DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 179 September 19, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC ADOPTS NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS The Commission has adopted new customer service standards, effective September 1, 1995, that respond to the requirements of Clinton Administration's National Performance Review. News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Office of the Managing Director contact: Steve Shumacher at (202) 418-0110. [Internet filename: nrmc5054.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418- 0310 AUXILIARY BROADCAST SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION RULE SUSPENDED DURING THE VISIT OF POPE JOHN PAUL II TO NEW YORK CITY - Contact the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Consumer Assistance Branch at (800) 322-1117 or (717) 337-1212 Report No. CS 95-16 - CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DEVELOPS SYSTEM UPGRADE FORM - For further information contact: Rick Chessen or Jerome Fowlkes at (202) 416-0800 or Media Contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-0852 [DA 95-1893] Report No. 23595 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43595 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. CL-95-137 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION (over) Report No. I-8102 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal Section 63.01) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIKE ROAD AND RAMER, AL. Denied the Petitions for rule making to allot FM Channel 248A to Pike Road, and Ramer, AL. (MM Docket No. 93-244, by R&O [DA 95- 1932] adopted September 8 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) HEADLAND, AL, AND CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL. Effective November 3, 1995, amended the FM table of allotments to substitute Channel 287C3 for Channel 287A at Chattahoochee, FL, and reallot Channel 287C3 to the community of Headland, AL. (MM Docket No. 91-25, by R&O [DA 95-1938] adopted September 8 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) DONALSONVILLE, GA. Effective November 3, 1995, amended the FM Table of allotments to allot Channel 298A to Donalsonville, GA as that community's second local FM service. (MM Docket No. 93-205, by MO&O [DA 95-1933] adopted September 8 by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) BIG SKY, MT. Proposed amending the FM table of allotments to allocate Channel 283A to Big Sky, MT as that community's first local FM service. Comment date: November 13, 1995; Reply date: November 28, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-148, by NPRM [DA 95-1929] adopted September 8 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) MEREDOSIA, IL. Proposed amending the FM table of allotments to allocate Channel 228A to Meredosia, IL as that community's first local aural service. Comment date: November 13, 1995; Reply date: November 28, 1995. (MM Docket No. 95-147, by NPRM [DA 95-1930] adopted September 7 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) IMPSAT, USA, INC. Granted in part, application to acquire and operate facilities for service to various overseas points. (By Order, Authorization and Certificate [DA 95- 1962] adopted September 8 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau) FALCON TELECABLE. Dismissed stay filed by Falcon Telecable as moot and remanded to the local franchising authority, City of Marshall, TX, Falcon's appeal of the local rate order regarding the issue of calculation of Falcon's Hourly Service Charge and related refund liability. (By MO&O [DA 95-1969] adopted September 13, 1995 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ++++++++++++++++++++ ADDENDA: The following items, released September 18, 1995, did not appear on Digest No. 178. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (MDS) CONFERENCE - For information on the conference, contact: NPPCA at (202) 638-3100 or the FCC/OCBO at (202) 418-0993 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T CORP. Dismissed the petition by DirectTV for declaratory ruling re: transborder authorization of AT&T Corp. to provide Canadian Direct-to-home satellite services in the U.S. (By Order [DA 95-1995] adopted September 18 by the Chief, International Bureau) NEWS PRESS AND GAZETTE. Granted the petition for special relief filed on October 5, 1993 by News Press and Gazette for modification of station WECT's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-1851] adopted August 18 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) NEWS PRESS AND GAZETTE. Granted the petition for special relief filed on October 5, 1993 by News Press and Gazette for modification of WECT-TV's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-1852] adopted August 18 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TCI CABLEVISION OF OKLAHOMA, INC. Denied petition for special relief, seeking waivers of the Commission's network program nonduplication rules, the syndicated program exclusivity rules and the non-network territorial exclusivity rule. (By MO&O [DA 95-1897] adopted August 28, 1995 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) WEYI ASSOCIATES. Granted the petition for special relief filed by WEYI Associates for modification of WEYI's ADI market for must carry purposes. (By MO&O [DA 95- 1878] adopted August 28 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ++++++++++++++++ CORRECTION TO DIGEST No.178: CHATTANOOGA CABLE TV COMPANY. Listed as [DA 95-1160], should be [DA 95-1957] - FCC -