DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 14 January 23, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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ALJ DECISION ON DISQUALIFICATION IN LAJAS,
PR, FM PROCEEDING UPHELD - MM DOCKET 86-
510 (Report DC 95-18, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has upheld a decision that David
Ortiz Radio Corporation in not qualified to be a Commission
licensee.
Action by the Commission January 19 by MO&O
(FCC 95-25).
News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202)
418-0500. [Internet file name: nrmm5009.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS CABLE REFERENCE
CENTER AND REFERENCE ROOM COLLOCATION -
Contact: Sheryl Segal at (202) 418-0260.
GOLD EQUIVALENCY FOR PART 68 CONNECTORS
DEMONSTRATED - Contact: William von Alven at (202)
634-1833
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
Report 16094 - BROADCAST APPLICATION
Report 22071 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report CL-95-41 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report CN-95-3 - PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE INFORMATION NARROWBAND -
REGIONAL
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CABLE ORDERS. . Issued five (5) orders addressing
challenging the certification to regulate rates for basic cable
services involving the following cable entities: 1) Carolina
Cable Partners [DA 95-97]; 2) Tele-Media Southeast
Florida, Inc. [DA 95-98]; 3) Ponderosa Cable Systems,
LTD. [DA 95-99]; 4) Blue Ridge Cable Television, Inc.
[DA 95 -100]; 5) Insight Communications Company of New
York, Inc. [DA 95-101]. (By MO&Os adopted January 20
by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CAMBRIA, CA. Proposed allotment of Channel 278A at
Cambria as that community's second local FM service.
Comments are due March 16; replies March 31. (MM
Docket 95-9 by NPRM [DA 95-39] adopted January 11 by
the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
TOMPKINSVILLE, KY. Proposed allotment of Channel
274A at Tompkinsville as that community's second local
service. Comments are due March 16; replies March 31.
(MM Docket 95-8 by NPRM [DA 95-33] adopted January
11 by the Chief, Allocations Branch)
COLEMAN, MI., ET AL. Proposed substitution of Channel
268A for Channel 269A at Tuscola and modificiation of
license for station WBBN accordingly; proposed
substitution of Channels 269A for Channel 268A at Coleman
and 281A for vacant Channel 267A at Sebewaing; ordered
Come Together Ministries to show cause by March 16 why
the license for WPRJ should not be modified. Comments
are due March 16; replies March 31. (MM Docket 95-7 by
NPRM and OSC [DA 95-46] adopted January 12 by the
Chief, Allocations Branch)
SUN VALLEY, NV. Proposed allotment of Channel 229A
at Sun Valley as that community's first local FM service.
Comments are due March 16; replies March 31. (MM
Docket 95-10 by NPRM [DA 95-40] adopted January 11 by
the Chief, Allocations Branch)
(over)
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VI. Proposed allotment of
Channel 226A at Charlotte Amalie and its reservation for
noncommercial educational use. Comments are due March
16; replies March 31. (MM Docket 95-4 by NPRM [DA
95-32] adopted January 6 by the Chief, Allocations Branch)
ERRATUM to MO&Os issued in response to Letters of
Inquiry in the matters of: Cablevision of Boston Limited
Partnership - DA 94-1549; Century Cable TV Muncie, IN
- DA 94-1354; Century Cable of Owensboro, KY - DA 94 -
1361; and Century Cable TV Yuma, AZ - DA 94-1360 (91
(DA 95-90, 91, and 92) (By the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau) [Four separate texts]
MESSAGE FORWARDING SYSTEMS. Denied Phil Karn
reconsideration of its decision concerning message
forwarding systems in the Amateur Service. (MM Docket
93-85 By MO&O [FCC 94-344] adopted December 23 by
the Commission)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released January 20,
were not listed on Digest 13:
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COMMISSIONER CHONG ADDRESSES FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION
CABLE SERVICE BUREAU ACTS ON LETTERS OF
INQUIRY INVOLVING NEGATIVE OPTION BILLING
ISSUES - News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202)
416-0852; Cable Service Bureau contact: Steve Weingarten
at (202) 416-0800.
Action by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau January
20 by MO&O, DA 96-61 (Tallahassee) and DA 95-60
(Milwaukee).
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ANNOUNCES
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE UNDER OPTIONAL
PROCEDURES PLAN WITH RESPECT TO PENDING
PRE-MAY 15 BENCHMARK CASES - Deadline for filing
is February 7, 1995. Contact: Jeffrey Steinberg or Eli
Johnson at (202) 416-0800 (DA 95-87)
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ISLAND BROADCASTING, INC. Granted complaint filed
by Island Broadcasting, Inc. and ordered Guam Cable TV
to commence carriage station KTGM, Tamuning, Guam,
Channel 14 on its cable system. (By MO&O [DA 95-88]
adopted January 20 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES, ET AL.
Denied petitions filed by various companies to reject
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's tariff transmittal
revisions and various tariffs filed by sixteen (16) local
exchange carriers. (By Order [DA 95-94] adopted January
20 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier
Bureau)
CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA. Approved Bell Atlantic's
application for video dialtone market trial in Arlington, VA;
affiliated programming permitted with safeguards. (By O&A
[FCC 95-15] adopted January 11 by the Commission)
BELL ATLANTIC. Denied petition filed by MCI
Telecommunications Corporation to reject Bell Atlantic's
Tariff F.C.C. No. 1 - Transmittal 697 which introduced
Short Term DS3 Servi; granted Bell Atlantic's application
No. 231 to file tariff material requested to become effective
on not less than one day's notice. (By Order [DA 95-95]
adopted January 20 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division)
VIDEO DIALTONE. Commenced a preceeding to consider
adoption of rules governing telephone companies' provision
of video programming directly to their subscribers.
Comments are due March 6; replies March 21. (CC Docket
87-266 by Fourth Further NPRM [FCC 95-20] adopted
January 12 by the Commission)
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