DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 62 March 31, 1995
The following item was adopted at the March 30
Commission meeting and released later that day:
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COMMISSION AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
COMPETITION AND FAIR LONG DISTANCE RATES
IN THE LEC PRICE CAP PLAN - CC DOCKET 94-1
(Report No. DC-95-48, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission today adopted an interim plan for
access rates, which requires LECs to pass through to long
distance companies a greater share of the savings that they
enjoy than under the current plan as the telecommunications
industry becomes more efficient so that long distance
companies can pass them on to consumers.
Action by the Commission March 30 by First
Report and Order (FCC 95-132).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Mark Uretsky
at (202) 418-1540 and Geraldine Matise at (202) 418-1520.
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The following items are dated for and released March 31:
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ONCOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPARENTLY
LIABLE FOR FORFEITURE OF $1,410,000 IN
SLAMMING CASE. (Report No. CC 95-21, Common
Carrier Action)
The Commission has issued a NAL finding Oncor
Communications, Inc. apparently liable for a forfeiture
penalty of $1.41 million for willful and repeated violations
of Commission rules and orders concerning changes to
consumers' long distance carriers.
Action by the Commission March 29 by NAL
(FCC 95-127).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Heather L.
McDowell at (202) 418-0960. [Internet filename:
nrcc5033.txt]
COMMON CARRIER BUREAU CONCLUDES VIDEO
DIALTONE ENHANCED SERVICES MARKET TRIAL
NOTIFICATIONS MEET REQUIREMENTS AND
APPROVES TWO TRIAL EXTENSION REQUESTS.
(Report No. CC 95-22, Common Carrier Action)
In two orders released today, the Bureau granted
limited extensions of the Southern New England Telephone
Company's and US WEST's Section 214 authority to
conduct video dialtone trials.
Action of March 29 by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau (DA 95-672).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: John S.
Morabito at (202) 418-1500. [Internet filename:
nrcc5036.txt]
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet filename:
evts5002.txt]
FCC FILINGS [Internet filename: nrmc5007.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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COMMISSION ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF
UPDATED COMMUNICATIONS ACT - contact: Stephen
Klitzman at (202) 418-1900
FCC WEEKLY LISTING OF VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON INTERNET AND FAX-ON-
DEMAND - Contact: Jorden Brinn at (202) 418-0507
PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION
REQUIREMENTS BEING REVIEWED BY THE FCC
FOR EXTENSION UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY
5CFR 1320.9. - Contact: Dorothy Conway at (202) 418-
0217
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON NCTA'S MOTION TO ORDER REVOCATION OF
SNET MARKET TRIAL AUTHORIZATION, comments
April 10, replies April 17. - Contact: Peggy Reitzel at (202)
418-1579 [DA 95-669]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
March 30
Report No. CF-30B - ERRATUM TO REPORT CF-30,
RELEASED MARCH 13 -WINDOW FOR THE FILING
OF FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 1025 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. I-8034 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal
Section 63.01), contact Mary Cobbs at (202) 418-1492
Report No. 1789 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU WEEK OF MARCH 20 THRU MARCH 24,
1995
Report No. CL-95-71 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. LB-95-07 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
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PRIME TIME ACCESS RULE. Granted extension of time
for filing reply comments in Prime Time Access Rule
proceeding, comments due March 7, replies April 6. (By
Order granting extension of time for filing Reply Comments
[DA 95-694] adopted March 31 by the Chief, Mass Media
Bureau)
ONCOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. See first item under
News Releases. Released March 31.
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS. Denied petition filed by
Gerald Schwartz to reject and suspend and investigate
AT&T Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1 and 13, Transmittal Nos. 8172
through 8176. (By Order [DA 95-666] adopted March 30
by the Deputy Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier
Bureau]
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE
COMPANY. See second item under News Releases.
Released March 31.
U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. See second item
under News Releases. Released March 31.
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CABLE ITEMS FOR THE
DAILY DIGEST
Released March 31, 1995
CABLE LETTER. Granted request filed by Mission Cable
for exemption as a small system from rate regulation prior
to May 15, 1994. (By Letter [DA 95-645] adopted March
29, 1995 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
ADELPHIA CABLE, BUCYRUS, OH. Granted petition
filed by City of Bucyrus, OH, seeking order declaring that
channels composing Adelphia's a la carte package are
subject to rate regulation. (By Order [DA 95-662] adopted
March 30, 1995, by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
By MO&O adopted March 22 by the Cable Services
Bureau:
PACIFIC FM, INC., San Francisco, CA [DA 95-601]
By MO&O adopted March 23 by the Cable Services
Bureau:
PULTIZER BROADCASTING CO., Omaha, NE [DA 95-
600]
MEREDITH CORPORATION, Bay City, MI [DA 95-622]
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ADDENDUM: The following items, released March 30, did
not appear on Digest No. 61.
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LEC PRICE CAP RULES AMENDED - CC Docket 93-
179. (Report No. DC 95-47, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has adopted a rule explicitly
incorporating the "add-back" adjustment into the local
exchange carrier (LEC) price cap rules. The explicit add-
back rule will first be applied when the LECs file their 1995
tariffs.
Action by the Commission March 30 by Report &
Order (FCC 95-47).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Joanne Wall
at (202) 418-1550, David Nall at (202) 418-1545 and
Geraldine Matise at (202) 418-1547. [Internet filename:
nrcc5037.txt]
INTERSTATE RATE OF RETURN REPRESCRIPTION
AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESS REVISED - CC Docket
92-133. (Report No. DC 95-46, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission significantly revised its part 65
rules governing the procedures and methodologies for
prescribing and enforcing the rate of return certain local
exchange carriers (LECs) may earn on interstate access
services. These changes principally affect those small and
mid-sized LECs that are not subject to price cap regulation.
At the same time, the Commission has declined to
immediately initiate a represcription proceeding for such
LECs.
Action by the Commission March 30 by Report and
Order (FCC 95-134).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Thomas Beers
at (202) 418-0872, John Hayst at (202) 418-0875 and John
Giusti at (202) 418-0878. [Internet filename: nrcc5038.txt]
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SPREAD SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. Extended the
deadline for filing comments in response to RM-8608 and
RM 8609 (Amendment of Section 15.247 of the
Commission's Rules on Spread Spectrum Operations) to
April 7, replies April 24. (By Order granting additional
time for Comments [DA 95-653] adopted March 30 by the
Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology)
PACIFIC BELL. Granted in part California Cable
Television Association's (CCTA) request for extension of
time to file comments in response to a March 21, 1995
letter from Pacific Bell providing supplemental information
in reference proceedings and otherwise denied; comments
due April 10. (By Order [DA 95-667] adopted March 30 by
the Chief, Policy Program Planning Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
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