DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 25 February 7, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY BETH RICHARDS NAMED DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF, COMMON CARRIER BUREAU MARK URETSKY NAMED ASSISTANT BUREAU CHIEF FOR ECONOMICS, COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SUSAN LEWIS SALLET TO JOIN FCC'S COMMON CARRIER BUREAU FCC RELEASES REPORT ON LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS AND CODE ASSIGNMENTS - Contact: Katie Rangos at (202) 418-0954. FCC BUDGET OF $223,600,000 PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996 - Contact: Maureen Peratino at (202) 418-0500. [Internet file name: nrmc5016.txt] SUPPLEMENT TO FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name: evts5003.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: February 6 BROWN BAG LUNCHEON ON FORM 600 - Contact: Kathy Garland at (717) 337-1215 Report IS-0055 - INTERNATIONAL FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE: INTELSAT, TRANSBORDER AND SEPARATE SYSTEMS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS. Denied petition for review filed by Adelphia Cable Communications seeking an appeal of the local rate order of the City of Charlottesville, VA. (By Order [DA 95-157] adopted February 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CENTURY CABLE TELEVISION. Remanded to the city of Muncie, Indiana, for resolution, the petitions for interlocutory review of the initial decisions, with respect to the issue of the regulatory status of Century Cable Television's a al carte packages. (By Consolidated Order [DA 95-158] adopted February 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) DIMENSION CABLE SERVICES. Remanded to the city of Oceanside, CA, for resolution, the petition for interlocutory review of the initial decision, with respect to the issue of the regulatory status of Dimension Cable Services' a al carte packages. (By Consolidated Order [DA 95-156] adopted February 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) VENTURA COUNTY CABLEVISION. Dismissed appeal of the local rate order of the City of Ojai, CA, filed by Ventura County Cablevision. (By Order [DA 95-161] adopted February 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CABLE RATE ORDERS. Remanded to the cities of Springfield, IL, Lower Merion, PA, and Gardena, Hawthorne, Lawndale and Torrance, CA, for resolution, appeals filed by the following cable companies of the local rate orders of the above cities: Times Mirror Cable Television of Springfield, Inc. [DA 95-155]; Comcast Cablevision of Lower Merion, Inc. [DA 95-159]; Paragon Cable [DA 95-162]. (By Consolidated Order [DA 95-162] and Orders [DA 95-155 and 159] adopted February 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) (over) HARRON COMMUNICATIONS CORP. vs. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION COMMISSION (CATC). Denied appeal filed by Harron Communications Corp. against CATC's of enforcement of local rate orders; remanded to CATC certain other issues for further consideration consistent with this Consolidated Order. (By Consolidated Order [DA 95-160] adopted February 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) 911 EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEMS. Granted requests filed by the Personal Communications Industry Association and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, Inc. seeking an extension of the reply date in the matter of revision of the Commission's rules to ensure compatibility with enhanced 911 emergency calling systems. Extended date for replies to March 17, 1995. (By Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments [DA 95-141] adopted February 1 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) FIBERNET. Granted applications filed by FiberNet for authority to provide International Service Between the United States and Canada. (By MO&O [DA 95-125] adopted January 20 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ ADDENDA: The following items, released February 6, were not listed on Digest 24: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION ADOPTS REGULATIONS FOR AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEMS - PR DOCKET 93-61 (Report DC 95-21, Action in Docket Case) The FCC took steps today toward improving the quality, efficiency and safety of the nation's highways by implementing rules for the future licensing and continued development of a number of services and equipment for location and monitoring systems using the 902-928 MHz band. News Media contact: Stacy Reuben Mesa at (202) 418-0654; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contacts: Thomas S. Dombrowsky, Martin D. Liebman or John J. Borkowski at (202) 418-0620. [Internet file name: nrwl5003.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report DS-1492 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ELIMINATES REDUNDANT FILING OF RADIATION HAZARD STUDIES - Contact: Julie A. Garcia at (202) 739-0734 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEMS. See first item under "ADDENDA - News Release" released February 6, 1995. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS. Granted, in part, the motion for immediate consideration of the application for review filed by the Metropolitan council of NAACP Branches, et al. seeking reconsideration of the Interim Procedural Order and the prompt commencement of a hearing. (By MO&O [FCC 95-40] adopted February 6 by the Commission) CABLE ORDERS. Issued two (2) orders dismissing complaints against the following cable companies on the grounds that the complaint concerns rates that are outside the jurisdiction and authority of this Commission: Prime Cable of Fort Bend, L.P., Pasadena, TX [DA 95-153]; TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc., Eagle Pass, TX [DA 95-154]. (By MO&Os [DA 95-153 and 154] adopted February 3 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) -FCC-