DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 193 October 10, 1995
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NEWS RELEASE
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AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGNS
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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AUXILIARY BROADCAST SPECIAL TEMPORARY
AUTHORIZATION RULE SUSPENDED DURING THE
1996 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA, GA
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS -- Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310.
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
Oct. 6
Report No. 23609 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43609 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. SPB-26 -- COMSAT CORPORATION'S
NOTIFICATION OF CORPORATE REORGANIZATION,
Comments due Oct. 25, replies Oct. 31. Contact: Olga
Madruga-Forti at (202) 739-0746 or Jim Ball at (202) 739-
0455.
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LONG ISLAND AND SANDY POINT, AK. Modified the
licenses of KABN(AM) and KSDP(AM) to specify operation
on 840 kHz and 830 kHz respectively; dismissed as moot
the pending applications to reinstate and extend the
construction permits for KSDP(AM) and KABN(AM) and
the formal complaint filed by Joseph D. Jones. (By Order
Modifying Licenses [DA 95-2091] adopted September 29,
1995 by the Chief, Audio Services Division, Mass Media
Bureau)
LaMESA AND TAHOKA, TX. Effective November 24,
1995, amended the FM table of allotments to reallot Channel
262C1 from LaMesa to Tahoka, TX, and modify the license
of Station KIOL(FM) to specify Tahoka as its community of
license; terminated the proceeding. (MM Docket No. 95-58
by R&O [DA 95-2075] adopted September 29, 1995 by the
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass
Media Bureau)
CONTINENTAL MOBILE TELEPHONE CO, INC.,
CONSOLIDATED DISTILLED PRODUCTS, INC. AND
LEAVITT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., COMPLAINANTS,
V. CHICAGO SMSA, L.P., DEFENDANT. Granted the
joint motion of Continental, et al.; dismissed with prejudice
the complaint; terminated the proceeding. (By Order [DA
95-1935] adopted September 7, 1995 by the Chief,
Enforcement Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau)
SATELLITE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, INC. Granted
Satellite Transmission Systems, Inc.'s request for a
declaratory ruling that the appointment of Mr. Dirk
Schillebeeckx, a Canadian citizen, as an officer of STS, does
not adversely impact the public interest. (By MO&O [DA
95-2079] adopted September 29, 1995 by the Chief, Satellite
and Radiocommunications Division, International Bureau)
GE AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted GE
American Communications Satellites, Inc. authority to
operate its GSTAR 2 domestic fixed-satellite in an inclined
orbit mode. (By Order [DA 95-2080] adopted September 29,
1995 by the Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunications
Division, International Bureau)
HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS GALAXY, INC. Granted
the application of Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc. to
operate its Galaxy III domestic fixed-satellite in an inclined
orbit mode and to operate it at the 93.5 degree W.L. orbit
location until March 31, 1996. (By Order [DA 95-2084]
adopted September 29, 1995 by the Chief, Satellite and
Radiocommunications Division, International Bureau)
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Granted General Electric Co.
(GE)'s request for a declaratory ruling that the appointments
of Messrs. Paolo Fresco, Kaj Ahlmann, and Nigel Andrews,
citizens of Italy, Denmark, and the U.K., respectively, as
corporate officers of GE and several of its subsidiaries do
not adversely impact the public interest. (By MO&O [DA
95-2082] adopted September 29, 1995 by the Chief, Satellite
and Radiocommunications Division, International Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
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Released Tuesday, October 10, 1995
SUMMIT CABLE SERVICES OF FORSYTH COUNTY,
INC. Denied the complaints filed against the rate for cable
programming service in Winston-Salem, NC. (By MO&O
[DA 95-2062] adopted September 28, 1995 by the Chief,
Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services
Bureau)
COLUMBIA CABLE OF WASHINGTON. Granted
complaint filed against the rate for cable programming
service in Hayden Island, Washington. (By MO&O [DA 95-
2074] adopted September 29, 1995 by the Chief, Financial
Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
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Addenda: The following items, released October 6, 1995, did
not appear on Digest No. 192:
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TELCAM APPARENTLY LIABLE FOR FORFEITURE OF
$40,000 IN SLAMMING CASE -- (Report No. CC 95-57,
Common Carrier Action)
The Common Carrier Bureau has issued a Notice of
Apparent Liability (NAL) finding TELCAM,
Telecommunications Company of the Americas, Inc.
(TELCAM) apparently liable for a forfeiture penalty of
$40,000 for willfully violating Commission rules and orders
concerning changes to a consumers' long distance carriers.
Action by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau,
October 6, 1995, by Notice of Apparent Liability [DA 95-
2132].
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau contact: Colleen
Heitkamp at (202) 418-0960.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON BELLSOUTH'S NOTIFICATION OF MARKET
TRIAL -- CC Docket No. 88-616 -- Comments due Oct. 20,
replies Oct. 27 [DA 95-2124]
CORRECTED VERSION OF PUBLIC NOTICE
RELEASED ON SEPT. 22 -- COMMISSION SEEKS
COMMENT ON MCI PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION
AND/OR RECONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION
ORDER FINALIZING RULES IMPLEMENTING THE
TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT --
Comments due Oct. 20, replies Nov. 3 [DA 95-2030]
FCC ISSUES NEW PROCEDURES, TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR BROADBAND PCS C BLOCK
AUCTIONS
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TELCAM. See News Release of October 6 in today's digest.
INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT STATUS REPORTS.
Corrected the effective date of rule changes that appeared in
the Report and Order [FCC-280] issued on August 9 in this
proceeding. Effective date: December 29, 1995. (CC Docket
No. 93-157 by Erratum [DA 95-2126] adopted October 6,
1995 by the Chief, International Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
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Released Friday, October 6, 1995 (Late Release)
REQUEST FOR STAY. Denied SportsChannel Associates'
request for stay pending reconsideration of Cable Services
Bureau order in CellularVision of New York v.
SportsChannel Associates, CSR 4478-P (released August 24,
1995). (By Order [DA 95-2134] adopted October 6, 1995
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