DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 5 January 19, 1996
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC RELEASES REPORT ON LONG DISTANCE
MARKET
The FCC has released a staff report entitled Long
Distance Market Shares: Third Quarter, 1995. Contact:
Katie Rangos or Jim Lande at (202) 418-0940.
FCC RELEASES INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA
The FCC has released a report titled 1994 Section
43.61 International Telecommunications Data, prepared by
the Common Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division.
Contact: Linda Blake or Jim Lande at (202) 418-0940.
[Internet file name: nrcc6002.txt]
BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER
31, 1995
ALJ JOSEPH P. GONZALEZ RETIRES
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FCC FILINGS
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS
COMMENT ON BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE
INC.'S REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 22.903 OF
THE COMMISSION'S RULES -- Comments due March 2
-- Contact: Lisa Warner at (202) 418-0620
GVNW, INC./MANAGEMENT PETITION FOR
DECLARATORY RULING, OR ALTERNATIVELY, A
WAIVER OF SECTION 36.612(a) OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES -- Reply comment date extended
to February 2 -- Contact: Robert Hall at (202) 418-0857
FEE DECISIONS OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC -- Contact: Claudette Pride
at (202) 418-1995
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
January 17
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
January 18
Report No. 271 -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN
ACTIONS
Report No. 23656 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43656 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. A-201 -- AM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-
OFF DATE
Report No. CL-96-21 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. CL-96-22 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. LB-96-11 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. I-8134 -- OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal
Section 63.01)
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LONGVIEW, TX. Denied the petition for reconsideration
filed by the NAACP with regard to the license renewal for
Station KYKX(FM), Longview, Texas. (By MO&O [FCC
95-434] adopted October 23, 1995 by the Commission)
CORPUS CHRISTI AND THREE RIVERS, TX. Denied the
petition for reconsideration filed by Reina Broadcasting, Inc.
with regard to the allotment of channel 233C2 to Three
Rivers, Texas; terminated the proceeding. (MM Docket No.
91-193 by MO&O [DA 95-2434] adopted December 7, 1995
by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau)
GRAND JUNCTION, CO. Effective March 4, 1996, allotted
Channel 246C1 to Grand Junction, Colorado; terminated the
proceeding. Filing window will open on March 4 and close
on March 19. (MM Docket No. 95-43 by R&O [DA 95-
2450] adopted December 11, 1995 by the Chief, Allocations
Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau)
COPELAND, KS. Effective March 4, 1996, allotted Channel
*280C1 to Copeland, Kansas, and reserved it for
noncommercial educational use; terminated the proceeding.
Filing window will open on March 4 and close on March 19.
(MM Docket No. 95-85 by R&O [DA 95-2435] adopted
December 7, 1995 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy
and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau)
INGALLS, KS. Proposed allotment of Channel 242C1 to
Ingalls, Kansas, as the community's second local FM
service. Comments due March 11, replies March 26. (MM
Docket No. 95-180 by NRPM [DA 95-2451] adopted
December 8, 1995 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy
and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau)
U.S. ELECTRODYNAMICS, INC. Granted
Electrodynamics, Inc.'s application for authority to acquire
and operate satellite and connecting facilities for service to
various overseas points. (By O,A&C [DA 95-2463] adopted
November 30, 1995 by the Chief, Telecommunications
Division, International Bureau)
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS CO. L.P. Granted Sprint's
application for authority to acquire and operate facilities for
service between the United States, on the one hand, and
Gambia, Senegal, Tanzania and Tunisia, on the other hand.
