DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 142 July 26, 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GORDON C. COFFMAN NAMED SENIOR ADVISOR IN THE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU JACK WHITEHORN DENIED REVIEW OF ACTION WHICH TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF WFDR AND WVJF-FM, MANCHESTER, GA (Report No. MM 95- 69, Mass Media Action) Action by the Commission July 19, 1995 by Order (FCC 95-303). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500. Mass Media Bureau contact: David Blank at (202) 418-2670. [Internet filename: nrmm5082.txt] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PUBLIC NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TELEVISION SERVICE - SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS - Contact: Vivette Hart at (202) 739-0700 or Robert Bromery at (202) 739-0597 CORRECTION to EX PARTE PRESENTATION AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON- RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS, released July 7, 1995 for presentation and filings received on or before June 30, 1995 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - July 25, 1995 CARRIERS FILE PLAN FOR NON-STRUCTURAL SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT PCS CROSS-SUBSIDIES AND DISCRIMINATION; Comment date: August 16, 1995, Reply date: September 12, 1995. For more information contact: Rita McDonald at (202) 418-0668 [DA 95-1655] Report No. 43557 - BROADCAST ACTIONS (over) Report No. 3544 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS Report No. 2086 - PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS Report No. I-8080 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN - Contact: Janice Alston at (202) 739-0435 Report No. NCS-95-35 - WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. NCS-95-35-A - WIRELESS NARROWBAND BRANCH INFORMATION Report No. DS-1553 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. DS-1554 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Report No. CL-95-120 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report No. 1145 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - Week of July 12 thru July 19, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THARPTOWN, AL. Granted application of University of Northern Alabama for construction permit and license in the ITFS on Channels A1-A4; denied application of Dale County Board of Education. (By MO&O [FCC 95- 296] adopted July 14, 1995, by the Commission) DOTHAN, ARITON, AND ELBA, AL. Granted application of Houston County Board of Education for construction permit and license in the ITFS on Channel B1-B4; denied applications of Coffee County Bd. of Education and Geneva City Schools. (By MO&O [FCC 95-295] adopted July 14, 1995, by the Commission) WARNER, MCALESTER AND HENRYETTA, OK. Granted applications of Haskell School District and East Central University for construction permits and licenses in the ITFS on Channels D1-D4 at Warner and McAlester, respectively; denied the application of Enid Public Higher Educational Trust Authority to serve Henryetta. (By MO&O [FCC 95-294] adopted July 14, 1995, by the Commission) PREMONT, TX. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to sustitute Channel 264C3 for Channel 285A at Premont, TX; comment date: September 18, 1995, reply date: October 3, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-120 by NPRM [DA 95-1578] adopted July 14, 1995, by Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) RATON, NM. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to assign Channel 234A for Channel 229C2 at Raton, NM; comment date: September 18, 1995, reply date: October 3, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-114 by NPRM [DA 95-1550] adopted July 10, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) ATHENS, IL. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to assign Channel 241A to the community of Athens, IL as its first local transmission service; comment date: September 18, 1995, reply date: October 3, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-111 by NPRM [DA 95-1514] adopted July 5, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) LEXINGTON, TN. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to assign Channel 243A at Lexington, TN; comment date: September 18, 1995, reply date: October 3, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-122 by NPRM [DA 95- 1605] adopted July 18, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) LORDSBURG, NM. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to allot Channel 279C3 to Lordsburg, NM; comment date: September 18, 1995, reply date: October 3, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-112 by NPRM [DA 95-1551] adopted July 10, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) (over) BRONSON AND CROSS CITY, FL. Denied the petition for rulemaking filed by Women in Florida Broadcasting, Inc. to reallot Channel 295C1 from Cross City, FL to Bronson, FL. (MM Docket No. 92-200 by R&O [DA 95-1604] adopted July 18, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) RENO, NV. Granted the request for waiver of the Commission's one-to-a-market rule of Sierra Radio Company for KRNV(FM); granted application for assignment of license KRNV(FM) from Olympic Broadcasters Inc. to Sierra Radio Company. (By MO&O [FCC 95-297] adopted July 14, 1995, by the Commission) SALEM, WV. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to assign Channel 258A to Salem, WV; Comment date: September 18, 1995, reply date: October 3, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-113 by NPRM [DA 95- 1534] adopted July 7, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VI, ET AL. Effective September 11, 1995, amended the FM Table of Allotments to assign Channel 267B to the community of Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands; modified CP of WDCM(FM) accordingly. (MM Docket No. 92-244 by R&O [DA 95- 1584] adopted July 14, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. Granted the request for waivers of the Commission's one-to-a-market rule to permit common ownership of television stations WTVG(TV), Toledo, OH, and radio station WJR-AM, Detroit, MI; granted application to transfer WTVG(TV) from Media/Communications Partners to CC/ABC Acquisitions I Corp., licensee of WJR-AM. (By MO&O [FCC 95- 298] adopted July 14, 1995, by the Commission) ++++++++++++++ CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released Wednesday, July 26, 1995 SAMMONS OF FORT WORTH. Remanded appeal of local rate order, holding that since the City of Ft. Worth, Texas franchising authority failed to issue either a rate or accounting order within the applicable review period, it lost authority to issue refunds based on Form 393. Other issues were rendered moot and dismissed. (By MO&O [DA 95- 1597] adopted July 17 by Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ++++++++++++++ ADDENDA: The following items, released July 25, 1995, did not appear on Digest No. 141. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REQUEST FOR COMMENTS IN 800 MHZ SMR PROCEEDING - Comment date: August 4, 1995, Reply date: August 11, 1995 [DA 95-1651] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS). Suspended until August 26, 1995, the enforcement of the requirement that the TRS must be capable of handling coin sent-paid calls. (CC Docket No. 90-571 by Order [DA 95- 1650] adopted July 25, 1995, by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) ANNUAL 1995 ACCESS TARIFF FILINGS. Granted petition for waiver filed by Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. (By MO&O [DA 95-1648] adopted July 25, 1995, by the Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) +++++++++++++++ The following item, released July 21, did not appear on Digest No. 139. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PUBLIC NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NTIA AND FCC HOST ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON NEW PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE - For further information contact: William Donald Speights, NTIA at (202) 482-1652 or John Borkowski at (202) 418-0620 ++++++++++++++++ The following item, released July 20, 1995 did not appear on Digest No. 138. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PUBLIC NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FCC REPUBLISHES AUCTION PROCEDURES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BROADBAND PCS C BLOCK, FCC ALSO ANNOUNCES AUGUST 10 BIDDING SEMINAR - For further information contact: Louis Sigalos at (202) 418-0660 or Sue McNeil at (202) 418-0660 - FCC -