DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 15 January 24, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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COMMISSION AMENDS AMATEUR SERVICE RULES
TO IMPLEMENT A VANITY CALL SIGN SYSTEM - PR
DOCKET NO. 93-305 (Report No. DC95-19, Action in
Docket Case)
The Commission has decided to offer a vanity call
sign system to the amateur service community. The
Commission will also resume issuing new club and military
recreation station licenses.
Action by the Commission December 23 by R&O
(FCC 94-343).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact:
Maurice J. Depont at (202) 418-0690. [Internet file name:
nrwl5001.txt]
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU APPROVES UPGRADE
INCENTIVE PLAN
The Cable Services Bureau has adopted an order
granting the Upgrade Incentive Plan of Horry Telephone
Cooperative, Inc. of Horry County, South Carolina.
Action by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau,
January 20 by MO&O (DA 95-68).
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852; Cable Services Bureau contact: JoAnn Lucanik at
(202) 416-0800.
PREEMPTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S 900-NUMBER
BLOCKING POLICY UPHELD (Report No. CC 95-7,
Common Carrier Action)
Action by the Commission December 30 by MO&O
on Reconsideration (FCC 94-358).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Gary Phillips
or Todd Silbergeld at (202) 418-1580.
BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER
31, 1994
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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COMMON CARRIER BUREAU INVITES PUBLIC
COMMENT ON USTA EX PARTE SUBMISSION -
Comments are due January 31 - Contact: Dan Grosh at
(202) 418-1520 [DA 95-102]
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
Report No. 95-1 - FM TRANSLATOR-BOOSTER
APPLICATIONS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR
PROCESSING - FEBRUARY 24 CUT-OFF DATE
Report No. 1017 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW
CAUSE PETITIONS
Report No. 16095 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 22072 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. I-8000 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. 2054 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REFERENCE SERVICES
PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED
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SANTE FE, NM. Granted the application of Santa Fe
Community College for construction permit and license in
the Instructional Television Fixed Service for Channels D1-
D4 at Santa Fe; denied the competing application of
Espanola Public Schools. (By MO&O [FCC 94-317]
adopted December 9 by the Commission)
FOX TELEVISIONS STATIONS. Granted the
applications of Fox Television Stations, Inc., to transmit
material to Mexican Broadcast Stations XETV, Tijuana,
XHNUL-TV, Nuevo Laredo and XHRTA-TV, Reynosa-
Matamoros. (By MO&O [FCC 94-277] adopted October 28
by the Commission)
SOUTH CAROLINA'S 900-NUMBER BLOCKING
POLICY UPHELD. See second item under "News
Releases.' [This will be a late release today.]
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ADDENDA: The following items released January 23 were
not listed on Digest 14:
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FCC GRANTS TEN REGIONAL NARROWBAND PCS
LICENSES - News Media contact: Stacey Reuben Mesa at
(202) 418-0654; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
contact: Rita Cookmeyer at (202) 418-0434. [Internet file
name: nrwl5002.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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LINDA F. CALHOUN JOINS MASS MEDIA BUREAU
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TELEPHONE NUMBERING PLAN. In a Declaratory
Ruling, the Commission articulated a number of overarching
principles to be considered when administering the North
American Numbering Plan and applied these principles to
an area code relief plan proposed by Ameritech for the
Chicago area. (By Declaratory Ruling and Order [FCC 95-
19] adopted January 12 by the Commission)