DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 214 November 14, 1994
The following items were adopted at the November 10
Commission meeting and released later that day:
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC PROPOSES TO ALLOW UNATTENDED
OPERATION OF BROADCAST STATIONS - MM
DOCKET NO. 94-130 (Report No. DC-2678, Action in
Docket Case)
The Commission is soliciting comment on a
proposal to allow unattended operation of broadcast stations.
The Commission said that in light of the many
improvements which have been made in the stability,
reliability and automatic control of transmission systems, it
may be appropriate to waive the requirement for a licensed
duty operator. The Commission said waiving this
requirement would conserve both Commission and station
resources.
Action by the Commission November 10 by NPRM
(FCC 94-289).
News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contacts:
James E. McNally and Gordon W. Godfrey at (20) 418-
9660. [Internet file name: nrmm4071.txt]
FCC LARGELY AFFIRMS RULES GOVERNING
COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON THE ENTREPRENEURS'
BLOCK FOR BROADBAND PCS IN THE 2 GHZ BAND
- PP DOCKET NO. 93-253 (Report No. DC-2676, Action
in Docket Case)
The Commission has resolved a number of petitions
for reconsideration or clarification of its rules established in
the Fifth Report and Order governing competitive bidding
on the entrepreneurs' blocks for the Personal
Communications Service in the 2 GHz band (broadband-
PCS).
Action by the Commission November 10 by Fifth
MO&O (FCC 94-285).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Office of Plans and Policy contact:
Donald H. Gips at (202) 418-2030; Private Radio Bureau
contact: Rosalind K. Allen at (202) 632-7597. [Internet file
name: nrwl4007.txt]
COMMISSION REPLACES CURRENT EBS SYSTEM
WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM - FO DOCKETS 91-301/91-171 (Report No. DC-
2677, Action in Docket Case)
Action by the Commission November 10 by R&O
and Further NPRM (FCC 94-288).
News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan
Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Field Operations Bureau contacts:
Helena Mitchell and Frank Lucia at (202) 418-1220.
[Intenet file name: nrmc4136.txt]
COMMISSION PROPOSES TO SPEED PROCESSING OF
WIRELESS CABLE APPLICATIONS - MM DOCKET 94-
131, PP DOCKET 93-253 (Report No. DC-2682,
ACTION IN DOCKET CASE)
Action by the Commission November 10 by NPRM
(FCC 94-293).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau
contacts: Sharon Bertlesen at (202) 416-0892 and Keith
Larson at (202) 418-1640. [Internet file name:
nrmm4069.txt]
RETURN OF 4,391 MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION
SERVICE APPLICATIONS UPHELD (Report No. MM-
859)
The Commission has upheld staff actions returning
4,295 applications for new multipoint distribution service
(MDS) stations at 62 transmitter sites as unacceptable for
filing. By a separate action the Commission also upheld the
return of 96 applications for new MDS stations at 10
transmitter sites.
Action by the Commission November 10 by
MO&Os on Reconsideration (FCC 94-290-291).
News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack or
Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau
contacts: joyce Bernstein at (202) 739-0787 and Lynne
Milne at (202) 416-0883. [Internet file name:
nrmm4068.txt]
FCC TAKES FURTHER ACTION TO PREVENT
UNAUTHORIZED SWITCHING OF LONG DISTANCE
CARRIERS - CC DOCKET NO. 94-129 (Report No. DC-
2681, Action in Docket Case)
Citing over 4,000 complaints received in the last
two years, the FCC today asked for comments on ways to
eliminate the practice of changing a customer's long-distance
telephone company without the customer's knowledge or
approval. This practice is commonly known as "slamming."
Comments are due January 9, replies February 8, 1995.
Action by the Commission November 10 by
NPRM (FCC 94-292).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Donna
Lampert at (202) 418-1580 and Wilbert E. Nixon, Jr. at
(202) 418-0960. [Internet file name: nrcc4072.txt]
COMMISSION ACTS ON CABLE TELEVISION "GOING
FORWARD" ISSUES TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMERS
HAVE ACCESS TO NEW PROGRAMMING AND
SERVICES AT REASONABLE RATES - MM DOCKETS
92-266 AND 92-215 (Report No. DC-2679, Action in
Docket Case)
Action by the Commission November 10 by Sixth
Order on Reconsideration and Fifth Report and Order (FCC
94-286).
