DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 5 January 9, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION UPHOLDS ACTION REGARDING THE GRANT OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR STATION KTSR(FM), COLLEGE STATION, TX. (Report MM-951, Mass Media Action) The Commission has denied Roy E. Henderson's application for review of a petition for reconsideration of the grant of a construction permit to Hicks Broadcasting Corp., licensee of KTSR (FM), College Station, TX Action by the Commission December 22 by MO&O (FCC 94-332). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Ben Halprin at (202) 418-2710. [Internet file name: nrmm5002.txt] FCC PROPOSES AMENDING POLICIES AND RULES CONCERNING OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CALL AGGREGATORS - CC DOCKET 94-158 (Report DC 95-6, Action in Docket Case) The Commission is soliciting comments on proposed changes to its rules and policies governing operator service providers and call aggregators. Action by the Commission December 28 by NPRM and NOI (FCC 94-352). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Carolyn Tatum Roddy at (202) 532-4887. [Internet file name: nrcc5003.txt] GARY M. LADEN NAMED CHIEF OF POLICY AND RULES DIVISION AT CABLE SERVICES BUREAU --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: January 6 Report 16083 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 22061 - BROADCAST ACTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELDON, IA. Approved settlement agreement between Rivertown Communications, Inc. and Sample Broadcasting Company, L.P.; dismissed the application of Rivertown Communications Company, Inc.; granted the application of Sample Broadcasting Company, L.P. for a new FM station on Channel 282C3 at Eldon. Terminated proceeding. (By MO&O [FCC 94R-22] adopted December 29 by the Review Board) RALEIGH, NC. Dismissed request for extraordinary relief filed by Rem Malloy and Free Air Corporation asking the Commission to reverse a Review Board's order in reference to applications for a new FM station on Channel 275A at Raleigh. (By MO&O [FCC 94-335] adopted December 22 by the Commission) FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS. Amended and clarified the Table of Frequency Allocation, Section 2.106 of the Commission's Rules by removing an obsolete United States footnote and correcting printing errors from previous Commission decision. (By Order [DA 95-2] adopted January 4 by the Office of Engineering and Technology) (over) **************** ADDENDA: The following items, released January 6, were not listed on Digest 4: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION ADOPTS ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR SMALLER CABLE SYSTEM OPERATORS TO ADD CHANNELS - MM DOCKET 92-266 (Report DC-95- 7, Action in Docket Case) The Commission has, on its own motion, adopted a Seventh Order on Reconsideration which provides smaller cable operators with further incentives to add new channels to cable programming services tiers and to single-tier systems. Action by the Commission January 5 by Seventh Order on Reconsideration (FCC 95-8). News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416- 0852; Cable Services Bureau contacts: Joel Kaufman or Merly S. Icove at (202) 416-0800. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECHES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAIRMAN HUNDT DISCUSSES DIGITIZATION OF BROADCASTING AT ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, JANUARY 6, 1995 PRESS STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JAMES H. QUELLO --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (MMDS) AND INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS). Granted request filed by the Wireless Cable Association International, Inc. and extended the date for filing comments to January 23; and the date for filing reply comments to February 7 in the proceeding concerning filing procedures in the MMDS and ITFS services. (MM Docket 94-131 and PP Docket 93-253 by Order Granting Extension of Time for Filing Comments and Reply Comments [DA 95-18] adopted January 4 by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau) U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted, with conditions, U S West Communication, Inc. request to modify its Omaha, NE, video dialtone authorization. (By O&A [FCC 94-350] adopted December 23 by the Commission) -FCC-