DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 158 August 18, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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JACK W. GRAVELY NAMED DIRECTOR OF
WORKPLACE DIVERSITY [Internet file name:
nrmc5050.txt]
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CHIEF
REGINA KEENEY AND FCC GENERAL COUNSEL
WILLIAMKENNARD REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO
MOVE FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH
BROADBAND PCS "C BLOCK" AUCTION - News Media
contact: Stacey Reuben Mesa at (202) 418-0654; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau contact: Amy Zoslov at (202)
418-0660
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FCC FILINGS
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ANNUAL UPDATES -- COMMENTS INVITED ON
DEPRECIATION RATE PRESCRIPTIONS PROPOSED
FOR DOMESTIC TELEPHONE CARRIERS - Comments
are due September 8, replies September 22 - Contact:
Fatina Franklin at (202) 418-0840 [DA 95-1712]
FCC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION
PROCESSING - SPEED OF SERVICE
PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION
REQUIREMENT SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET REVIEW - Contact: Judy
Boley at (202) 418-0214
Report No. GL95-4 - LOW POWER/TELEVISION
TRANSLATORS: PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION
PERMITS
Report No. 1044 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. 23574 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43574 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1809 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU - August 7 through August 11
Report No. LB-95-28 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. I-8089 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. SPB-25 - DOMESTIC FIXED - SATELLITE
SPACE STATION APPLICATIONS ACCEPTABLE FOR
FILING
Reports No. 101 - TYPE ACCEPTANCE/NOTIFICATION
ACTIONS -- CERTIFICATION/NOTIFICATION
ACTIONS [Two Public Notices]
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ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST
BROADCAST INDECENCY. Amended rules to comply
with the instructions given by the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia in the matter of
enforcement of prohibitions against broadcast indecency.
(Action for Children's Television v. FCC) (GC Docket
No. 92-223 by MO&O [FCC 95-346] adopted August 7
by the Commission)
CLEVELAND AND EBENEZER, MS. Denied petition
for reconsideration filed by Afro-American Broadcasters of
Mississippi regarding the Report and Order which
substituted Channel 280C3 for Channel 280A at Cleveland,
and deleted the vacant Channel 280A at Ebenezer;
terminated the proceeding. (MM Docket No. 93-100 by
MO&O [DA 95-1757] adopted August 9 by the Chief,
Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau)
PAHRUMP, NV. Effective October 2, allotted Channel
236A to Pahrump as its second FM service. The filing
window opens October 2, closes November 2. (MM Docket
No. 95-45 by R&O [DA 95-1756] adopted August 8 by the
Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
AFTON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Granted
Afton's request for recision or reduction of forfeiture;
cancelled the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in
the amount of $6,000 for failure to file FCC Form 489 in
a timely manner. (By MO&O [DA 95-1778] adopted
August 7 by the Chief, Enforcement Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)
DIAL-A-PAGE, INC. Denied reconsideration and ordered
Dial-A-Page to forfeit $3,500 for violation of Section 301 of
the Communications Act and Sections 22.43(d)(6) and
22.9(b)(1) of the Commission's rules regarding the
unauthorized operation of Station KUC891 in the Public
Land Mobile Service (PLMS) at Mt. Pleasant, TX. (By
MO&O [DA 95-1780] adopted August 7 by the Chief,
Enforcement Division)
DIGITAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Denied
response and ordered Digital to forfeit $5,000 for violation
of the Communications Act and the Commission's rules
for operating Station KQC884 in the PLMS at Dearborn,
MI, without authorization. (By MO&O [DA 95-1779]
adopted August 8 by the Chief, Enforcement Division)
HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, INC.
Granted the Consolidated Request for Recision or Reduction
filed by HIgh Tech and cancelled the Notices of Apparent
Liabilities involving PLMS Stations KNKG445, Tipton,
IA; KNKG445; Tipton, IA; and KNKG447, East Moline,
IL. (By MO&O [DA 95-1782] adopted August 7 by the
Chief, Enforcement Division)
SACRAMENTO-VALLEY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(SVLP). Granted request for recision and dismissed Notice
of Apparent Liability issued to SVLP for Station KNKN219
in the Domestic Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications
Service to serve RSA Market 345B, California 10 - Sierra.
