DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 196 October 13, 1995
The following items were adopted at the October 12 meeting
and released later that day.
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COMMISSION PROPOSES PLAN FOR SHARING THE
COST OF MICROWAVE RELOCATION --WT DOCKET
NO. 95-157-- (Report No. DC 95-127, ACTION IN
DOCKET CASE)
The Commission today proposed a plan for sharing
the costs of relocating microwave facilities operating in the
1850 to 1990 MHz (2 GHz band) band. This band has been
allocated for use by broadband Personal Communications
Services (PCS).
Action by the Commission October 12, 1995, by
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 95-426).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact:
Linda Kinney at (202) 418-0620.
[Internet filename: nrwl5039.txt]
COMMISSION DECLARES AT&T NONDOMINANT
(Report No. CC 95-60, COMMON CARRIER ACTION)
Recgnizing a decade of enormous change in the
long distance market, the Commission today voted to
reclassify AT&T Corporation (AT&T) as a non-dominant
interexchange carrier.
Action by the Commission October 12, 1995, by
Order (FCC 95-427).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Don
Stockdale at (202) 418-1580 and Melissa Waksman at (202)
418-0913. [Internet filename: nrcc5091.txt]
The follwoing items were dated and released Oct. 13:
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FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FCC FILINGS
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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FCC REFERENCE ROOMS AND THE LIBRARY
LIMITED SERVICES ON OCTOBER 16, 1995. For
further information contact: William Cline at (202) 418-
0267.
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FILES
REVISIONS TO ITS COST ALLOCATION MANUAL -
Comments Nov. 6, replies Nov. 24. For further
information contact Ed Dashkin at (202) 418-0806. [DA 95-
2125]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -
October 12.
Report No. 23612 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43612 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1817 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU WEEK OF OCTOBER 2 THRU OCTOBER 6
1995.
Report No. CL-96-01 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU, COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION.
Report No. CL-96-02 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU, COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS DIVISION RE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF
ACCEPTANCE OF SOLE APPLICATIONS AND
TENTATIVE SELECTEES FOR UNSERVED AREAS.
Report No. I-8113 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal
Section 63.01).
Report No. I-8114 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN (Formal Section
63.01).
Report No. I-8115 - APPLICATIONS REQUESTING
DESIGNATION AS A RECOGNIZED PRIVATE
OPERATING AGENCY ACCEPTED FOR FILING.
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WROC ASSOCIATES AND SMITH TELEVISION OF
ROCHESTER LICENSE, L.P., WTOV ASSOCIATES
AND SMITH TELEVISION-WTOV, AND WEYI
ASSOCIATES AND SMITH TELEVISION OF
MICHIGAN LICENSE, L.P. Granted waiver of duopoly
rule to permit common ownership and/or control of stations
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY, WTOV-TV, Steubenville, OH,
and WEYI-TV, Saginaw, MN. (By MO&O [FCC 95-411]
adopted September 29, 1995 by the Commission)
ESPRIT TELECOM OF THE UNITED KINGDOM LTD.
Granted application for authority to provide resale and
facilities based services between the United States and
various overseas points. (By O&A [DA 95-2123] adopted
September 29, 1995, by the Chief, Telecommunications
Division, International Bureau)
CHARTER NETWORK COMPANY V. ALLTEL OHIO,
INC., AND ALLTEL MICHIGAN, INC. Granted joint
motion to dismiss the complaint about carrier common line
(CCL) charges. (By Order [DA 95-2104] adopted September
28, 1995, by the Chief, Formal Complaint and
Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
VERY SHORT DISTANCE TWO-WAY VOICE RADIO
SERVICE. Denied request from the Personal Radio
Steering Group, Inc., to extend the deadline for filing reply
comments. The deadline continues to be on October 16,
1995 (WT Docket No. 95-102 by Order denying extension
of reply comment period [DA 95-2154] adopted October 12,
1995, by the Chief, Private Wireless Division)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released October 12,
1995, did not appear on Digest No. 195:
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FCC ANNOUNCES CLOSED-CAPTIONING OF ALL
COMMISSION OPEN MEETINGS.
As part of an ongoing effort to make
telecommunications accessible to people with disabilities, the
FCC today announced that all of its open meetings will be
closed-captioned.
For further information, contact Rochelle Cohen at
(202) 418-0500 (voice) or (202) 418-2555 (TT). [Internet
filename: nrmc5059.txt]