DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 28 February 10, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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BROWN BAG LUNCHEON ON THE NEW
INTERNATIONAL BUREAU, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
21 - 12 NOON TO 2:00 PM - Contact: Jane Kunka at (202)
418-0250
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name:
evts5002.txt]
FCC FILINGS [Inernet file name: nrmc5007.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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FCC RELEASES SEMIANNUAL STUDY ON
TELEPHONE TRENDS - Contact: Industry Analysis
Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-0940
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
February 9
Report No. 16111 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 22086 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. CL-95-46 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. CL-95-47 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. CL-95-48 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. CL-95-49 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATION BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO DIVISION - PETITION TO DENY FILED
AGAINST UNSERVED AREA APPLICATIONS
Report No . CL-95-50 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. CL-95-51 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO DIVISION - ANNOUNCEMENT OF TENTATIVE
SELECTEES FOR UNSERVED AREAS
Report No. I-8009 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. 1782 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU - January 30 through February 3
Report Nos. 2056 and 2057 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REFERENCE
SERVICES PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED
[Two Public Notices]
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LEONE, AMERICAN SAMOA. Proposed deleting FM
Channel 266C1 from Leone, American Samoa. Comments
are due April 3, replies April 18. (MM Docket No. 95-16
by NPRM [DA 95-110] adopted January 25 by the Chief,
Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
WICKENBURG, AZ. Denied Vulture Peak Restoration
Group's petition for reconsideration of the Report and Order
substituting Channel 231C3 for Channel 229A at
Wickenburg, AZ, and modifying the license of KMEO(FM),
accordingly. (MM Docket No. 93-71 by MO&O [DA 95-
180] adopted February 7 by the Chief, Policy and Rules
Division, Mass Media Bureau)
CLINTON CABLE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Granted
petition for reconsideration filed by Clinton Cable Limited
Partnership challenging the certification of Eagle Township,
MI, to regulate basic cable rates; rescinded the certification
of Eagle Township to regulate Clinton's basic cable rates.
(By Order on Reconsideration [DA 95-202] adopted
February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
HORIZON CABLE 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Granted
the petition for reconsideration filed by Horizon Cable I
Limited Partnership challenging the certification of Handy
Township, MI, to regulate basic cable rates; rescinded the
certification of Handy Township to regulate Horizon's basic
cable rates. (By Order on Reconsideration [DA 95-203]
adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
HORIZON CABLE I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Granted
the petition for reconsideration filed by Horizon Cable I
Limited Partnership challenging the certification of Victor
Township, MI, to regulate basic cable rates; rescinded the
certification of Victor Township to regulate Horizon's basic
cable rates. ((By Order on Reconsideration [DA 95-204]
adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
MEDIA GENERAL CABLE OF FAIRFAX COUNTY,
INC. Denied Media General's appeal of an Emergency
Ordinance, which was adopted by Fairfax County, VA;
dismissed as moot Media General's request for stay of the
Emergency Ordinance pending resolution of its appeal. (By
Consolidated Order [DA 95-201] adopted February 9 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
SAMMONS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ordered that
Sammons' appeal of the City of Burbank's local rate order
and its appeal of the City of Glendale's local rate order,
regarding the issue of Sammons's permitted charges for
certain equipment and installation provided by Sammons and
related refunds are remanded to the respective local
franchising authorities for resolution in accordance with the
terms of this Consolidated Order; denied Sammons' appeal
regarding its regulated hourly service charge in the City of
Glendale and the City of Burbank; vacated each of the
Commission's stays of the local rate orders which were
granted pending the resolution of these appeals. (By
Consolidated Order [DA 95-194] adopted February 9 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION OF WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND, INC. Ordered that the appeal filed by
Continental is remanded to the Connecticut Department of
