DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 114 June 15, 1995
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NEWS RELEASE
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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.
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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
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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).
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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)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released June 14, 1995,
did not appear on Digest No. 113.
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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.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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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]
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF REED HUNDT TO CABLE-
TEC EXPO SOCIETY OF CABLE TELEVISION
ENGINEERS, LAS VEGAS, NV, JUNE 14, 1995. [Internet
filename:spreh512.txt]
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BROADCAST TELEVISION ADVERTISING. See item
under "News Release" in addenda.