DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 34 February 21, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLEMENT TO FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name: evts5002.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: February 17 COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON DRAFT MANUAL FOR FILING SECTION 43.61 DATA - Comments are due March 17; replies March 31 - Contact: Jim Lande at (202) 418-0948 or at JLANDE@FCC.GOV PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON BELL ATLANTIC'S SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO ITS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS - FILE NOS. W-P-C-6912 AND 6966 - Comments are due: March 7 - Contact: Peggy Reitzel at (202) 418-1579 Report 95-2 - FM TRANSLATOR-BOOSTER APPLICATIONS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING - CUT-OFF DATE MARCH 24 Report CL-95-57 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report CL-95-58 - ANNOUNCEMENT OF TENTATIVE SELECTEES FOR UNSERVED AREAS CORRECTION to EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON- RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS released February 13, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES, CA. Granted the assignment of license for station KMPC(AM), Los Angeles, CA, from Golden West Broadcasters to KABC-AM Radio, Inc.; granted KABC-AM radio's request for waiver of the Commission's one-to-a-market rule. (By MO&O [FCC 94-361] adopted December 30 by the Commission) OSHKOSH, WI., ET AL. AND MENOMINEE, MI. Effective April 7, substituted Channel 280C3 for Channel 280A at Oshkosh and reallotted the channel to Winneconne, WI; modified the license of WMGV(FM) accordingly; substituted Channel 279C3 for Channel 280A at Menominee, MI, and modified the license of WCJL(FM) accordingly; terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 90-139 by R&O [DA 95-224] adopted February 10 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) WALDPORT, OR. Proposed allotment of Channel 288A at Waldport as that community's first local service. Comments are due April 14; replies May 1. (MM Docket 95-25 by NPRM [DA 95-197] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) BRADDOCK, PA. Approved settlement agreement between WHYW Associates, L.P., licensee of WMYG(FM), Braddock, PA, and the NAACP; granted, with conditions, the application for renewal of station WMYG(FM). Issued a notice of apparent liability of forfeiture in the amount of $16,000 for violation of the Commission's EEO rules. (By MO&O and NAL [FCC 95-45] adopted February 3 by the Commission) CLARENDON, TX. Proposed allotment of FM Channel 257C2 at Clarendon as that community's first local service. Comments are due April 14; replies May 1. (MM Docket 95-24 by NPRM [DA 95-198] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) (over) MADISONVILLE, TX. Proposed allotment of Channel 272A at Madisonville as that community's second local FM service. Comments are due April 14; replies May 1. (MM Docket 95-30 by NPRM [DA 95-196] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) RADIO ASTRONOMY ACTIVITY. Proposed a number of actions designed to protect radio astronomy operations on UHF Channel 37. Comments are due March 31; replies April 21. (MM Docket 95-17 by NPRM [FCC 95-35] adopted January 27 by the Commission) COMMISSION RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE. Granted petition filed by Multinational Legal Services, P.C., seeking reconsideration of the Order formalizing a Commission practice of accepting documents as filed when they are received at a location designated by the Commission. (By Order [FCC 95-1] adopted January 3 by the Commission) WB CABLE ASSOCIATES, LTD. Granted petition filed by WB Cable Associates, LTD. and rescinded certification of the City of Boca Raton to regulate rates for basic cable service and associated equipment. ( By MO&O [DA 95-269] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CABLE ORDERS - CERTIFICATION. Issued two orders granting petitions filed by the following cable entities and rescinded certification of the following cities to regulate basic cable service and associated equipment: Horizon Cable I Limited Partnership, Green Oak Township, MI, [DA 95- 267]; River Raisin Cablevision, City of Monroe, MI, [DA 95-268]. (By Orders on Reconsideration [DA 95-267 and 268] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) [Separate Texts] TCI CABLEVISION OF YAKIMA VALLEY. Dismissed