DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 9 January 25, 1996
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NEWS RELEASES
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COMMON CARRIER BUREAU ACTS TO ENSURE
TIMELY DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TOLL FREE
NUMBERS (Report No. DC 96-3, Action in Docket Case)
The Common Carrier Bureau today announced
action to resolve certain issues and allow the industry to
open the new toll free service access code, 888, on March 1,
1996.
Action by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau,
January 25, 1996, by Order (DA 96-69).
News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Brad Wimmer
at (202) 418-2351, Irene Flannery at (202) 418-2373 and
Mary De Luca at (202) 418-2334.
FCC TO HOST A 1996 SPECTRUM AUCTIONS FORUM
The Federal Communications Commission's Office
of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) will
host a conference on "FCC Auctions '96" on Friday, March
15, 1996 in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Office of Communications Business
Opportunities at (202) 418-0990, 418-0993, or 418-0995.
[Internet file name: nrmc6003.txt]
S. JENELL TRIGG NAMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
POLICY ANALYST FOR THE OFFICE OF
COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
[internet file name: nrmc6004.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
January 22
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
January 19
PART 68 PLUG/JACK & WIRING ATTESTATION
LISTS-- Contact: William von Alven at (202) 418-2342
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
Report No. 23660 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43660 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 8138 -- OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATION ACTIONS TAKEN (Formal
Section 63.01)
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UNLICENSED BIOMEDICAL TELEMETRY DEVICES.
Proposed to amend Part 15 of the Commission rules to
expand the available frequencies and increase the permitted
power for unlicensed biomedical telemetry devices operating
on VHF and UHF television channels. Comments are due
April 16, replies May 16. (ET Docket No. 95-177 by NRPM
[FCC 95-488] adopted December 5, 1995 by the
Commission)
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Addenda: The following items, released January 24, 1996,
did not appear on Digest No. 8:
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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Report No. WT 96-2 -- WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION -
- PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS -- February
28, 29, March 1 in Orlando, FL -- Interoperability
Subcommittee contact: James E. Downes at (202) 622-1582,
Operational Requirements Subcommittee contact: Paul H.
Wieck at (515) 281-5261, Spectrum Requirements
Subcommittee contact: Richard N. Allen at (703) 630-6617,
Technology Subcommittee contact: Alfred Mello at (401)
738-2220, Transition Subcommittee contact: Ronnie Rand at
(904) 322- 2500 or 800-949-2726 ext. 600
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SUNSHINE NOTICE
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The FCC will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, January
31, 9:30 AM, Room 856, 1919 M St., NW, Washington,
D.C.
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Wednesday, January 24, 1996
OMNICOM CABLEVISION OF ILLINOIS, INC, d/b/a/
POST NEWSWEEK CABLE. Granted request for
clarification that certain rate and service restructuring do not
violate federal negative option billing restrictions and that,
to the extent that state law would have required operator to
seek affirmative subscriber consent to accomplish such
restructuring, state law is inconsistent with federal law and
is, therefore, preempted. (By Letter [DA 96-66] adopted
January 24, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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