DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 129 July 7, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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PRELIMINARY DOMESTIC INFORMATION FROM
STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON
CARRIERS RELEASED BY THE FCC.
The FCC has released a compilation of financial
and operating data concerning domestic communications
carriers for the year ending December 31, 1994.
For additional information, contact the Common
Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division, (202) 418-
0940.
FCC GRANTS ITFS APPLICATION IN ARITON AND
DOTHAN, AL TO DOTHAN CITY BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
The Commission granted the construction permit
and license in the Instruction Television Fixed Service
(ITFS) on Channels D1-D4 in Ariton and Dothan, Al to
Dothan City Board of Education (Dothan City); and denied
the application filed by Henry County Board of Education
(Henry).
Action by the Commission July 5, 1995 by MO&O
(FCC 95-274).
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-
0500 and Mass Media Bureau contact: Dorann Bunkin at
(202) 418-1630. [Internet filename:nrmm5070.txt].
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NOTICE OF CHANNEL AVAILABILITY- News Media
Information (202) 418-0500.
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - For additional information contact
Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED
TELEVISION SERVICE - For Further information contact:
Vivette Hart and Robert Bromery at (202) 739-0700.
PACIFIC BELL PETITION FOR EXPEDITED WAIVER
OF PART 69 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES --
Comments due: July 21 and reply comments due July 28 -
For further information contact Wanda M. Harris at (202)
418-1530.
Report No. 1038 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. 2083 - PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
OF ACTIONS IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS
Report No. 1803 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU WEEK OF JUNE 26 THRU JUNE 30, 1995
Report No. I-8071 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILLING -- (Formal
Section 63.01)
Report No. 3539 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS
Report No. 23544 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43544 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. LB-95-22 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
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ELLIS THOMPSON CORPORATION. Denied petition to
intervene by Ameritel, Inc. in the proceeding for Atlantic
City, New Jersey cellular authority application for Facilities
in the Domestic Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications
Service on Frequency Block A in Market No. 134. (CC
Docket No. 94-136 by MO&O [FCC 95R-13] adopted 28 by
the review board: Marino [Chairman] and Greene).
HOLLY HILL, FL. Accepted Communication Educational
Association's application for a construction permit for a
New Noncommercial Educational FM Station on Channel
212 A. (MM Docket No. 94-88 by MO&O [FCC 95R-14]
adopted June 29 by the review board: Marino [Chairman]
and Greene).
PACIFIC BELL. Instituted for one day an investigation of
the referenced tariff transmittal No. 1811. (CC Docket No.
93-162 by Order [DA 95-1521] adopted July 1, by the
Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau).
US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the
petition for reconsideration for an experimental radio
station. (By Order [95-1522] adopted July 6 by the Chief,
Office of Engineering and Technology).
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Friday, July 7, 1995
HI-DESERT CABLEVISION. Granted the complaints filed
against the rate for cable programming service in the
communities of Apple Valley, Victorville, Uninc.
Victorville, and Hesperia, CA. (By MO&O [DA 95-1421]
adopted June 22 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
FALCON CABLE SYSTEMS, INC. Denied the complaint
filed against the rate for cable programming service price in
Atascadero, CA. (By MO&O [DA 95-1443] adopted June
26 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
TCI - CABLE RATE ORDERS. Denied, in part, the
complaints filed against the rate for cable programming
service in various communities: TCI Cablevision of
Oregon, Inc., Washington County, OR [DA 95-1457]; TCI
Cablevision of Los Angeles County, Arcadia, CA [DA 95-
1458]; TCI of Central Iowa, Inc., Traer, IA [DA 95-1459];
and TCI of Indiana, Inc., Bloomington, IN [DA 95-1461].
(By MO&Os [DA 95-1457 thru 95-1459] adopted June 28
and [DA 95-1461] adopted June 29 by the Chief, Financial
Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Denied complaints filed
against the rate for cable programming service in
Naperville, IL and Calvert County, MD. (By MO&O [DA
95-1460] adopted June 28 by the Chief, Financial Analysis
and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
RURAL MISSOURI CABLE TV, INC. Denied the
complaint filed against the rate for cable programming
service in Branson, MO. (By MO&O [DA 95-1462]
adopted June 29 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
TIME WARNER CABLE. Clarification pursuant to request
filed by Time Warner Cable that, to the extent that the facts
that it presented were similar to our determination in a prior
ruling that restructuring to create an a la carte package did
not violate the prohibition against negative option billing, it
had not violated the federal rule against negative option
billing. Clarification also that prior ruling signaled our
believe that state negative option billing law was preempted
by federal law in such a case. (By Letter [DA 95-1527]
adopted July 6 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following item, released July 6, 1995 did
not appear on Digest No. 128.
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Report No. CL-95-110 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU