [DA 94-1182] adopted October 20 by the
Chief, International Bureau)
PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORP. Granted application filed
by PanAmSat Licensee Corp. for modification of authority
to construct, launch and operate a Hybrid Separate System
International Communications Satellite (PAS-2); and for
final authority to launch and operate a Hybrid Separate
System International Communications Satellite (PAS-2). (By
MOO&A [DA 94-1178] adopted October 20 by the Chief,
International Bureau)
EX PARTE RULES. Amended ex parte rules to provide an
exemption for presentations between the Commission and
the Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission
relating to telcommunications competition matters. (By
Order [FCC 94-258] adopted October 7 by the Commission)
ERRATA to FM Allotment R&O's released October 7 for:
Jackson, LA - (DA 94-1079) MM Docket 94-22
Pioche, NV - (DA 94-1080) MM Docket 93-275
Southern Shores - (DA 94-1078) MM Docket 92-
248
ERRATUM to MO&O (FCC 94-135) released July 7 in re
Applications of Blinn College at Bryan, TX and Buffalo
Independent School District at Bremind, TX for IVDS
Service (DA 94-1165)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released October 20,
were not listed on Digest 198:
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MASS MEDIA BUREAU PRESENTS REPORT ON
RADIO OWNERSHIP
The Commission's Mass Media Bureau has
presented the Commission a report on changes in station
ownership that resulted for liberalization of the
Commission's radio ownership regulations.
Mass Media Bureau contact: Scott Roberts at (202)
632-6302. [Internet file name: nrmm4068.txt] Fax on
Demand ID #: 2115
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE
INFORMATION - IMPORTANT BIDDING
INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THE AUCTION OF 30 REGIONAL
NARROWBAND LICENSES
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SPEECH
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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER RACHELLE B.
CHONG TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY
CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON, DC, OCTOBER 20,
1994 [Internet file name: sprbc404.txt]
ERRATUM to Second MO&O released August 15, 1994
In the Matter of Implementation of Section 309(j) of the
Communications Act - Competitive Bidding - PP Docket 93-
253
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NEWS
October 21, 1994
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tuesday, October 25
Commissioner Andrew C. Barrett will
address the National School Board
Association's Leadership Symposium,
Informart, Dallas, TX, 9:15 a. m.
The FCC will conduct a Technology
and Education Workshop, Room 856, 1919 M
Street, N.W., Washngton, DC, 10:00 a.m.,
in celebration of the 13th Annual National
Consumers Week (NCW).
The FCC will conduct a
Telecommunication Fraud Workshop, Holiday
Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive,
Wheaton, MD, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., in
celebration of the 13th Annual NCW.
Wednesday, October 26
The FCC will conduct a simultaneous
multiple round auction for 30 regional
Personal Communications Service licenses
in the 900 MHz band (narrowband PCS),
Postal Square Building, entrance North
Capitol Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue,
N.E., Washington, DC, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00
p.m. each day, until bidding has closed on
all licenses.
Advisory Committee on Advanced
Television Service - Systems Subcommittee
-Working Party 2 - Systems Evaluation and
Testing will meet at PBS, 1320 Braddock
Place, sixth Floor Boardroom, Alexandria,
VA, 10:00 a. m.
Thursday, October 27
Chairman Reed E. Hundt will address
the Connecticut Broadcasters Association
Annual Meeting, Hartford Marriott,
Farmington, CT.
David R. Siddall, Legal Advisor to
Commissioner Ness will participate on a
panel, "Legal/Regulatory Affairs Answers
Service", National Association of
Broadcasters, Los Angeles, CA, at 2:00 -
4:00 p.m.
The FCC will conduct a Reference
Information Services Workshop Clinic, Room
239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC,
10:00 a.m. - noon, in celebration of NCW.
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Wednesday, November 2
Commissioner Barrett will address
the New York Society Analysts, Inc. Second
Annual Information Superhighway
Conference, 1 World Trade Center, New York
NY, 12:15 p. m.
Thursday, November 3
Chairman Hundt will address the
Princeton Club of Washington, Occidental
Restaurant, Washington, DC.
Tuesday, November 15
Chairman Hundt will be the keynote
speaker at the National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners' (NARUC)
Annual Convention, Reno, NV, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, November 18
Chairman Hundt will participate in
the Aspen Institute CEOs Forum,
"Communications in Society," Eastern
Shore, MD.
Monday, November 21
The FCC will conduct the Domestic
Publc Cellular Telecommunications Service
lottery, Room 856, 1919 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC, 10:00 a.m. (rescheduled
from October 19).
Monday, December 5
Chairman Hundt will address the
Federal Communications Bar Association
(FCBA) Chairman's Dinner, Washington
Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC, at 7:30 p.m.
The FCC will hold a simultaneous
multiple round auction for 99 licenses to
provide Personal Communications Commission
(PCS) in the 2 GHz band (broadband PCS) to
begin at 12:00 noon and will end at 7:00
p.m. each business day thereafter until
bidding has closed on all licenses. If
the auction continues into the holiday
season, the FCC anticipates that it will
suspend the auction from close of bidding
on Wednesday, December 21, 1994 through
Tuesday, January 3, 1995.
Tuesday, December 6
Commissioner Barrett will address
the World Telecommunications Conference,
London International Continental Hotel,
London, England.
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