Public Utility Control for resolution. (By Order [DA 95-
210] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
NEWCHANNELS CORPORATION. Denied, in part, the
complaints against the cable programming service price
charged by NewChannels in Malone, NY; ordered the
benchmark filing submitted by NewChannels for the period
of January 4, 1994 to May 14, 1994, justifies a maximum
price of $11.07 per month (plus franchise fee) for
NewChannels' cable programming service tier. (By MO&O
[DA 95-206] adopted February 8 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
NEWCHANNELS CORPORATION. Denied, in part, the
complaints against the cable programming service price
charged by NewChannels in Ogdensburg, NY; ordered that
the benchmark filing submitted by NewChannels for the
period of January 4, 1994 to May 14, 1994, justifies a
maximum price of $11.80 per month (plus franchise fee) for
NewChannels's cable programming service tier. (By
MO&O [DA 95-200] adopted February 8 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
NEWCHANNELS CORPORATION. Denied, in part, the
complaints against the cable programming service price
charged by NewChannels in Oneonta, NY; ordered that the
benchmark filing submitted by NewChannels for the period
of January 4, 1994 to May 14, 1994, justifies a maximum
price of $10.18 per month (plus franchise fee) for
NewChannels' cable programming service tier. (By
MO&O [DA 95-205] adopted February 8 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
HOME AND GARDEN TELEVISION NETWORK
(HGTV). Responded the HGTV's request for clarification
of the new "going forward" rules as they relate to new
product tiers. (By Letter [DA 95-191] adopted February 2
by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
FCC'S FORFEITURE POLICY STATEMENT. Issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking on the Forfeiture
Policy Statement. Comments are due March 27, replies
April 17. (CI Docket No. 95-6 by NPRM [FCC 95-24]
adopted January 13 by the Commission)
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS V. MCI
TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION. Denied
MCI reconsideration of the Commission's finding that MCI
violated Section 203 of the Communications Act as
interpreted by the court in AT&T v. FCC. (By Order on
Reconsideration [FCC 94-353] adopted December 28 by the
Commission)
TCI CABLEVISION OF THE HEARTLANDS, INC.
Ordered that TCI's appeal of the City of Dallas Center's
local rate order is remanded to the local franchising
authority for resolution in accordance with the terms of this
Order. (By Order [DA 95-209] adopted February 9 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released February 9 were
not listed on Digest 27:
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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GTE PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF PART 69 OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES PLEADING CYCLE
ESTABLISHED - COMMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY
24, REPLIES MARCH 7 - Contact: Mika Savir at (202)
418-1530 [DA 95-187]
UNITED AND CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES
REQUEST APPROVAL OF REVISED ZONE DENSITY
PRICING PLAN PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED -
COMMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 24, REPLIES
MARCH 3 - Contact: Wendy I. Kirchick at (202) 418-1530
[DA 95-199]
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BELL ATLANTIC. Suspended for one day the revised
rates set forth in Bell Atlantic's Tariff FCC No. 1,
Transmittal No. 704 to revise price cap indices and rates to
recover amounts associated with Bell Atlantic's
implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard 112, "Standards for Employers" Accounting for
Postemployment Benefits (SFAS-112). (CC Docket No.
94-139 by MO&O Suspending Rates [DA 95-193] adopted
February 9 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY
FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995. Denied the Personal
Communications Industry Association's motion for an
extension of time to file comments and replies in the matter
of assessment and collection of regulatory fees for fiscal
year 1995. (MD Docket No. 95-3 by Order [DA 95-186]
adopted February 8 by the General Counsel)
FIRST CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER. Issued various
decisions regarding the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau's First Confidentiality Order that determined the
status of certain materials for which confidential status was
requested by California and Connecticut, states that seek
intrastate rate authority over commercial mobile radio
services providers. (PR Docket Nos. 94-103, 105, 106, 108
by Order [DA 95-108] adopted February 9 by the Chief,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)
SPECTRUM NEEDS THROUGH THE YEAR 2010.
Issued Report and Plan of the FCC for meeting state and
local government public safety agency spectrum needs
through the year 2010. (By Report and Plan [FCC 95-55]
adopted February 9 by the Commission)