DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 18 February 7, 1996
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COMMISSION APPROVES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
FACILITATING NEW CELLULAR RADIO SERVICE
FOR JEWELL, KANSAS (CC Docket No. 90-591, Report
No. DC 96-9, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has approved the Joint Motion for
Approval of Settlement Agreement filed by Thomas
Domencich and the Committee for a Fair Lottery (CFL),
Nancy Naleszkiewicz, and Robert Taylor, Trustee, thus
facilitating the institution of new cellular radio service for
the Jewell, Kansas rural service area.
Action by the Commission February 2, 1996, by
Order (FCC 96-41).
News Media contact: Rochelle Cohen at (202) 418-
0500. [Internet file name: nrcc6012.txt]
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EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
Report No. 23669 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43669 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. B-165 -- NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR
FILING OF TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION
APPLICATION AND NOTICE OF PETITION TO DENY
AND HEARING FEE DEADLINES -- Cut-off date: March
12
Report Nos. D-838, D-838-A -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
APPLICATIONS
Report No. 1242 -- CABLE TELEVISION RELAY
SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR
FILING
Report Nos. N-007, N-007-A -- COMMON CARRIER
BUREAU NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS
Report No. NCS-96-14-A -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND
BRANCH INFORMATION
Report No. 1173 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS --
January 24 thru January 31
Report No. DS-1601 -- SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES INFORMATION
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WALTERBORO AND RIDGEVILLE, SC. Effective March
25, 1996 amended the FM table of allotments to reallot
Channel 265C3 from Walterboro to Ridgeville, South
Carolina, and modify the construction permit of Station
WPAL-FM accordingly; terminated the proceeding. (MM
Docket No. 93-169 by R&O [DA 96-65] adopted January 24
by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division,
Mass Media Bureau)
BIG SKY, MT. Effective March 25, 1996 allotted Channel
283A to Big Sky, Montana, as that community's first local
FM service; terminated the proceeding. Filing window
opens on March 25, closes on April 25. (MM Docket No.
95-148 by R&O [DA 96-90] adopted January 26, 1996 by
the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division,
Mass Media Bureau)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Granted the Joint Request for
Approval of Settlement Agreement filed by the NAACP and
Sun Mountain Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of Stations
KISN(AM) and KISN-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah;
recalculated and reduced the forfeiture assessed against Sun
Mountain for violation of the Commission's EEO rules to
$8,000. (By MO&O and Forfeiture Order [FCC 96-7]
adopted January 18, 1996 by the Commission)
BARRY COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. Dismissed Barry
County's petition for reconsideration of the Common Carrier
Bureau's Transport Waiver Order. (By Order [DA 96-142]
adopted February 6, 1996 by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Wednesday, February 7, 1996
KILGORE CABLE TV COMPANY. Granted request filed
by Kilgore Video, Inc. seeking waiver of the Commission's
broadcast-cable crossownership rule as it pertains to its cable
system in Kilgore, Texas. (By MO&O [DA 96-100] adopted
January 29, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
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Addenda: The following items released on February 6, 1996,
were not listed on Digest No. 17.
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FCC HITS $15 BILLION MARK IN TOTAL NET
AUCTION REVENUES
As of today, the FCC has raised $15.2 billion in
total auction revenues.
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-
0654. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Auctions
Division: (202) 418-0660. C Block -- Louis Sigalos, MDS -
- John Spencer, and SMR -- Diane Law
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COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SETS PLEADING
SCHEDULE IN PRELIMINARY RATE OF RETURN
INQUIRY -- Comments due March 11, replies April 15 --
Contact: Thomas J. Beers at (202) 418-0872 or John C.K.
Hays at (202) 418-0875. [DA 96-139]
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PRICE CAP PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR LOCAL
EXCHANGE CARRIERS. Granted due date extension to
March 1 for reply comments in response to the X-Factor
NPRM; extended deadline for filing reply comments with
respect to matters raised in Issues 19 and 20 and paragraphs
159 through 172 of the Pricing Flexibility NPRM to March
1. (CC Docket No. 94-1 by Order on Motion for Extension
of Time [DA 96-138] adopted February 6, 1996 by the
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)
PART 68 WAIVER REQUEST/STUTTER DIAL TONE.
Granted the requests of ConsumerWare, Inc., Fans Telecom,
Inc., Marstech Ltd., and Viking Electronics, Inc. for waiver
of Commission rules to offer a device that detects the
presence of a stutter dial tone. (By Order [DA 96-133]
adopted February 6, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Network
Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
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