DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 80 April 27, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON CARRIER BUREAU ORDERS ONCOR COMMUNICATIONS TO REDUCE RATES OR PROVE RATES ARE JUST AND REASONABLE (Report No. CC 95-26, Common Carrier Action) Action by the Bureau April 26 by MO&O and OSC [DA 95-942]. News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202) 418-1500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Adrien Auger at (202) 418-0960 [Internet filename: nrcc5055.txt] AT&T FOUND IN VIOLATION OF COMMUNICATIONS ACT AND RESALE RULES IN DENYING SERVICE REQUEST BY PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES OF PENNSYLVANIA (Report No. CC-95- 27, Common Carrier Action) Action by the Commission April 20 by MO&O (FCC 95-169). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier contact: Tracy Bridgham or Gerald Charkerian at (202) 418-0960 [Internet filename: nrcc5045.txt] WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION BROWN BAG LUNCHEON, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1995, 12 NOON TO 2:00 PM - Contact Glenda Briscoe at (202) 418-0260 or Stan Felder at (202) 418-0250 [Internet filename: nrwl5015.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADCAST APPLICATION - Correction to Report No. 16165, dated April 24, 1995 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - April 26 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG, NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - April 26 FCC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROCESSING - SPEED OF SERVICE EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILING IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418- 0310 Report No. 16168 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 22143 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. 97 - TYPE ACCEPTANCE/NOTIFICATION ACTIONS Report No. 97 - CERTIFICATION/NOTIFICATION ACTIONS Report No. 2068 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED Report No. I-8046 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAU TO IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 PROCESS - Contact Helene T. Schrier at (202) 418-1466 or Troy Tanner at (202) 418-1468 Report No. CN-95-08 - PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION NARROWBAND - For further information, contact: Irene Longin at (202) 418-1301 or Rita Cookmeyer at (202) 418-0434; or Regina Dorsey concerning payment obligations at (202) 418-1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNSHINE AGENDA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FCC will hold an Open Meeting, Thursday, May 4, 1995, Room 856, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC, 9:30 AM (agenda will be available after 4:00 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS BEFORE THE INDIANA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, NASHVILLE, INDIANA, APRIL 20, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Renewed licenses of KRSP-AM- FM, Salt Lake City, UT, with an EEO admonishment and KDYL/KSFI-FM, Salt Lake City, UT, subject to reporting conditions and an apparent liability of $8,000 for EEO violations; granted assignment application of KRSP-FM from Holiday Broadcasting to KRSP, Inc. (By MO&O and NAL [FCC 95-153] adopted April 7 by the Commission] SEBASTOPOL, CA. Granted the joint request for approval of settlement agreement filed on March 13, 1995, by Lucinda Felicia Paulos and John A. Carollo, Jr. for construction permit for a new FM station, channel 229A in Sebastopol, CA, vacated the ID and granted the application of Sebastopol Radio Corp. (MM Docket No. 90-298 by MO&O [FCC 95R-07] adopted April 18 by the Review Board) ERRATUM to RO&O [DA 95-764] issued April 14, 1995 concerning amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast stations in Tyler, Fairfield and Commerce, TX, MM Docket 94-66 COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATOR LICENSE. Effective July 1, 1995, Part 13 of the Commission's Rules is amended to provide temporary conditional operating authority for commercial radio operator license applicants. (PR Docket No. 94-58 [FCC 95-162] adopted April 17 by the Commission) HF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS. Effective July 1, 1995, Part 97 of the Commission's Rules is amended to authorize automatic control of stations transmitting digital emission types on the High Frequency (HF) amateur service bands. (PR Docket No. 94-59 [FCC 95-163] adopted April 17 by the Commission) INTERACTIVE CHANNEL, INC. Accepted and will grant on May 17, 1995 Interactive Channel, Inc.'s IVDS applications for MSA markets 245A, 203A, and 248A. (By Order [DA 95-906] adopted April 18 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Denied application file No. DBS-94-11-EXT and declared the construction permit issued to Advanced Communications Corp. in Satellite Syndicated Systems null and void. (By MO&O [DA 95-944] adopted April 26 by the Chief, International Bureau) ERRATUM to MO&O [FCC 95-92] released March 3, 1995, concerning amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish New PCS in the 2 GHz Band. - GEN Docket No. 90-314, ET Docket No. 92-100 ONCOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ordered Oncor Communications to reduce rates or prove rates are just and reasonable. (By MO&O and Order to Show Cause [DA 95- 942] adopted April 26 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) NYNEX TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Granted the petition for waiver filed by the NYNEX Telephone Companies to establish new rate elements to recover the costs of operator call completion services that it plans to offer interexchange carriers. (By MO&O [DA 95-935] adopted April 25 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) PACIFIC BELL. Suspended for one day and set for investigation Tariff F.C.C. No. 128, Transmittal No. 1784. (CC Docket No. 93-162 by Order [DA 95-934] adopted April 25 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Suspended for one date and set for investigation of Tariff F.C.C. No. 73, Transmittal No. 2440. (CC Docket No. 94-97 by Order [DA 95-933] adopted April 25 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCES. Denied the motion for an extension of time to file supplemental reply comments in response to the Second Notice of Inquiry. (IC Docket No. 94-31 by Order [DA 95- 945] adopted April 27 by the Chief, International Bureau) ERRATUM to MO&O [FCC 95-172] released April 26, 1995, concerning AT&T Corp., Complainant v. Telephone Utilities Exchange Carrier Assoc. et al +++++++++++++ CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released April 27, 1995 ACT III BROADCASTING OF ROCHESTER, INC. Granted that the petition for special relief filed August 2, 1993 by Act III Broadcasting of Rochester, Inc. for modifications of television broadcast stations WUHF's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-891] adopted April 20 by the Cable Services Bureau) DESOTO BROADCASTING, INC. Granted the petition for special relief filed June 2, 1993 by DeSoto Broadcasting, Inc. for modification of Station WBSV-TV's ADI in Venice, FL. (By MO&O [DA 95-892] adopted April 19 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) MEREDITH/NEW HERITAGE STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P. Remanded dismissal of local rate order, holding that Meredith no longer wishes to dispute the local rate order and request that the Commission dismiss its appeal. Meredith's motion to dismiss is granted for the community, Birchwood Village, Minnesota. (By Order [DA 95-932] adopted April 25 by Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ++++++++++++ ADDENDUM: The following items, released April 26, did not appear on Digest No. 79: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN SHORT FORM AND AUCTION DATES FOR 493 BTA LICENSES LOCATED IN THE C BLOCK FOR PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN THE 2 GHZ BAND - Contact: Jackie Chorney at (202) 418-0600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Issued a waiver letter extending to March 31, 1996, the period during which operators entitled to transition relief may implement the inflation adjustment for the period from September 30, 1992 through June 30, 1994. (By Letter [DA 95-941] adopted April 25 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ERRATA to First R&O, released April 7, 1995, concerning Price Cap Performance Review for LECs, CC Docket No. 94-1 OPEN NETWORK ARCHITECTURE TARIFFS OF US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Extended to May 11, 1995, and May 26, the dates for filing oppositions to the direct case and replies, respectively. (CC Docket No. 94- 128 by Order [DA 95-943] adopted April 26 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)