DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 212 November 9, 1994
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THREE CABLE OPERATORS ORDERED TO PROVIDE
REFUNDS TOTALING ABOUT $500 THOUSAND
The Cable Services Bureau of the Federal
Communications Commission today issued 11 orders
resolving 36 cable service rate complaints filed by
consumers and local franchising authorities against cable
operators. In three of the 11 cases, consumer refunds were
ordered, totalling approximately $500,000. The refunds
were ordered in Nashville, TN, (Viacom), Goodlettsville,
TN (Viacom), and Baltimore County, MD (Comcast
Cablevision). The orders resolve these complaints and
cover rates in effect prior to May 15, 1994.
Cable Services Bureau News Media contact:
Morgan Broman at (202) 416-0852; Cable Services Bureau
contact: Steve Weingarten (benchmark cases) (202) 416-
0846, Jacky Spindler (cost of service cases) (202) 416-1160.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
November 8
Report No. 1182 - CABLE TELEVISION RELAY
SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR
FILING
Report No. 16038 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report Nos. 22020 and 22022 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
[Two Public Notices]
Report Nos. D-773 and D-773-A - COMMON CARRIER
BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS
[Two Public Notices]
Report Nos. PMS-94-05 and PMS-94-05-A - COMMON
CARRIER PUBLIC MOBILE RADIO SERVICE
INFORMATION [Two Public Notices]
Report No. DS-1475 - COMMON CARRIER SERVICES
INFORMATION RE: SATELLITE RADIO
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. DS-1476 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE
SERVICE
Report No. I-7062 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN
Report No. I-7063 - INTERNATIONAL AND SATELLITE
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. 1108 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU PART 21
RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - October 26 through
November 2
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ACCESS TELECOM. Authorized Access Telecom to
acquire and operate facilities for service between Guam and
the United States mainland and Hawaii, and between Guam
and Pacific Ocean Region points. (By O&A [DA 94-1229]
adopted November 2 by the Chief, Telecommunications
Division, International Bureau)
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., ET AL., V. AT&T
CORP. Dismissed with prejudice Charles Schwab, et al.s
complaint against AT&T alleging violation of the
Communications Act in connection with its provisioning of
certain private line services. (By Order [DA 94-1241]
adopted October 1 by the Chief, Formal Complaints and
Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
COMMUNICATION TELESYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
(CTS). Authorized CTS to acquire and operate facilities in
the PTAT-1 cable system for provision of service between
the United States and the United Kingdom. (By OA&C
[DA 94-1230] adopted November 2 by the Chief,
Telecommunications Division, International Bureau)
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
(SNET). Suspended for one day and instituted an
investigation of SNET's Tariff FCC No. 39, Transmittal
No. 625, which proposed adding one additional telephone
company central office to the list of central offices in which
SNET will offer expanded interconnection service. (CC
Docket No. 93-162 by MO&O [DA 94-1239] adopted
November 8 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
STATE OF ARIZONA. Granted the waiver request by the
Arizona Department of Corrections seeking relief from the
frequency coordination requirements with respect to license
applications filed in order to modernize its communications
at numerous Arizona State prisons. (By MO&O [DA 94-
1226] adopted November 2 by the Chief, Licensing
Division, Private Radio Bureau)
ERRATUM to OA&C, DA 94-1192 released November 1,
in the matter of Americasky Corporation's application for
authority to use its Miami, Florida earth stations to provide
capacity to international common carriers. (DA 94-1228 by
the Chief, Telecommunications Division)
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ADDENDA: The following items released November 8
were not listed on Digest 211:
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FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS ON PCS REGIONAL
NARROWBAND LICENSE AUCTION
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OPEN NETWORK ARCHITECTURE (ONA). Suspended
Transmittal No. 446 for one day, in initiated an
investigation into replacement ONA rates filed by US West.
(CC Docket No. 94-128 by Order Designating Issues for
Investigation [DA 94-1236] adopted November 4 by the
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)