DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 33 February 17, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC GRANTS TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF
KDZN(FM), GLENDIVE, MT; GRANTS REQUEST FOR
WAIVER OF ONE-TO-A-MARKET RULE (Report No.
MM95-12, Mass Media Action)
Action by the Commission February 15 by MO&O
(FCC 95-61).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Kelly D. Yaksich
(202) 418-2710. [Internet file name: nrmm5017.txt]
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ESTABLISHES PANEL ON
ADMINISTRATIVE STREAMLINING (Report No. CS 95-
2, Cable Services Action)
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852; Cable Service Bureau contacts: Elizabeth Beaty and
Ben Golant at (202) 416-0800. [Internet file name:
nrcb5004.txt]
FCC GENERALLY AFFIRMS INTEREXCHANGE
ORDER - CC DOCKET NO. 90-132 (Report No. DC 95-
32, Action in Docket Case)
Action by the Commission January 3 by MO&O on
Reconsideration (FCC 95-2).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500 or Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Common
Carrier Bureau contact: Kevin Werbach at (202) 418-1597.
[Internet file name: nrcc5026.txt]
FCC FILINGS [Internet file name: nrmc5007.txt]
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name:
evts5002.txt]
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PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU PART 21 COMMON
CARRIER CANCELLATIONS
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
February 16
Report No. 248 - MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN
ACTIONS
Report No. 16115 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 22091 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 22092 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. I-8013 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (FORMAL
SECTION 63.01) - Contact: Mary Cobbs at (202) 418-1492
AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES AND UNITED
AND CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES FILE COST
ALLOCATION MANUAL REVISIONS RELATED TO
VIDEO DIALTONE - AAD 95-25 and AAD 95-26 -
Comments are due: March 22; replies April 7 - Contact:
Alicia Dunnigan at (202) 418-0810
Report No. 1783 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU, WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6-10
Report No. CL-95-54 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. CL-95-55 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT OF
ACCEPTANCE OF SOLE APPLICATIONS AND
TENTATIVE SELECTEES FOR UNSERVED AREAS
Report No. CL-95-56 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION
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SPEECH BY FCC CHIEF OF STAFF BLAIR LEVIN TO
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR
ASSOCIATION, FEBRUARY 16, 1995, WASHINGTON
MARRIOTT HOTEL
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HILTON HEAD TELEVISION, INC. Ordered that the
license of station WTGS-TV, Hardeeville, DC, be renewed
subject to conditions and issued NAL for $27,500 for EEO
violations. (By MO&O [FCC 95-44] adopted February 3 by
the Commission)
PYRAMID COMMUNICATIONS. Granted waiver of one-
to-a-market rule on behalf of Leonard Lieberman, a
nominee to Pyramid's board of directors. (By letter [FCC
95-57] adopted February 13 by the Commission)
WITHDRAWAL OF FCC FORM 329 RATE
COMPLAINTS AGAINST TCI CABLEVISION OF
GREATER MICHIGAN, AMERICAN CABLEVISION,
PARAGON CABLE, MULTIMEDIA CABLEVISION, TV
TRANSMISSION INC., LINCOLN CABLEVISION, AND
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS. Granted permission to
withdraw FCC Form 329 rate complaints against cable
programming service rates in the above-noted communities.
(By MO&O [DA 95-232 Corrected] adopted February 14 by
the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CENTURY CABLE TV. Ordered that the a la carte
packages created by Century Cable TV in various
communities may be treated as new product tiers under the
Going Forward Order and dismissed all FCC Form 329
complaints pending against the company. (By MO&O [DA
95-247] adopted February 16 by the Deputy Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
C-TEC CABLE SYSTEMS, ET ALL. Ordered that the
Commission's letters of inquiry with respect to allegations
of rate freeze violations involving C-TEC Cable Systems,
McBain and Zeeland Charter Township, Michigan and
Century Southwest Cable TV, Beverly Hills and Los
Angeles, California are terminated subject to compliance by
the system's operators with the Bureau's previous orders.
[DA 95-252] adopted February 16 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
MULTIVISION CABLE TV. Remanded the appeal of the
local order, with respect to the issue of the regulatory status
of Multivision's a la carte package to the City for resolution
and remanded appeal of local order with respect to the
satellite channel count. (By MO&O [DA 94-262] adopted
February 16 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
PARAGON CABLE MANHATTAN. Granted, to an
extent, complaints against Paragon's cable programming
service tier in New York, New York and ordered that it
place into effect price reductions in CPS rates. (By MO&O
[DA 95-250] adopted February 16 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
INTERSTATE INTEREXCHANGE MARKETPLACE.
See third item under "News Releases"
NYNEX TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Denied MCI
Telecommunications Corporation petition to suspend and
investigate NYNEX Tariff FCC Transmittal NO. 365
scheduled to become effective on January 20, 1995. (By
Order [DA 95-257] adopted February 16 by the Acting
Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
COMSAT CORPORATION. Denied Motorola Satellite
Communication's "Motion for Clarification" in the
proceeding involving COMSAT's participation in a new
Inmarsat Satellite System Designed to Provide Service to
Handheld Communications Devices. (By Order [DA 95-
227] adopted February 13 by the Chief, International
Bureau)
US WEST. Suspended and set for investigation US West's
Transmittal 576 to revise its Tariff FCC No. 5 to lengthen
the deadline for converting from physical collocation to
virtual collocation. (CC Docket 94-97, by Order [DA 95-
270).
PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES. Ordered
that the request by SEA, Inc., E.F. Johnson Company,
Linear Modulation Technology Limited and other parties for
extension of the deadline for construction of non-nationwide
220 MHz stations are granted, in part, and otherwise
denied; extended deadline to December 31, 1995. (PR
Docket No. 89-552 by Order [DA 95-251] adopted February
16 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)
ALLOCATION OF SPECTRUM BELOW 5 GHz. The
FCC has allocated 50 megahertz of spectrum that was
transferred from Federal Government to private section use.
Comments due: March 20; replies April 4. (ET Docket No.
94-32 by First R&O and Second NPRM [FCC 95-47]
adopted February 7 by the Commission)
ERRATUM. Correcting NPRM, FCC 95-39, in the matter
of amending Section 2.106 of the Commission's Rules to
allocate spectrum at 2 GHZ for use by the Mobile-Satellite
Service (ET Docket No. 95-18)
1995 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFFS. Issued summary cost
support material that local exchange carriers (LECs) should
file to support their annual access charge tariff filings on or
before March 31, 1995. (By Tariff Review Plans [DA 95-
264] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released February 16,
were not listed on Digest 32:
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OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
REINVENTION
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REMARKS OF FCC COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS,
COMPTEL '95 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE
EXPOSITION, OPRYLAND HOTEL, NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 14, 1995
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