DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 87 May 8, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS SMALL CABLE SYSTEM AND COMPANY RATE RELIEF - MM Docet 92-266 and 93-215 (Report No. 95-72, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission May 5, 1995 by Sixth R&O and Eleventh Order on Reconsideration (FCC 95-196). News media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416- 0852; Cable Services Bureau contact: Tom Power at (202) 416-0877. [Internet filename: nrcb5011.txt] WRC-95 INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ISSUES FINAL REPORT - Contact Audrey Allison at (202) 739- 0557; for information on the internet availability, contact Thomas Walsh at (202) 418-0420 [Internet filename: nrin5012.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF IMPROVED INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE CENTER ON MAY 17, 1995 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - May 5 Report No. 23502 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43502 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. CL-95-88 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. 2071 - APPLICATION FOR REVIEW IN ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDING --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT BEFORE THE NEIMAN FOUNDATION AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, MAY 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUREL AND BALTIMORE FIELD OFFICES. Consolidated the functions of the Baltimore and Laurel Field Offices and closed the Baltimore Office. (By Order [FCC 95-157] adopted April 11 by the Commission) AMATEUR SERVICE RULES. Proposed amending the amateur service rules including amendments for examination credit, eligibility for a club station license, recognition of the volunteer examiner session manager, a special event call sign system, and self-assigned indicator in the station identification; Comments due: July 14, replies: August 14. (WT 95-57 by NPRM [FCC 95-173] adopted April 25 by the Commission) ENCORE MEDIA CORP. Granted request for declaratory ruling that its multiplex offering satisfies the multiplex exemption. (By MO&O [DA 95-197] Adopted May 5, 1995, released May 8, 1995 by the Commission) ++++++++++++++ CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released Monday, May 8, 1995 GAINESVILLE, FL. Granted petition for special relief filed June 16, 1993 by Diversified Communications for modification of station WCJB-TV's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-976] adopted April 28 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) LAYFAYETTE, LA. Denied the petition for special relief filed June 5, 1993 by KADN Broadcasting, Inc. for modification of station KADN-TV's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-977] adopted April 28 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) HARTFORD, VT. Granted to an extent the petition for special relief filed July 7, 1993 by WNNE-TV, Inc. for modificaiton of station WNNE-TV's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-974] adopted April 25 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) JACKSON, TN. Granted to an extent the petition for special relief filed September 27, 1993 by Television Marketing Group of Jackson, Inc. for modification of Television broadcast station WMTU's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-975] adopted April 28 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF WESTERN COLORADO, INC., ET AL. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service prices charged by TCI in varies communities in Colorado and Pennsylvania and all other complaints relating to the same prices. (By MO&O [DA 95- 1013] adopted May 2 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) RESORT TV CABLE. Denied complaint against the rate of Resort TV Cable Company, Inc. in Hot Springs, Arkansas. (By MO&O [DA 95-1014] adopted May 2 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) PRESTIGE CABLE. Denied complaint filed against its cable programming service price charged by the operator in Westminster, MD. (By MO&O [DA 95-1018] adopted May 2 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) CHATTACHOOCHEE CABLEVISION. Dismissed the complaint against the price charged for its cable programming service tier in Newnan, GA on the grounds that the complaint concerns rates that are outside the jurisdiction and authority of the Commission. (By MO&O [DA 95-1019] adopted May 2 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) PENTECOSTAL REVIVAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Denied the petition for reconsideration, filed January 27, 1995 by the Pentecostal Revival Association. (By MO&O [DA 95- 978] adopted April 28 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF OREGON, INC. Request for Emergency Stay of Local Rate Order of the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission. (By Order [DA 95-1047] adopted May 5 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) +++++++++++++++ ADDENDUM: The following items, released May 5, did not appear on Digest No. 86. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC TO USE NEW SOFTWARE TO EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF 931 MHZ PAGING APPLICATIONS - Comments on the algorithm and database due May 19, 1995 and should be submitted to the Deputy Chief, Commercial Radio Division, WTB, Room 5202B, 2025 M Street, NW, Wash, DC 20554; ejacobs@fcc.gov --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALLER ID. Approved national Caller ID rules to protect the privacy of the called and calling party. (CC Docket No. 91-281 by MO&O on Reconsideration, Second R&O and Third NPRM [FCC 95-187] adopted May 4, by the Commission) CONTEL OF VIRGINIA, INC ET AL. Granted to an extent, applications of GTE to construct, operate and maintain facilities to provide video dialtone service to communities in the geographic areas of Virginia, Florida, California and Hawaii. ( By Order and Authorization [DA 95-1012] adopted April 28 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) REGULATORY TREATMENT OF MOBILE SERVICES. Propose to amend Commission's 45 MHz spectrum cap for cellular telephone service, SMR and broadband PCS; Comment date: June 5, replies: June 26. (GN Docket No. 93-252 by Third FNPRM [FCC 95-156] adopted April 10 by the Commission. - FCC -