DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 114 June 15, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC VACATES OPEB ORDER (Report No. CC 95-36, Common Carrier Action) The Commission vacated its Order denying exogenous cost treatment of local exchange carriers (LECs) expenses for accounting changes for other postretirement employment benefits and terminated the CC Docket No. 92- 101 preceding. Action by the Commission June 7 by MO&O (FCC 95-219) News Media contact: Susan Lewis at (202) 418- 1500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Suzan Friedman or Katherine Schroder at (202) 418-1530, or Geraldine A. Matise at (202) 418-1520. [Internet filename: nrcc5058.txt] GRANT OF APPLICATION OF TOM-TOM BROADCASTING TO OPERATE ON CHANNEL 281C1 AT RAPID CITY, SD, UPHELD -- MM DOCKET 88-540 (Report No. DC 95-80, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission June 8, by MO&O (FCC 95-200). New Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media contact: Arthur Scrutchins at (202) 776-1660. [Internet filename: nrmm5061.txt] FCC FINDS INTERNATIONAL CALL-BACK CONSISTENT WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (Report No. IN 95-15, International Action) The Commission has adopted an Order on Reconsideration confirming that international "call-back" service using uncompleted call signalling violates neither U.S. nor international law. Action by the Commission June 13, by Order (FCC 95-224). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; International Bureau contact: Kenneth R. Propp at (202) 418-1489 and Robert McDonald at (202) 418-1467. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - June 14 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - Non-Dominant Carriers - June 14 Report No. B-171 - NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR RULING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE: July 18, 1995 Report No. A-282 - NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR RULING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE: July 18, 1995 Report No. 95-14 - INTERNATIONAL ACTION - FCC COMPLETES ICENSING FIRST LOW-EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE SYSTEM. Report No. 3538 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS Report No. 43529 - BROADCAST ACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POTOMAC EDISON CO. Granted application for a waiver of the Rules to allow less than the required four remote stations for each master station in a Multiple Address System (MAS). (By Order [DA 95-1260] adopted June 2 by the Associate Bureau Chief, Office of Operations Gettysburg, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) ERRATING TO MO&O (FCC 94-190), released July 25, 1994, in the proceeding involving expanded interconnection with the LECs. (DA 95-1287). ++++++++++++++++++ CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST BRESNAN COMMUNICATIONS ET AL.. Granted stay requests of multiple cable operators to postpone enforcement of rate refund orders pending resolution of applications for review/petitions for reconsideration of those orders. (By Order [DA 95-1235] adopted June 5 by the Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF IDAHO, INC. Denied, in part, the complaint against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in Pocatello, Idaho. (By MO&O [DA 95- 1279] adopted June 8 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) SUN CABLEVISION, INC. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in Hawi, North Kohala and Kapaau, Hawaii. (By MO&O [DA 95-1280] adopted June 8 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF DECATUR, INC. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in Decatur, Illinois. (By MO&O [DA 95-1290] adopted June 9 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF TREASURE COAST, INC. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by TCI in Fort Pierce, Florida. (By MO&O [DA 95-1291] adopted June 9 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) ++++++++++++++++++ ADDENDA: The following items, released June 14, 1995, did not appear on Digest No. 113. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC EXAMINES RULES GOVERNING BROADCAST TELEVISION ADVERTISING SALES PRACTICES -- MM DOCKET 95-90 (Report No. DC 95-79 Action in Docket Case) Today, the FCC initiated a proceeding examining its rules governing the relationship between television networks and their affiliates in the advertisement market. Action by the Commission June 14, by NPRM (FCC 95- 226). News Media contact: Patricia Chew at (202) 418- 0500; Mass Media contact: Paul Gordon at (202) 776-1653 or Tracy Waldon at (202) 739- 0770. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------- REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON AT&T CORPORATION'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 61.47 (F)(2) RELATING TO THE "RESIDENTIAL INDEX" -- Comments due: June 19, 1995 and replies: June 22. [DA 95-1332] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF REED HUNDT TO CABLE- TEC EXPO SOCIETY OF CABLE TELEVISION ENGINEERS, LAS VEGAS, NV, JUNE 14, 1995. [Internet filename:spreh512.txt] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BROADCAST TELEVISION ADVERTISING. See item under "News Release" in addenda.