DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 5 January 9, 1994
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NEWS RELEASES
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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
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
January 6
Report 16083 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 22061 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
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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)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released January 6, were
not listed on Digest 4:
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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.
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SPEECHES
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CHAIRMAN HUNDT DISCUSSES DIGITIZATION OF
BROADCASTING AT ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES
ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, JANUARY 6, 1995
PRESS STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JAMES H.
QUELLO
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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)
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