DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No.148 August 3, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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NAACP DENIED RECONSIDERATION OF FCC
ACTION CONCERNING RENEWAL OF LICENSE OF
STATIONS WSPD (AM) /WLQR (FM), TOLEDO, OH,
DISMISSED (Report No. MM 95-74, Mass Media Action).
Dismissed a petition for reconsideration filed by the
Ohio State Conference of Branches of the NAACP.
Action by the Commission July 19, 1995 by
MO&O (FCC 95-306).
News Media contact: Patricia A.Chew at (202)
418-0500. Mass Media Bureau contact: Ray White at (202)
418-1440. [Internet filename: nrmm5088.txt]
COMMISSION AND TIME WARNER CABLE
NEGOTIATE SOCIAL CONTRACT; COMMISSION
REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT (Report No. CS 95-10
Cable Services Action).
Negotiated a Social Contract that will, if finally
adopted by the Commission, provide for the upgrading of
TWC's cable systems.
Comments due Sept. 5, replies Sept. 20.
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852. Cable Services Bureau contacts: Nancy Markowitz,
Jerome Fowlkes, and JoAnn Lucanik at (202) 416-0800.
COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION, INC. SOCIAL
CONTRACT (Report No. CS 95-11, Cable Services
Action).
Adopted a Social Contract resolving cable television
rate complaints pending against Continental Cablevision,
Inc. and requiring Continental to upgrade its systems.
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852. Cable Services Bureau contacts: Jerome Fowlkes,
Renee Terry, JoAnn Lucanik and Lenworth Smith, Jr. at
(202) 416-0800.
FCC ISSUES $10,000 FORFEITURE TO STEPHEN P.
DUNIFER FOR OPERATING AN FM BROADCAST
STATION WITHOUT A LICENSE (Report No. CI 95-10
Compliance and Information Action).
Granted in part and denied in part the Application
for Review filed by Stephen P. Dunifer and issued a
forfeiture of $10,000 for operating an FM Broadcast station
without a license.
Action by the Commission August 1, 1995 by
MO&O (FCC 95-333).
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-
0500. Compliance and Information Bureau contact: Ana
Curtis at (202) 418-1160.[Internet filename: nrci5005.txt]
Report No. CI 95-9 -- COMPLIANCE AND
INFORMATION BUREAU ACTIVITIES [Internet
filename: nrmc5008.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
August 2
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS -- August 2
Report No. 22147 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 23563 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43563 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
SOCIAL CONTRACT FOR TIME WARNER CABLE
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT -- Comments due Sept. 5,
replies Sept. 20. For further information contact Morgan
Broman at (202) 416-0852. [FCC 95-336]
FEE DECISIONS OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Contact: Claudette Pride
at (202) 418-1955. (DA 95-1684).
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REPORT
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FINAL REPORT OF THE HEARING AID-
COMPATIBILITY NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING
COMMITTEE (CC Docket 87-124)
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REVIEW OF THE COMMISSION'S REGULATIONS
GOVERNING PROGRAMMING PRACTICES OF
BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORKS AND
AFFILIATES. Extended to Sept. 28 and Oct. 27 time for
filing comments and replies, respectively. (MM Docket 95-
92, by Order [DA 95-1711] adopted August 2, by the Chief,
Mass Media Bureau).
EARLE, POCOHANTAS, AND WILSON, AR, AND
COMO AND NEW ALBANY, MS. Effective September 18
amended FM Table for these communities. (MM Docket 93-
259, by R&O [DA 95-1690] adopted July 28, by the Chief
Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau).
KRSB-FM, ROSEBURG, OR, Notified of apparent liability
for forfeiture of $10,000 for participating in an unauthorized
transfer of control. (By Letter [DA 95-1674] adopted July
26, by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau).
KKMX, TRI CITY, OR, Notified of apparent liability for
forfeiture of $10,000 for engaging in an unauthorized
transfer of control. (By Letter [DA 95-1673] adopted July
26, by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau).
SOCIAL CONTRACT FOR CONTINENTAL
CABLEVISION. See third item under "NEWS RELEASES"
(By MO&O [FCC 95-335]).
SOCIAL CONTRACT FOR TIME WARNER CABLE. See
second item under "NEWS RELEASES."
FALCON CABLEVISION. Granted request of Clackamas
County, Oregon, for declaratory ruling determining status
of Falcon Cablevision's a la carte packages and permitting
them to be treated as New Product Tiers. (By Order [DA
95-1680] adopted July 28 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
AT&T, MCI, GTE HAWAIIAN, AND US SPRINT.
Authorized to establish channels of communication between
the United States and Vietnam on a Switched Transit Basis;
authorized to establish channels of communication between
the U.S. and Canada on a Switched Transit Basis; US
SPRINT. Authorized to establish channels of communication
between the U.S. and Laos on a Switched Transit Basis. (By
MO,O&A [DA 95-1678] adopted July 26 by the Chief,
Telecommunications Division, International Bureau).
AT&T AND MCI. Denied petition by Tricom to reconsider
and amend an order granting AT&T and MCI a waiver of
the Commission's International Settlement's Policy. (By
Order [DA 95-1691] adopted July 31, by the Chief,
International Bureau).
ALLNET COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, Authorized
to transfer control of ALC Communications Corp. to
Frontier Corp. (By MO,O&A [DA 95-1658] adopted July
26, by the Chief, Telecommunications Division).
CLOSED-CAPTION DECODING CIRCUITRY, Granted
request by Consumer Electronics Group of the EIA for
partial relief of the Commission's closed-caption decoder
circuitry requirements for television receivers. (GEN Docket
91-1. By Order [FCC 95-309] adopted July 25, by the
Commission).
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ADDENDA: The following items released August 2 were
not listed on digest 147:
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FCC AUTHORIZES ALASCOM TO TRANSFER
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LICENSES TO
AT&T
Authorized the transfer of Alascom from Pacific
Telecom, Inc. to AT&T.
Action by the Commission August 1, by Order and
Authorization (FCC 95-334).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau contact: Robert Kimball
at (202) 418-2339. [Internet filename: nrcc5073.txt]
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ALASCOM. See item under "NEWS RELEASE" in
Addenda.
STEPHEN P. DUNIFER. See fourth item under "NEWS
RELEASES" in today's digest.