complaint filed against the price TCI Cablevision of Yakima Valley was charging for its cable programming service tier in Sunnyside, WA. (By MO&O [DA 95-259] adopted February 17 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) MASADA CABLE PARTNERS II, L.P. Denied appeal filed by Masada Cable Partners II, L.P. with regard to a local rate order adopted by the City of Gaffney, SC. (By Order [DA 95-266] adopted February 16 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TELE-MEDIA OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Dismissed complaint filed against the price Tele-Media of Martha's Vineyard was charging for its cable programming service tier in Martha's Vineyard, MA. (By Order [DA 95-253] adopted February 17 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CABLE ORDERS - RATES. Dismissed complaints concerning rate increases filed against the following cable entities: Multimedia Cablevision, Inc., King Videocable Co., Vantage Cable Assoc., L.P., Multi-Cablevision, Community TV Corp., Sonic Cable Television of Northern California, and Service Electric Cable TV, Inc. [DA 95- 256]; Community TV Corporation, Harron Communications Corp., Chambers Communications Corp., Southern Multimedia Communications, Inc., and Cable Video Enterprises, Inc. [DA 95-258]. (By Order [DA 95-256] and MO&O [DA 95-258] adopted February 16 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) [Separate Texts] CABLE ORDERS - RATES. Granted, in part, complaints filed about prices that the following cable entities were charging for cable programming service tiers in various communities: Viacom Cable, Red Bluff, CA, [DA 95-272]; TCI Cablevision of Greater Michigan, Inc., various Township of Muskegon, et al., [DA 95-271]; Viacom Cable, Sonoma, CA, [DA 95-273]. (By MO&Os [DA 95- 271 thru 273] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) [Separate Texts] CABLE ORDERS - RATES. Denied, in part, complaints filed about prices that the following cable entities were charging for cable programming service tiers in various communities: NewChannels Corporation, Potsdam, NY, [DA 95-260]; NewChannels Corporation Coraopolis, PA, [DA 95-254]; Cablevision Industries, Cape Coral, FL, [DA 95-255]; Viacom Cable, Oroville, CA, [DA 95-274]. (By MO&Os [DA 95-254, 255, 260 and 274] adopted February 16 and 17 by the Chief and Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) [Separate Texts] US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ET AL. Conditionally granted request filed by US West Communications, Inc., Cooper Valley Telephone, Inc., Midvale Telephone Exchange, and Table Top Telephone Company seeking a waiver of the definition of "study area" which constitutes a rule freezing all study area boundaries. (By MO&O [DA 95-133] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau) CORRECTION in the matter of rate complaints against C- TEC Cable Systems and Horizon Cable I L.P. [DA 95-231] (over) 68686886868686868 ADDENDA: The following items, released February 17, were not listed on Digest 33: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN OWNERSHIP. Proposed rules and requested comment on measures to increase competition in the United States and open foreign communications to markets to U.S. industry. Comments are due March 28; replies April 28. (IB Docket 95-22 by NPRM [FCC 95-53] adopted February 7 by the Commission) TOOTLEVISION vs. COMMUNITY CABLE TV/PRIME CABLE OF NEVADA. Denied, in part, petition filed by Tootlevision alleging that Community Cable TV/Prime Cable of Nevada was in violation of various sections of the FCC's leased access and program carriage rules. (By MO&O [DA 95-238] adopted February 14 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted, in part, OneComm Corporation, N.A., and C-Call Corp.'s application to transfer control of licenses by held OneComm Corp., N.A. and C-Call Corp. to Nextel Communications, Inc. (By Order [DA 95-263] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFFS. Issued document which set forth cost support material that local exchange carriers should file to support their annual access charge tariff filings on or before March 31, 1995, to fulfill partially the requirements established in the Commission's rules. (By Tariff Review Plans [DA 95-264] adopted February 17 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) ERRATUM to Report and Order, PR Docket 93-61 (FCC 95-41), in the matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems [DA 95-265] -FCC-