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852; Cable Service Bureau contacts: Paul D'Ari and Joel
Kaufman at (202) 416-0800. [Internet file name:
nrcb4034.txt]
COMMISSION ACTS ON PETITIONS TO RECONSIDER
RULES TO PREVENT UNFAIR OR DISCRIMINATORY
PRACTICES IN THE SALE OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING
- MM DOCKET 92-265 (Report No. DC-2680, Action in
Docket Case)
Action by the Commission November 10 by
MO&O (FCC 94-287).
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852; Cable Services Bureau contacts: Nancy Markowitz
at (202) 416-0807 and Maura Cantrill at (202) 416-0820.
[Internet file name: nrcb4035.txt]
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The following items are dated for and released November
14:
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NEWS RELEASE
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H. WALKER FEASTER, III, NAMED ACTING
INSPECTOR GENERAL
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ALLTEL TELEPHONE SYSTEMS FILES ITS INITIAL
COST ALLOCATION MANUAL--PUBLIC COMMENTS
INVITED - Comments are due December 7, replies
December 22 - Contact: Kenneth M. Ackerman at (202)
418-0810 [DA 94-1220]
PACIFIC BELL FILES REVISIONS TO ITS COST
ALLOCATION MANUAL--PUBLIC COMMENTS
INVITED - Comments are due December 7, replies
December 22 - Contact: Ed Dashkin at (202) 418-0810
[DA 94-1219]
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
FILES A PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION, OR IN
THE ALTERNATIVE, A WAIVER OF THE
COMMISSION'S METHOD OF COMPUTING RATES
FOR CABLE TELEVISION POLE ATTACHMENTS -
Comments are due December 12, replies December 30 -
Contact: Thad Machcinski at (202) 418-0808 [DA 94-
1232]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOGS:
November 9 and 10 [Two Public Notices]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS: November 9
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
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PINE BLUFF, AR. Denied Agape Church, Inc.. licensee
of station KVTN, request for signal carriage on Community
Communications Company's Monticello system. (By
MO&O [DA 94-1225] adopted November 1 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
WILLOWS, CA. Proposed allotting Channel 292A to
Willows as its second FM service. Comments are due
January 5, replies January 20, 1995. (MM Docket No. 94-
126 by NPRM [D 94-1217] adopted November 1 by the
Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
WRIGHT CITY, OK. Proposed allotting Channel 277A to
Wright City, OK as its first broadcast service. (MM
Docket No 94-127 by NPRM [DA 94-1234] adopted
November 3 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch)
GOSPEL MUSIC TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.
(GMT). Granted GMT a limited waiver of the rules to
permit operators to receive commissions from GMT's
marketing test of home shopping programming without
offsetting such revenues against GMT's programming costs
in determining costs eligible fo external treatment. (By
Letter [DA 94-1237] adopted November 9 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items were adopted November
10 but not listed on Digest 213:
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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62 APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE DECEMBER 5, 1994 BROADBAND PCS
AUCTION; OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS
ACCEPTED; UPFRONT PAYMENTS DUE NOVEMBER
18, 1994
CORRECTION TO Report No. 22025 - BROADCAST
ACTION, released November 9
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MULTIVISION CABLE TV. Granted Multivision Cable
TV's request for a stay of a rate order of the City of
Fairfild, CA, pending the resolution of Multivision's
request for review. (By Order [DA 94-1246] adopted
November 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION. Dismissed Continental
Cablevision's request for emergency stay of a letter ruling
of the Massachusetts Community Antenna Television
Commission. (By Order [DA 94-1249] adopted November
9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
ULTRACOM OF MARPLE, INC. Stayed, pending the
resolution of Ultracom's appeal, the local rate order adopted
by the Township of Haverford, PA, with respect to
UltraCom's rates for basic tier service and associated
equipment and installations. (By Order [DA 94-1255]
adopted November 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
(SWBT). Suspended for one day and instituted an
investigation of SWBT's Tariff FCC No. 73, Transmittal
No. 2376, scheduled to take effect on November 11. (CC
Docket No. 94-97 by MO&O [DA 94-1252] adopted
November 9 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES OF CONSUMERS' LONG
DISTANCE CARRIERS. See sixth item under "News
Releases."