DAILY DIGESTVol. 14. No. 3 January 5, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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VIACOM CABLE ORDERED TO REFUND
SUBSCRIBERS $450,000 IN THREE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITIES (Report No. CS 95-1, Cable Services
Action)
Cable Services Bureau news media contact: Morgan
Broman at (202) 416-0852; Cable Services Bureau contact:
Peter Wolfe at (202) 416-0800. [Internet file name:
nrcb5001.txt]
DONNA N. LAMPERT DEPARTING FCC TO JOIN
MINTZ, LEVIN [Internet file name nrmc5001.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON AMHERST TELEPHONE COMPANY'S REQUEST
FOR EXTENSION OF EQUAL ACCESS
IMPLEMENTATION WAIVER - Comments are due
January 25, replies February 3 - Contact: Peggy Reitzel at
(202) 418-1579 [DA 95-9]
NETWORK RELIABILITY COUNCIL MEETING
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
January 4
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS: January 4
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SUNSHINE AGENDA
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THE FCC WILL HOLD AN OPEN MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 9:30 AM, ROOM 856,
1919 M ST., NW, WASHINGTON. D.C. [The Sunshine
Notice Will Be Available After 4 pm Today]
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KQQK, INC. Notified KQQK, Inc., licensee of
KQQK(FM), Galveston, TX, of an apparent liability for a
forfeiture in the amount of $7,500 for violating the main
studio rule. (By Letter [DA 94-1602] adopted December
23 by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
GROUP H BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Granted
Group H's complaint against Tele-Media Corporation
requesting mandatory carriage of its signal on Tele-Media's
cable system serving Johnston County, NC. (By MO&O
[DA 94-1574] adopted December 20 by the Deputy Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
CENTURY CABLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
Ordered Century Cable to commence carriage of Station
KRCB-TV on its system serving San Pablo, CA. (By
MO&o [DA 94-1471] adopted December 12 by the Deputy
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
SEEWAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Denied Seeway's
complaint against Cablevision of Gibsonburg, OH, claiming
that Cablevision has declined to carry W21BF, Defiance,
OH, even though it is a fully-qualified low power television
station. (By MO&O [DA 94-1579] adopted December 22
by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLE ORDERS. Issued five (5) orders addressing
challenging the certification to regulate rates forbasic cable
service involving the following cable entities: 1) C-TEC
Cable Systems of Michigan, Inc. [DA 95-4]; 2) C-TEC
Cable Systems of Michigan, Inc. [DA 95-5]; 3) C-TEC
Cable Systems of Michigan, Inc. [DA 95-6]; 4) C-TEC
Cable Systems of Michigan, Inc. [DA 95-7]; 5) C-TEC
Cable Systems of Michigan, Inc. [DA 95-8]. (By MO&Os
adopted January 4 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
ERRATUM to NPRM, FCC 94-314 released December 28
in the matter of reorganization and revision of Parts 1, 2,
21, and 94 of the rules to establish a new Part 101
governing terrestrial microwave fixed radio services. (WT
Docket No. 94-148)
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ADDENDA: The following items released January 4 were
not listed on Digest 2:
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC PROPOSES $1 MILLION FORFEITURE AGAINST
AT&T FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO
RESELLERS (Report No. CC 95-2, Common Carrier
Action)
Action by the Commission December 30 by NAL
for Forfeiture and Order to Show Cause (FCC 94-359).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet and
Audrey Spivack at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau
contacts: Donna Lampert at (202) 418-1500 and Debra
Sabourin at (202) 418-1530. [Internet file name:
nrcc5003.txt]
US WEST/EAGLE TELECOM GRANTED STUDY AREA
BOUNDARY WAIVER; STANDARD ADOPTED FOR
DETERMINE IMPACT OF ALL FUTURE WAIVER
REQUESTS (Report No. CC 95-3, Common Carrier
Action)
The Commission has granted the joint request of
US West Communications, Inc., and Eagle
Telecommunications, Inc., for waiver of the definition of
"study area" contained in the Commission rules and has
established a standard to evaluate whether a proposed
transfer of exchanges will have an adverse impact on the
Universal Service Fund, a fund to subsidize high-cost
exchange operations. This new standard will apply to any
waiver request submitted after the release of this order.
Action by the Commission January 4 by MO&O
(FCC 95-4).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (220)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: John S.
Morabito at (202) 418-1580 and Ken Moran at (202) 418-
0800. [Internet file name: nrcc5004.txt]
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TELEPHONE COMPANY-CABLE TELEVISION CROSS-
OWNERSHIP RULES. Denied National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioner's request for an extension
of time to file reply comments in the matter of Telephone
Company-Cable Television Cross-Ownership rules and
amendments of Commission rules to establish and
implement regulatory procedures for video dialtone service.
Reply comments are due January 17. (CC Docket No. 87-
266 by Order [DA 95-10] adopted January 4 by the Chief,
Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier
Bureau)
AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES. Granted,
subject to conditions, Ameritech's five applications for
authority to construct, operate, own, and maintain advanced
fiber optic facilities and equipment to provide video dialtone
service within geographically defined areas in Illinois,
Indiana,Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. (By Order and
Authorization [FCC 94-340] adopted December 23 by the
Commission)
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS. See first item under
ADDENDA: "News Releases."