DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 101 May 26, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC FILINGS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION for one week in the Office of Public Affair, Room 200. [internet filename:nrmc5007.txt] COMMISSION SUBMITS DEREGULATORY LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE TO CONGRESS The five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission have recommended to the Congress a package of 37 deregulatory and streamlining proposals for consideration in the upcoming FCC reauthorization process Action by the Commission May 25, 1995. For more information please contact Judy Harris, Director, or Steve Klitzman, Associate Director, FCC Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, at 202- 418-1900. FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet filename: evts5002.txt] FCC REAFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF RED ROCK BROADCASTING'S APPLICATION FOR NEW FM STATION AT ST. GEORGE, UT (Report No. MM 95-44 Mass Media Action) Action by the Commission May 2 by MO&O (FCC 95-183) News Media Contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500. Mass Media Bureau contact ; Robert A. Zauner at (202) 632-6402. FCC AUTHORIZES PRIVATE LAND MOBILE SHARING OF CERTAIN MARITIME VHF FREQUENCIES; RECLASSIFIES INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC COAST STATIONS AS NON-DOMINANT COMMON CARRIERS PR DOCKET NO. 92-257 (Report 95-75, Action Docket Case) The Commission has amended its rules to authorize private land mobile sharing of certain maritime VHF frequencies, and to reclassify international public coast stations as non-dominant common carriers. These changes will allow use of certain marine VHF channels in land- locked areas, far from navigable waterways, and streamline the regulatory procedures for public coast stations. Action by the Commission April 26 by first R&O (FCC 95-177). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact: Roger Noel at (202) 418-0680. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418- 0310 Report No. A-195 - AM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE: June 26, 1995 Report No. CL-95-100 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. LB-95-16 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. I-8055 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. 255 - MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN ACTIONS Report No. 1032 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER FILINGS Report No. 23516 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43516 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. 1797 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEK OF MAY 15 THRU MAY 19 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RULES CONCERNING MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS. See fifth item under "News Releases" released May 26. FLEISCHMAN AND WALSH, L.L.P. Clarification of Sections 76.922(e)(5) and (e)(6) of the Commission's rules. (By Letter [DA 95-1158] adopted May 23 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ++++++++++++++++++ ADDENDA: The following items, released May 25, 1995, did not appear on Digest No. 100. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MFS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC. FILES MOTION FOR DECLARATORY RULING PROSCRIBING DISCRIMINATORY APPLICATION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER NONRECURRING CHARGES - PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED Comments due: June 26 and reply comments: July 11 Report No. B-168A - NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE - ERRATUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPEECH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REMARKS OF FCC CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT SYMPOSIUM SPONSORED BY ANNENBERG WASHINGTON PROGRAM AND THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP, WASHINGTON, DC , MAY 25, 1995 [Internet filename: spreh510.txt] ------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Denied petition by MCI to reject or suspend and investigate SWB Tariff FCC No. 73 Transmittal No. 2422 to introduce Designated Operator Services as a new service. (By Order [DA 95-1152] adopted May 25 by the Chief, Tarrif Division, Common Carrier Bureau) US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted, in part, and denied, in part, the petition filed by the Association for Local Telecommunications Service, MFS Communications Company, Inc., and Electric Lightwave, Inc., to suspend and investigate in part, US West Communications, Inc., Tariff FCC, No. 5, Transmittal No. 614, scheduled to become effective May 26, which provides that interconnector-designated equipment for virtual collocation service shall be purchased by the interconnector and leased to US West at no cost. (CC Docket No 94-97 by Order [DA 95-1153] adopted May 25 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier) MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS. Proposed rules aimed at increaseing the efficient use of the maritime radio spectrum and removing economic disincentives to the establishment and maintenance of stations in the maritme services, while at the same time ensuring that the safety of life and property is not adversely affected by these changes. (PR DOCKET No. 92-257 by NPRM [FCC 95-177] adopted April 26 by the Commission) TCI CABLEVISION OF PINELLAS COUNTY, INC., ET AL. Granted, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service prices charged by TCI in various communities in Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington and all other complaints relating to the same prices. (By MO&O [DA 95-1142] adopted May 22 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) DYNAMIC CABLEVISION OF FLORIDA, INC. Granted complaints against the cable programming service prices in Hialeah, Miami Springs, West Miami, Sweetwater, Medley, Hialeah Gardens, Virgina Gardens, and Unincorporated Dade County, Florida. However, the Order is stayed pending the Bureau's decision on the cable operator's Petition for Reconsideration. (By MO&O [DA 95-1143] adopted May 22 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) - FCC-