(By O,A&C [DA 95-2465] adopted November 30, 1995 by
the Chief, Telecommunications Division, International
Bureau)
FACILICOM INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C. (FCI). Granted
FCI's application for authority to acquire and operate
facilities for service to Denmark and Sweden. (By O,A&C
[DA 95-2464] adopted November 30, 1995 by the Chief,
Telecommunications Division, International Bureau)
ATLANTA, GA. Granted in part the petition for
reconsideration filed by Norfolk Southern Railway Company
and reduced the monetary forfeiture to $5,000. (By Order
[DA 95-2480] adopted December 12, 1995 by the Chief,
Compliance and Information Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Friday, January 19, 1996
TIME WARNER CABLE. Denied petition for special relief
to delete several Ohio cable communities from WWHO's
(formerly WWAT) ADI. (By MO&O [DA 95-2436]
adopted December 7, 1995 by the Deputy Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
CALAVISION, INC. Granted small system relief and found
the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to be
reasonable. (By MO&O [DA 95-2453] adopted December
11, 1995 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
SUN COUNTRY CABLE TV, INC. Granted small system
relief and found the cable operator's maximum permitted
rate to be reasonable. (By MO&O [DA 95-2454] adopted
December 11, 1995 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
AMERICAN CABLE ENTERTAINMENT OF
KENTUCKY/INDIANA, INC. Granted small system relief
and found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to
be reasonable. (By MO&O [DA 95-2458] adopted
December 11, 1995 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CENTURY CABLE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Granted the operator's appeal of a local rate order issued by
the City of Redondo Beach, CA. (By Order [DA 95-2460]
adopted December 11, 1995 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
UNITED CABLE TELEVISION OF EAST SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY, INC. Denied request for mandatory
carriage on cable system in Los Angeles, CA by Station
KSTV (Channel 57), Ventura, CA. (By MO&O [DA 95-
2468] adopted December 12, 1995 by the Deputy Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
COPLEY/COLONY CABLEVISION. Denied request for
mandatory carriage on cable systems in Los Angeles, CA by
Station KSTV (Channel 57), Ventura, CA. (By MO&O [DA
95-2469] adopted December 12, 1995 by the Deputy Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
JONES INTERCABLE. Granted the withdrawal and
dismissed its appeal of the local rate order issued by the City
of Albuquerque, New Mexico. (By Order [DA 95-2470]
adopted December 12, 1995 by Chief, Consumer Protection
and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau)
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION OF OHIO. Granted their
appeal with respect to the issue of the refund timetable set
by the local rate order issued by the City of Avon Lake,
Ohio and remanded their appeal regarding regulatory
treatment of inside wiring maintenance fees to the City. (By
Order [DA 95-2471] adopted December 12, 1995 by Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
TCI CABLEVISION OF OREGON. Denied the cable
operator's appeal of the local rate order issued by the
Clackamas County, Oregon with respect to the issue of
additional outlets, refund liability and increasing rates. (By
MO&O [DA 95-2472] adopted December 12, 1995 by Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATION. Dismissed the
petition for relief of R. K. Production Company, Andrew
Raynovich and Frank Kirkwood as untimely filed. (By
MO&O [DA 95-2473] adopted December 12, 1995 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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Addenda: The following items, released January 18, 1996,
did not appear on Digest No. 4:
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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FCC ANNOUNCES NEXT MEETING TO DISCUSS
IMPLEMENTATION OF TOLL FREE 888 DATABASE --
Meeting will be held on January 25 -- Contact: Mary De
Luca at (202) 418-2334
THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU'S
TELECOMMUNICATION DIVISION CLARIFIES
PLEADING CYCLE FOR FILING REPLIES TO
COMMENTS AND SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS --
Contact: Peggy Reitzel at (202) 418-1499 [D 96-33]
NYNEX FILES PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF
WAIVER OF EXPANDED INTERCONNECTION
NONRECURRING CHARGE RULES -- Comments due
January 29, replies February 5 -- Contact Steven Spaeth at
(202) 418-1530
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IVDS. Waived the Commission's rules concerning the one-
year construction requirement for Interactive Video and Data
Service (IVDS) licenses until the R&O is published in the
Federal Register. (By Order [DA 96-31] adopted January 18,
1996 by the Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau)
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