DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 25 February 7, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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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]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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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
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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
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ADDENDA: The following items, released February 6,
were not listed on Digest 24:
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NEWS RELEASE
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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]
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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Report DS-1492 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAU
ELIMINATES REDUNDANT FILING OF RADIATION
HAZARD STUDIES - Contact: Julie A. Garcia at (202)
739-0734
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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)
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