DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 16 January 25, 1995
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
January 24
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED
TELEVISION SERVICE - Schedule of Meetings
ALASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY FILE A PETITION
FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY
AREA" CONTAINED IN PART 36, APPENDIX-
GLOSSARY OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES - AAD 95-
1 - Comments are due February 27; replies March 13 -
Contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 [DA 95-55]
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON MCI'S APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF THE 500
ACCESS WAIVER DECISION - Comments are due
February 21; replies March 8 - Contact: Peggy Reitzel at
(202) 418-1579 [DA 95-49]
Report 1193 - CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICES
(CARS) APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report 3522 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS
Report 16096 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 22073 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report CN-95-4 - PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE INFORMATION NARROWBAND -
NATIONWIDE
Report NCS-95-09 - WIRELESS NARROWBAND RADIO
COMMERCIAL BRANCH INFORMATION RE:
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report NCS-95-09-A - WIRELESS NARROWBAND
COMMERCIAL RADIO BRANCH INFORMATION
Report D-784 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU
DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS RE:
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report D-784-A- COMMON CARRIER BUREAU
DOMESTIC FACILITIES
Report DS-1500 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES INFORMATION RE: SATELLITE RADIO
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report DS-1501 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE
SERVICE
Report I-8001 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN
Report 1119 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS: Week
of January 11 thru January 18
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PARAGON CABLE. Denied complaint filed by KX
Acquisition, L.P. asking the Commission to require Paragon
Cable to reposition the KXLI's signal from channel 41 to
channel 13 on Paragon's systems serving Minneapolis,
Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Richfield and Minnetonka,
MN. (By MO&O [DA 95-63] adopted January 18 by the
Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
REQUEST FOR CARRIAGE. Denied petition filed by
Time Warner Cable seeking special relief; ordered Time
Warner Cable to commence carriage of WOCD, Channel
55, licensed to Cornerstone Television, Inc. Amsterdam,
New York, on its cable systems serving the Albany -
Schenectady-Troy, New York ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-
65] adopted January 17 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
(over)
REQUEST FOR CARRIAGE. Ordered Triax
Communications Corporation to commence carriage of low-
power television station W41BL, Effingham, IL, licensed to
Lightning Broadcasting Corporation, its cable system
serving Bethany, Findlay, Herrick, Oconee, Sullivan, and
Tower Hill, IL. (By MO&O [DA 95-62] adopted January
17 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
LAWTON CHILES, ET. AL. Denied complaint filed by
Lawton Chiles, Bob Martinez, Bill Nelson and Jim Smith
alleging violations by WCPX-TV, Orlando FL, of the
lowest unit charge requirements for legally qualified
candidate. (By Order [DA 95-69] adopted January 17 by the
Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORP.
(AT&T) vs. MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION (MCI). Granted a stipulation and joint
motion to dismiss complaint filed by AT&T against MCI
concerning MCI's 1-800-Call-Info service to allow billing
only by means of calling card or credit card information
provided by the calling customer, or in accordance with a
valid, written agreement authorizing such billing. (By
Order [DA 95-70] adopted January 13 by the Chief, Formal
Complaints and Investigations Branch, Enforcement
Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY. Granted petition filed by American Telephone
and Telegraph Company seeking waiver of the International
Settlements policy for a change in the accounting rate for
switched voice service with Canada. (By O&A [DA 95-47]
adopted January 11 by the Chief, Telecommunications
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)
PANAMSAT CARRIER SERVICES, INC. Granted
application filed by PanAmSat Carrier Services, Inc. for
authority to establish and operate channels of
communications between the United States and the PAS-1
Satellite for the provision of international private line and
public switched services to and from overseas points. (By
OA&C [DA 94-1640] adopted December 23 by the Chief,
International Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following item, released January 24, was
not listed on Digest 15:
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CABLE ORDER. Concluded that the following cable
entities did not violate the negative option billing provisions
of federal law: C-TEC Cable Systems, City of McBain and
Zeeland Charter Township, MI (LOI-93-1); Comcast
Cablevision, Howard County, MD (LOI-93-3); US Cable,
Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, IL (LOI-93-13); Multivision
Cable TV, Prince Georges County, MD (LOI-93-15); Time
Warner Cable, Everett, Somerville and Winthrop, MA
(LOI-93-16); Century Southwest Cable TV, Beverly Hills
and Los Angeles, CA (LOI-93-17); Comcast Cablevision,
Mount Clemens, MI (LOI-93-19); Nashoba Cable Services,
Danvers, MA (LOI-93-23); Vision Cable of North Carolina,
Charlotte, NC (LOI-93-24); Falcon Cable TV, Kitty Hawk,
NC (LOI-94-2; and Warner Cable, Harrisonburg, VA (LOI-
94-5). (By Consolidated MO&O [DA 95-106] adopted
January 24 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CORRECTION -- SOUTH CAROLINA'S 900-NUMBER
BLOCKING POLICY UPHELD. See third item under
"News Releases" released January 24, 1995. (FCC 94-358)
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