DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 73 April 18, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE ON CAPITAL FORMATION AND INVESTMENT IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY - Contact: Karen Beverly at (202) 416-0923 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF PROHIBITED PRESENTATIONS RECEIVED DURING SUNSHINE PERIOD - CC DOCKET NO. 94-1 - PRICE CAP PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: April 17 EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS Report No. 16160 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 22135 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. CL-95-80 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report No. I-8042 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEREDITH CABLE. Denied Meredith's petitions to modify the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, Area of Dominant Influence relative to television station KXLI, St. Clloud, MN. (By MO&O [DA 95-804] adopted April 6 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) GRAND JUNCTION, CO. Granted Pikes Peak Broadcasting Company's petition for special relief to include station KJCT-TV, Grand Junction, with the Grand Junction- Durango, CO, area of dominant influence, the communities of Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Parachute, Rifle, and Silt, CO, as well as certain surrounding unincorporated areas of Garfield County, CO. (By MO&O [DA 95-769] adopted April 6 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) OMAHA, NE. Granted Chronicle Publishing Company's petition for special relief with respect to the communities served by Lincoln Cablevision in Lancaster County. (By MO&O [DA 95-802] adopted April 11 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) OMAHA, NE. Granted North Platte Television, Inc.'s petition for special relief to include the Nebraska communities of Cozad, Gothenburg, and Lexington within the North Platte area of dominant influence for the purpose of obtaining signal carriage rights on the cable systems serving those communities. (By MO&O [DA 95-768] adopted April 6 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) EDENTON, COLUMBIA AND PINE KNOLL SHORES, NC. Proposed substituting Channel 273C1 for Channel 273C2 at Edenton; reallotting Channel 273C1 to Columbia as its second FM service; and modifying the license of WERX-FM accordingly; substituting Channel 290A for unoccupied but applied for Channel 272A at Pine Knoll Shores. Comments are due June 12, replies June 27. (MM Docket No. 95-46 by NPRM [DA 95-767] adopted April 7 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) ANSWER IOWA. Authorized Answer Iowa to close public coast station KFT290, Davenport, IA. (By O&A [DA 95-794] adopted April 7 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau) AT&T OF PUERTO RICO, INC./AT&T OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC. Authorized AT&T to acquire and operate facilities in the COLUMBUS-II, AMERICAS-1, Tiano- Carib and UNISUR Cable System. (By O&A [DA 95-795] adopted April 7 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division) +++++++++++++++ The following items released April 17 were not listed on Digest 72: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name: evts5002.txt] FCC FILINGS [Internet file name: nrmc5007.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON AMERITECH'S UPDATE TO ITS PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING AND RELATED WAIVERS TO ESTABLISH A NEW REGULATORY MODEL FOR THE AMERITECH REGION - COMMENTS ARE DUE MAY 16, REPLIES MAY 31 - Contact: Peggy Reitzel at (202) 418-1579 [DA 95-854] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANDS ALLOTTED TO THE SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO (SMR) POOL. Adopted final service rules, and requested comment on auction rules that will enable the Commission to complete the licensing of the 900 MHz SMR service. Comments are due May 24, replies June 1. (PR Docket No. 89-553, PP Docket No. 93-253, and GN Docket No. 93-252 by Second R&O and Second Further NPRM [FCC 95-159] adopted April 14 by the Commission) ***************************** The following item released April 13 was not listed on Digest 70: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WIRELESS BUREAU ISSUES REMINDERS CONCERNING FCC FORM 600 - Contact: Judy Boley at (202) 418-0214 ADDITIONAL CABLE ITEMS FOR THE DAILY DIGEST Released April 18, 1995 TCI OF SOUTH DADE. Granted, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in the community of Kendall, Florida and all other complaints relating to the same price. (By MO&O [DA 95-818] adopted April 12 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF WEST MICHIGAN, INC. Granted, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in varies communities in Michigan and all other complaints relating to the same price. (By MO&O [DA 95-819] adopted April 12 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) COLONY CABLEVISION OF FLORIDA. Granted complaints against the cable programming service prices charged in Naples, Florida. (By MO&O) [DA 95-820] adopted April 12 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF GREATER MICHIGAN, INC., ET AL. Granted, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in varies communities in Michigan and all other complaints relating to the same price. (By MO&O [DA 95-856] adopted April 17 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) FALCON HOLDING GROUP, INC. Dismissed complaints against the cable programming service prices charged by Falcon Holding Group, Inc. in various communities: Scottsboro, AL; Cherokee Village, Shannon Hills, Saline County and Maumelle, AR; Big Bear Lake, Los Angeles County, Gilroy, San Bernardino County, Malibu, Pasadena, Soledad, Monterey County, Los Osos, Atascadero, Thousand Oaks, Salinas, Agoura Hills, and Running Springs, CA; Habersham and Whitfield County, GA; Burnside, Monticello, Mt. Vernon, Corbin, Calvert City, and Bell County, KY; Crisfield, MD; Au Gres, MI; West Plains, El Dorado, Warrensburg, Eldon, and Sunrise Beach, MO; Wilkes county, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, Pender County, and North Topsail Beach, NC; Warrenton, Gold Beach, Florence, Lincoln City, Dallas, Sutherlin, Brookings, Florence, and Silverton, OR; Port Aransas, TX; Chincoteague, VA; Port Orchard, Bremerton, and Kitsap County, WA. (By MO&O [DA 95-857] adopted April 17 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) The Cable Services Bureau items listed on the April 14 digest as being released April 13 were actually released on April 14.