DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 200 October 20, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC RELEASES REPORT ON LONG DISTANCE MARKET -- Contact: Katie Rangos, Cathy Hsu, or Jim Lande of the Common Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division at (202) 418-0940. FCC FILINGS FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION LICENSEES OF AM, FM AND FM TRANSLATOR STATIONS IN ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI AND FM TRANSLATOR STATIONS IN COLORADO: CURRENT ADDRESSES FOR UPCOMING MAILING OF LICENSE RENEWAL BOOKLETS -- Contact Penelope Dade at (202) 418-2740. CARRIERS FILE REVISIONS TO THEIR COST ALLOCATION MANUALS, PUBLIC COMMENTS INVITED -- Comments due Nov. 16, replies Nov. 27 -- Contact Tom Quaile at (202) 418-0838 NETWORK SERVICES DIVISION, COMMON CARRIER BUREAU -- APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 63.16 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - Oct. 19 Report No. 265 -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN ACTIONS Report No. 23617 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43617 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. 1818 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU -- Week of October 10 through October 13 Report LB-96-02 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. I-8117 -- OVERSEAS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. I-8118 -- - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. 2106 -- OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSENDALE, NY. Effective December 4, 1995, amended the FM table of allotments to allot Channel 273A to Rosendale, NY as a commercial channel; dismissed the counterproposals filed jointly by Sacred Heat University, Inc. and Radio South Burlington; terminated the proceeding. Filing window opens Dec. 4, closes Jan. 4. (MM Docket No. 93-17 By R&O [DA 95-2129] adopted October 3, 1995 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) HEALDSBURG, CA. Effective December 4, 1995, amended the FM table of allotments to allot Channel 244A to Healdsburg, CA that community's third local FM service; terminated the proceeding. Filing window opens Dec. 4, closes Jan. 4. (MM Docket No. 95-89 By R&O [DA 95- 2147] adopted October 10, 1995 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) MONTANA CABLE TELEVISION ASSOC., COMPLAINANT, V. PACIFICORP, RESPONDENT. Dismissed with prejudice pole attachment complaint. (By Order [DA 95-2157] adopted October 13, 1995 by the Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau) PETITION OF US WEST FOR A DECLARATORY RULING THAT ROSEVILLE, MN, ORDINANCES INHIBIT ENTRY OF CMRS PROVIDERS IN CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 332(c) OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT. Extended the comment and reply period in the aforementioned proceeding. Comments due Nov. 8, replies Dec. 8. (By Order [DA 95-2196] adopted October 19, 1995 by the Chief, Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released Friday, October 20, 1995 WOMETCO CABLE TV OF COBB COUNTY. Granted withdrawal of the complaints filed against the rate charged for cable programming service in Marietta and Cobb, GA. (By Order [DA95-2150] adopted October 12, 1995 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) ************ Addenda: The following items, released October 19, 1995, did not appear on Digest No. 200: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- US WEST FILES AMENDMENTS TO ITS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER AND PETITION FOR RULEMAKING REGARDING MEET POINT BILLING REQUIREMENTS (RM No. 8540), PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED -- Comments due Oct. 26, replies Nov. 2 -- Contact Katherine Schroder at (202) 418-1530 [DA 95-2195] COMMENTS SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 61.41(C)(2) AND THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX- GLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES (AAD 95-124) -- Comments due Nov. 30, replies Dec. 14 -- Contact Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 [DA 95-2193] GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FILES PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORDER APPROVING THE ALASCOM, INC. COST ALLOCATION PLAN (AAD 94-119), PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED -- Comments due Nov. 3, replies Nov. 13 -- Contact Tom Quaile at (202) 418-0838 [DA 95- 2194] Report No. 95-129 -- COMMISSION TO HOLD EN BANC HEARING ON DIGITAL TELEVISION -- MM Docket No. 87-268 -- Requests to make oral presentations and appear on panels due Oct. 27 -- Mass Media Bureau contact: Saul Shapiro at (202) 418-2600. News Media contact: Maureen Peratino at (202) 418-0500. Report No. AUC-95-06, Auction No. 6 -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RESUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE NOV. 13, 1995 MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE AUCTION -- Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact: John Spencer at (202) 418-0660. Mass Media Bureau contact: Sharon Bertelson at (202) 416-0892. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECHES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS BY REED HUNDT, CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEMINAR, "THE FCC OF THE FUTURE," WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 19, 1995 [internet filename: spreh537.txt] REMARKS BY COMMISSIONER JAMES H. QUELLO, THE MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION, CHICAGO, IL, OCTOBER 19, 1995 [internet filename: spjhq507.txt] STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT REGARDING STAY OF C BLOCK AUCTION, OCTOBER 19, 1995[internet filename: spreh538.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA TELEPHONE CO. Granted the petition of Alaska Telephone Co. (ATC) to allow ATC to alter its study area boundary to reflect the incorporation of the previously unserved village of Healy Lake. (By MO&O [DA 95-2192] adopted October 18, 1995 by the Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau) - FCC -