DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 3 January 17, 1996
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
December 15, 1995
Report No. 43654A -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. CC 96-1 -- COMMON CARRIER ACTION
Report No. LB-96-10 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. NCS-96-11 -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND
COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. NCS-96-11-A -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND
BRANCH INFORMATION
Report No. 1170 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS --
December 6 through December 13, 1995
Report No. DS-1593 -- SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
Report No. DS-1594 -- SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. I-8133 -- OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN
(Formal Section 63.01)
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BPS TELEPHONE CO., CASS COUNTY TELEPHONE
CO., GTE MIDWEST INC., AND OZARK TELEPHONE
INC. Granted the Joint Petition of the BPS, et. al. for waiver
of two Commission rules regarding the definition of "study
area." (By MO&O [DA 96-25] adopted January 16 by the
Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier
Bureau)
ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
AND SERVICES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Granted in part the Telecommunications Industry
Association's request for an extension of the comment due
dates in this proceeding; comments are due January 29 and
replies are due February 29. (CC Docket No. 87-124 by
Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File
Comments [DA 96-24] adopted January 17, 1996 by the
Deputy Division Chief, Network Services Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
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SUN COUNTRY CABLE. Denied the complaints filed
against the cable programming service prices charged in
Groveland, CA. (By MO&O [DA 95-2447] adopted
December 11 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
MULTI CABLEVISION COMPANY OF
LIVINGSTON/WASHTENAW. Granted small system relief
and found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to
be not unreasonable. (By MO&O [DA 95-2455] adopted
December 11, 1995, by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
ROBINSON CABLE TV INC. Granted small system relief
and found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to
be not unreasonable. (By MO&O [DA 95-2456] adopted
December 11, 1995, by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
PLUM CABLE TV. Granted small system relief and found
the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to be not
unreasonable. (By MO&O [DA 95-2459] adopted December
11, 1995, by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
SOCIAL CONTRACT FOR TIME WARNER. Issued to
correct a footnote in the Memorandum Opinion and Order,
FCC 95-478, released November 30, 1995. (By Erratum
[DA 96-16] adopted January 17, 1996 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau).
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Addenda: The following items, released January 16, 1996,
did not appear on Digest No. 2:
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PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR REPLY
COMMENTS DUE DURING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN -- Contact: Janice Myles at
(202) 418-1577 [DA 96-21]
Report No. 23654 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43654 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. CS 96-3 -- CABLE SERVICES ACTION --
Extension of Time to File Comments in CS Docket No. 95-
178 -- Comments due Feb. 5, replies Feb. 26 -- Media
contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 418-0852, Cable Services
Bureau contact: Meryl S. Icove at (202) 416-0800 [DA 96-
23]
Report No. 1830 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU -- December 11 through December 15, 1995
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ALLIANCE BROADCASTING, L.P. AND INFINITY
BROADCASTING CORP. Granted assignments/transfers of
seven radio stations and their associated booster stations
from subsidiaries of Alliance to subsidiaries of Infinity;
granted Infinity's request for temporary waiver of national
and local multiple ownership rules. (By MO&O [FCC 95-
511] adopted December 15, 1995 by the Commission)
ACT III COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, L.P. AND A-3
ACQUISITION, INC. Granted the application of Act III
Communications Holdings, L.P. to transfer control of Act III
Broadcasting License Corporation, licensee of various
television stations, to A-3 Acquisition, Inc.; granted A-3's
request for waiver of the Commission's duopoly rule. (By
MO&O [FCC 95-508] adopted December 15, 1995 by the
Commission)
NON-DOMINANT RESELLERS OF INTEREXCHANGE
SERVICES. Denied the petition for clarification or waiver
regarding Section 64.702(e) of the Commission's rules on
the ground that the issues raised therein are more
appropriately addressed in a rulemaking proceeding;
terminated the proceeding. (By Order [FCC 95-495] adopted
December 11, 1995 by the Commission)
PRICE CAP PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR LOCAL
EXCHANGE CARRIERS. Granted an extension for parties
to submit reply comments in response to the Pricing
Flexibility Notice; replies are due February 6. Rescheduled
the due date for replies in the X-Factor Notice proceeding to
February 16; granted an extension of time to February 16 to
address the matters raised in Issues 19 and 20 and
paragraphs 159 through 172 of the Pricing Flexibility Notice.
(CC Docket No. 94-1 by Order [DA 96-20] adopted January
16, 1996 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)
AMERITECH. Approved Ameritech's comparably efficient
interconnection (CEI) plan for its enhanced Message
Delivery Service (MDS). (By Order [DA 96-9] adopted
December 15, 1995]
CALLER ID. Extended the due date for filing reply
comments in the Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
January 30. (CC Docket No. 91-281 by Order Extending
Deadline for Reply Comments [DA 96-19] adopted January
16, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Network Services Division,
Common Carrier Bureau)
IVDS. Amended the Commission's rules to eliminate the
one-year build-out requirement; terminated the proceeding.
(WT Docket No. 95-131 by R&O [FCC 95-506] adopted
December 14, 1995 by the Commission)
SMR/800 MHZ. Granted the Motions of Extension of Time
filed by AMTA and PCIA to extend the comment due dates
in this proceeding; comments are due February 15 and
replies are due March 1. (PR Docket No. 93-144, RM-8117,
RM-8030, RM-8029; GN Docket No. 93-252; PP Docket
No. 93-253 by Order [DA 96-18] adopted January 16, 1996
by the Acting Chief, Commercial Wireless Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)
PRIVATE LINE RESALE BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND SWEDEN. Concluded that equivalent resale
opportunities exist in Sweden for U.S. based carriers and
granted applications allowing private line resale between the
U.S. and Sweden. (By MO,O&C [DA 96-17] adopted
January 11, 1996 by the Chief, International Bureau)
AMENDMENT OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES
REGARDING THE 37.0-38.6 GHZ AND 38.6-40.0 GHZ
BANDS AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING, 37.0-38.6 GHZ
AND 38.6-40.0 GHZ. Extended the date for filing comments
in this matter; comments are due February 12, replies
February 27. (ET Docket No. 95-183, RM-8553; PP Docket
No. 93-253 by Order Extending Time [DA 96-15] adopted
January 16 by the Chief, Office of Engineering and
Technology)
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The following items, released January 11, 1996, did not
appear on Digest No. 1:
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Report No. 23652 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 23653 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43652 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 43653 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
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The following item released December 15, 1995, did not
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NEW ORLEANS, LA. Denied the request for a temporary
waiver of the prime time access rule with regard to
WGNO(TV), New Orleans, Louisiana. (By Letter adopted
December 15, 1995 by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division,
Mass Media Bureau)
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