DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 119 June 22, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC GRANTS WRWR-TV, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
TO AERCO BROADCASTING CORP. OF PUERTO
RICO (Report No. MM 95-48, Mass Media Action)
Action by the Commission June 19 by MO&O
(FCC 95-259).
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-
0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Marlene Dortch at (202)
418-1630.
NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING COMMITTEE REACHES
FULL CONSENSUS ON PROPOSED FCC RULES FOR
WIRELINE TELEPHONE HEARING AID
COMPATIBILITY AND VOLUME CONTROL - CC
DOCKET NO. 87-124 (Report No. DC 95-90, Action in
Docket Case)
An FCC advisory committee proposed that all
telephones in the workplace, confined settings, and hotels
and motels will be hearing aid compatible and have volume
control.
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1573; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Greg Lipscomb
at (202) 634-4216.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact:Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310
Report No. 23534 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43534 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, ET AL., FILED A
JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION
OF A "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN PART 36
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY AND SECTION 61.41(C)(2) OF
THE COMMISSION'S RULES - Comments due by July
28, replies by August 11. Contact Adrian Wright at (202)
418-0830 [DA 95-1343]
Report No. 8066 - PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED
FOR COMMENTS ON MCI'S PETITION FOR
DECLARATORY RULING REQUESTING THAT THE
COMMISSION FIND AND DECLARE THAT AN
INCREASE IN FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF MCI'S
STOCK FROM 28% TO 35% IS IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST AND NOT A TRANSFER OF CONTROL -
Comments are due July 10, replies July 24 - Contact:Kathy
Dole at (202) 418-1460, Mary Cobbs at (202) 418-1492, or
Janice Alston at (202) 418-1493.
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOGS -
June 20, June 21
Report No. PRA 95-007 - PUBLIC INFORMATION
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS SUBMITTED TO
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR
REVIEW - Contact Dorothy Conway at (202) 418-0217
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CLARENDON, TX. Amended FM table to allot Channel
257C2 to Clarendon; filing window: August 7-September 7.
(MM Docket No. 95-24, by R&O [DA 95-1315] adopted
June 13 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media
Bureau).
CANOVANAS, CULEBRA, LAS PIEDRAS,
MAYAGUEZ, QUEBRADILLAS, SAN JUAN, AND
VIEQUES, PR, AND CHRISTIANSTED AND
FREDERIKSTED, VI. Amended FM table to allot Channel
251A to Santa Isabel and Channel 253A to Frederiksted; to
reallot Channel 291B from Christiansted to Vieques, and
modify Station WVIS's license accordingly; to substitute
Channel 252A for Channel 252B at Vieques, reallot Channel
252A to Las Piedras, and modify Station WSAN's license
accordingly; and to substitute Channel 258A for Channel
252A at Quebradillas and modify Station WQQZ's license
accordingly. (MM Docket No. 91-259, by R&O [DA 95-
1323] adopted June 13 by the Chief, Allocations Branch).
BOSTON CELTICS BROADCASTING LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP. Notified Boston Celtics Broadcasting,
licensee WFXT(TV), of an apparent liability for forfeiture
in the amount of $10,000 for repeated violations of the
Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial
matter that may be aired during children's programming,
and granted renewal of the license. (By Letter [DA 95-1293]
adopted June 9 by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
PARAMOUNT STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA,
INC. Notified Paramount, licensee WTXF(TV), of an
apparent liability for forfeiture in the amount of $15,000 for
repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the
amount of commercial matter that may be aired during
children's programming. (By Letter [DA 95-1350] adopted
by Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
TIME WARNER CABLE. Granted TWC's petition
regarding application of the cable network nonduplication
rules to its Tehachapi, CA, system. (By MO&O [DA 95-
1313] adopted June 9 by the Cable Services Bureau).
TIME WARNER CABLE. Denied TWC's petition and
required TWC to carry KHSH-TV on its systems in Harris
County, Ft. Bend County, and Brazaria County, TX,(By
MO&O [DA 95-1295] adopted June 8 by the Cable Services
Bureau)
DUCHOSSOIS COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF
MARYLAND, INC. AND LIBERTY BROADCASTING
OF MARYLAND, INC. Affirmed the assignment of
license of WHFS from DCC to Liberty. (By MO&O (FCC
95-215) adopted June 5 by the Commission)
PALMETTO CABLEVISION. Denied Palmetto's petition
seeking exemption from the Commission's network
nonduplication rules in Augusta, GA. (By MO&O [DA 95-
1324] adopted June 9 by the Cable Services Bureau)
AMENDMENT OF PARTS 22, 90, AND 94 OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES TO PERMIT ROUTINE USE
OF SIGNAL BOOSTERS. Proposed to allow eligible
licensees to operate signal boosters without separate
authorization from the Commission. (WT Docket No. 95-
70, by NPRM (FCC 95-204) adopted May 17 by the
Commission)
AMENDMENT OF PART 0 OF THE COMMISSION'S
RULES TO REFLECT A REORGANIZATION OF THE
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL. Created a Competition
Division within the Office of General Counsel. (By Order
[DA 95-1397] adopted June 21 by the Managing Director)
ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY
FEES FOR THE 1994 FISCAL YEAR. Granted in part and
denied in part petitions for reconsideration and clarification
of the FY 1994 Report and Order. (MD Docket No. 94-19,
by MO&O (FCC 95-257) adopted June 15 by the
Commission)
BELLSOUTH. Denied BellSouth's petition seeking
clarification of FCC rules to allow BellSouth to resell
cellular service without having to first establish a separate
subsidiary for such purpose. (By Order [DA 95-1401]
adopted June 21 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau).
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE
COMPANY. Extended to July 6 and July 19 the deadlines
for filing comments and replies, respectively, to petitions to
deny filed against SNET's video dialtone application for
Connecticut. (By Order [DA 95-1408] adopted June 22 by
the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released June 21, did not
appear on Digest No. 118:
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COMMON CARRIER BUREAU ESTABLISHES
EXPEDITED PROCESSING PROCEDURES FOR
PETITIONERS SEEKING PART 36 STUDY AREA
WAIVERS [DA 95-1344]
Report No. DS-1543 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES INFORMATION
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PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF
"STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN PART 36,
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF THE COMMISSION'S
RULES. Ruled that effective immediately, local exchange
carriers shall file with the Commission as part of any
petition for waiver of a study area boundary, a state
document allowing a proposed reconfiguration f study area
boundaries. (By Order [DA 95-1403] adopted June 21 by
the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)
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ADDENDUM: The following item, released June 19, was
not included on Digest No. 116:
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FCC TO IMPLEMENT NEW GUIDELINES TO
IMPROVE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
The Commission will implement a number of
internal guidelines designed to further improve the decision-
making process.
News Media contact: David Fiske or Audrey
Spivack at (202) 418-0500; Office of General Counsel
contact: William E. Kennard at (202) 418-1700.