DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 81 April 28, 1995
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NEWS RELEASE
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COMMISSION PROPOSES NEW RULES CONCERNING
LOW POWER RADIO AND AUTOMATED MARITIME
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OPERATIONS IN
THE 216-217 MHZ BAND - WT DOCKET NO. 95-56
(Report No. DC 95-61, Action in Docket Case)
Action by the Commission April 25 by NPRM
(FCC 95-174).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact:
Roger Noel at (202) 418-0680. [Internet file name:
nrwl5014.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REVISES FCC FORM 1210
- News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-0852;
Cable Services Bureau contacts: John Adams and Alexander
Byron at (202) 416-0800 [DA 95-967]
COMMENT SOUGHT ON IN-FLIGHT PHONE CORP.
PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING - Comments
are due May 19, replies May 31 - Contact: Thomas
Derenge at (202) 739-0703 [DA 95-967]
MASS MEDIA BUREAU BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
AND BROADCAST ACTIONS REPORT NUMBER
CHANGES
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
April 27
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
Report No. A-278 - NON-COMMERCIAL
EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
MAY 31 CUT-OFF DATE
Report No. 1029 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. 16171 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. CL-95-83 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. CL-95-84 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATION BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO DIVISION PETITION TO DENY FILED
AGAINST A NEW DOMESTIC PUBLIC CELLULAR
RADIOTELEPHONE APPLICATION
Report No. 1793 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU - April 17 through
April 21
Report No. I-8047 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. LB-95-11 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
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DALLAS, TX. Granted applications to transfer control of
KLUV(FM), Dallas, TX, from TK Communications, Inc.
from Robert K. Weary, James P. Sunderland and Rober
Sunderland, et al., to John F. Tenaglia; and the application
to assign the license of KLUV(FM), Dallas, from TK
Communications to Infinity Broadcasting Corporation of
Dallas. (By Letter [DA 95-904] released April 28 by the
Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA).
Assigned Channels 18, 50, and 64 to the USIA for use by
its TV Marti facilities. (By MO&O [FCC 95-160] adopted
April 14 by the Commission)
INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS)
LICENSES. Denied Eagle Interactive Partners, L.P.,
Albert E. Ervin, Interactive Partners of America, and
Bernard Pasquet's requests for waiver for extension of
IVDS final down payment deadline. (By Order [DA 95-
907] adopted April 18 by the Chief, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released April 27 were
not listed on Digest 80:
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC CONDITIONALLY GRANTS APPLICATIONS OF
BBC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. FOR ASSIGNMENT
OF WLUK-TV, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (Report NO.
MM 95-40, Mass Media Action)
Action by the Commission April 27 by MO&O
(FCC 95-179).
News Media contact: Karen Watson or Maureen
Peratino at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact:
Robert Ratcliffe at (202) 418-0500.
SUPPLEMENT TO CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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WLUK-TV, GREEN BAY, WI. See first item under
ADDENDA: "News Release."
NYNEX TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Suspended for one
day, and instituted an investigation concerning the revised
rates set forth in NYNEX's Tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal
No. 374, to increase its premium, transitional, and directory
assistance interconnection charges, scheduled to become
effective on April 28. (CC Docket No. 94-157 by MO&O
Suspending Rates [DA 95-966] adopted April 27 by the
Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
MOTOROLA, INC. Granted Motorola's application
seeking consent to assign 800 MHz licenses to Nextel
Communications, Inc. (By Order [DA 95-890] adopted
April 27 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau)
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
(SWBT). Suspended for one day and instituted an
investigation of the revision to SWBT's Tariff FCC No. 73,
Transmittal No. 2440, scheduled to become effective April
29, to provide interconnectors with the capability for remote
monitoring and control of interconnector-designated central
office equipment in a virtual collocation arrangement by
utilizing an alarm collection device. (CC Docket No. 94-
97 by Order [DA 95-933] adopted April 25 by the Chief,
Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
PACIFIC BELL. Suspended for one day and instituted an
investigation of the revisions to Pacific Bell's Tariff FCC
No. 128, Transmittal No. 1784, scheduled to become
effective May 1, to revise certain rates for physical
collocation in three wire centers: FRMTCA12,
ORNGCA14, and SNJSCA21. (CC Docket No. 93-162 by
Order [DA 95-934] adopted April 25 by the Chief, Tariff
Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released April 28, 1995
BAY CABLE. Dismissed complaints filed against
it concerning charges for cable programming
service tiers in Richmond and Berkeley, CA. (By
MO&O [DA 95-910] adopted April 24 by the
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
TCI OF THE HEARTLANDS, INC., ET AL.
Denied,in part, complaints against the cable
programming service prices charged by TCI in
varies communities in Iowa, Oregon and Utah and
all other complaints relating to the same price.
(By MO&O[DA 95-911] adopted April 24 by the
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLEVISION OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
Dismissed complaints filed against Cablevision of
New Jersey, Inc. concerning charges for cable
programming service tier in Cresskill, NJ. (By
MO&O [DA95-912] adopted April 24 by the
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
BOOTH AMERICAN COMPANY, D/B/A
BLACKSBURG CABLE TV, INC. Dismissed
complaints filed against the cable programming
service prices charged by Booth American
Company, D/B/A Blacksburg Cable TV, Inc., in
Blacksburg, VA. (By MO&O [DA 95-913]
adopted April 24 by the Chief, Financial Analysis
and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
GRASSROOTS CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.
Granted request filed by Grassroots Cable
Systems, Inc. for exemption as a small system
from rate regulation prior to May 15, 1994. (By
Letter [DA 95-914] adopted April 24 by the
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
PARAGON CABLE. Granted complaint filed
against the rate of Paragon Cable in Eden Prairie,
Edina, Hopkins, Richfield, and Minnetonka,
Minnesota, but did not order refunds. (By
MO&O [DA 95-915] adopted April 24 by the
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
CENTURY CABLE OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. Remanded appeal of local rate
order for the City of Albany. The City
determined in its local rate order that the channels
comprising Century's a la carte package must be
included as regulated channels is inconsistent with
the action taken in previous rulings. We further
find that Century's a la carte package should not
be treated as a rate-regulated tier. (By Order [DA
95-948] adopted April 26 by Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME.
Granted, motion filed by the National Cable
Television Association, Inc. to extend time to
May 4, 1995 to file reply comments relating to
Public Notice (DA 95-665) issued on April 3,
1995. (By Order [DA 95-973] adopted April 28
by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Cable
Services Bureau, and the Chief, Policy and
Program Planning Division, Common Carrier
Bureau)