DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 227 December 6, 1995
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NEWS RELEASES
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MATRIX TELECOM, INC. APPARENTLY LIABLE FOR
FORFEITURE OF $40,000 IN SLAMMING CASE (Report
No. CC 95-71, Common Carrier Action)
The Common Carrier Bureau has issued a notice of
Apparent Liability (NAL) finding Matrix Telecom, Inc.
apparently liable for a forfeiture penalty of $40,000 for
willfully violating Commission rules and orders concerning
changes to a consumer's long distance carrier.
Action by the Bureau Chief, December 4, 1995, by
Notice of Apparent Liability (DA 95-2421).
New Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau contact: Colleen
Heitkamp at (202) 418-0960.
DAVID E. HOROWITZ APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF
OF THE PRIVATE WIRELESS DIVISION OF THE
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
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FCC RESPONDS TO REQUESTS OF IVDS AUCTIONS
WINNERS (Report No. WT 95-33, Wireless Telecom
Action)
The FCC has denied various requests made by
winning bidders from the July 28-29, 1994, Interactive
Video and Data Services (IVDS) auction.
Action by the Commission November 30, 1995, by
Order (FCC 95-479).
News Media contact: Stacey Reuben Mesa at (202)
418-0654; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contacts:
Mark Rubin at (202) 418-0653 and Eric Malinen at (202)
418-0638. [Internet filename:nrwl5043.txt]
BROADCAST STATION TOTAL AS OF NOVEMBER 30,
1995
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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FCC ANNOUNCES NEXT MEETING TO DISCUSS
INPLEMENTATION OF TOLL FREE 888 DATABASE -
Wednesday, December 13, 1995. Questions about this
meeting should be directed to Mary De Luca at (202) 418-
2334.
SCHEDULE FOR EN BANC HEARING ADVANCED
TELEVISION PROCEEDING - For further information
about the hearing, please contact Saul Shapiro at (202) 418-
2600. The contacts for media coverage are Karen Watson,
David Fiske, Maureen Peratino and Audrey Spivack at (202)
418-0500.
PRIVATE WIRELESS DIVISION ACTION TAKEN ON
APPLICATION IN THE POINT-TO-POINT
MICROWAVE RADIO SERVICE (DA 95-2419)
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
December 4.
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG
December 5.
Report No. 23643 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Report No. 23644 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Report No. 43643 - BROADCAST ACTIONS.
Report No. D-829 - MASS MEDIA BUREAU
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
APPLICATIONS.
Report No. D-829-A - MASS MEDIA BUREAU
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
APPLICATIONS.
Report No. N-001 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU
NETWORK SERVICE APPLICATIONS.
Report No. N-001-A - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU
NETWORK SERVICE APPLICATIONS.
Report No. 3561 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS.
Report No. NCS-96-09 - WIRELESS NARROWBAND
COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION.
Report No. NCS-96-09-A - WIRELESS NARROWBAND
BRANCH INFORMATION.
Report No. 1164 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPT AND DISPOSALS - Week
of November 22 thru November 29, 1995.
Report No. DS-1589 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES INFORMATION.
Report No. DS-1589 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES.
Report No. I-8130 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTION TAKEN (Formal
Section 63.01).
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MATRIX. See first item under "News Releases."
INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICES (IVDS)
LICENSES. See third item under "News Release."
ADA, NEWCASTLE, AND WATONGA, OK. Proposed
the reallotment of Channel 227C1 from Ada to Newcastle
and to modify the license of KTLS (FM) accordingly;
proposed substituting Channel 230A for Channel 228A at
Watonga; ordered KIMY (FM), Watonga, to show cause
why its license should not be modified; Comments due
January 29, 1996, and replies February 13, 1996. (MM
Docket No. 95-175 by NPRM and OSC [DA 95-2367]
adopted November 21, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations
Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
BAY ST. LOUIS and POPLARVILLE, MI. Effective
January 22, 1996 amended FM table to reallot Channel
300C from Poplarville to Bay St. Louis and modify license
of station WZKX accordingly. (MM Docket No. 90-163 by
R&O [DA 95-2384] adopted November 3, 1995, by the
Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
HOMESTEAD AND NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL.
Effective January 22, 1996, substituted Channel 239C2
for Channel 239C1 at Homestead, and reallotted the channel
from Homestead to North Miami Beach; and modified the
license of station WXDJ (FM) to specify North Miami
Beach. (MM Docket No. 95-76 by R&O [DA 95-2385]
adopted November 24, 1995, by the Chief, Allocations
Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
HERITAGE CABLEVISION OF TENNESSEE, INC., et
al, GREATER DENVER AREA, COLORADO. Dismissed
as untimely an appeal of an accounting order issued by the
Greater Metro Cable Consortium, in Greater Denver area,
CO. (By Order [DA 95-2405] adopted November 28, 1995
by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released December 5,
1995 were not listed on Digest 226:
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Report No. 43642 - BROADCAST ACTIONS.
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PACIFIC TELECOM, INC. Granted the petition of Pacific
Telecom, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates Wayside Telephone
Company, Footville Telephone Company, Shell Lake
Telephone Company, Inc., and Turtle Lake Telephone
Company, Inc. for waiver of the definition of "Study Area."
(By MO&O [DA 95-2418] adopted December 5, 1995 by
the Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
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BY REED HUNDT, CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, DELOITTE &
TOUCHE CONSULTING GROUP,
"TELECOMPETITION 95", "COMPLETION IS THE
KEY" WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 5, 1995.
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