(By MO&O [DA 95-1775] adopted August 7 by the Chief,
Enforcement Division)
TETON COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED. Denied
reconsideration, dismissed supplement to petition for
reconsideration; ordered Teton to forfeit $2,000 for
violation of the Communications Act and the Commission's
rules by operating Station KNKD376 in the PLMS at Idaho
Falls, ID, without timely filing FCC Form 489. (By
MO&O on Reconsideration [DA 95-1776] adopted August
7 by the Chief, Enforcement Division)
TNI ASSOCIATES. Granted TNI's request for
reconsideration and dismissed the Notice of Apparent
Liability issued for failure to file FCC Form 489 for
Station NKM732 in the PLMS at Falls Church, VA. (By
MO&O [DA 95-1777] adopted August 7 by the Chief,
Enforcement Division)
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ADDENDA: The following items released August 17 were
not listed on Digest 157:
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FCC CHAIRMAN HUNDT ANNOUNCES FORMATION
OF A PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE [Internet file name: nrmc5051.txt]
CATHERINE J. KISSEE-SANDOVAL NAMED
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JAMES H. QUELLO
- RE: RESTRUCTURING THE FCC
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS - RE:
FCC RESTRUCTURING
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BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Denied
MCI Telecommunications Corporation's petition to suspend
and investigate Bell Atlantic Tariff FCC No. 1. Transmittal
No. 776, to introduce a new offering, group Link Video
Service, on a six-month trial basis. (By Order [DA 95-
1821] adopted August 17 by the Chief, Tariff Division,
Common Carrier Bureau)
PETITIONS FOR STAY. Granted requests for stay of
the Cable Services Bureau's action in ordering refunds,
modification of FCC Form 1200, and reduction in current
rates, pursuant to a finding by the Bureau that the cable
operator was charging a price for cable programming
services tier (CPS) that was in excess of its maximum
permitted rate, for the review period of September 1, 1993
to May 14, 1994. (By Order [DA 95-1795] adopted August
15 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Wednesday, August 17, 1995 (Late Release)
COASTSIDE CABLE TV. The Bureau reviewed
Coastside Cable TV cost-of-service filing for the
basic service tier pursuant to the City of Half
Moon Bay's request under section 76.933(d) and
finds that the basic service tier rate charged by
Coastside Cable TV is justified. (By MO&O [DA
95-1820] adopted August 11 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
Released Friday, August 18, 1995
JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Denied the
complaint against the cable programming service
price charged by Jones Intercable, Inc. in
Augusta, GA, and all other complaints relating to
the same price. (By MO&O [DA 95-1555]
adopted July 11 by the Chief, Financial Analysis
and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Denied complaints
against the cable programming service price
charged by Jones Intercable, Inc. in South Sioux
City, NE, and all other complaints relating to the
same price. (By MO&O [DA 95-1556] adopted
July 11 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Granted the
complaints against the cable programming service
prices charged by Jones Intercable, Inc. in
Palmdale and Los Angeles, CA, and all other
complaints relating to the same prices. (By
MO&O [DA 95-1591] adopted July 17 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
TCI CABLEVISION OF MISSOURI, INC.
Denied, in part, the complaint against the cable
programming service price charged by TCI
Cablevision of Missouri, Inc. in Jefferson City,
Missouri. (By MO&O [DA 95-1735] adopted
August 7 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
INLAND VALLEY CABLEVISION. Dismissed
complaints filed against it concerning charges for
cable programming service tiers in Uninc.
Riverside County, CA. The Bureau found that
Inland Valley Cablevision is subject to effective
competition in its franchise area. (By MO&O
[DA 95-1737] adopted August 8 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)