DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 25 February 16, 1996
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ADDITIONAL COMMENT SOUGHT -- COMMISSION
SEEKS ADDITIONAL COMMENT IN WIRELESS
ENHANCED 911 RULEMAKING PROCEEDING
REGARDING "CONSENSUS AGREEMENT" BETWEEN
WIRELESS INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND
PUBLIC SAFETY GROUPS - CC DOCKET NO. 94-102 -
Comments are due March 4, replies March 11 - Contact:
Won Kim at (202) 418-1310 [DA 96-198]
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
Report No. 274 - MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN
ACTIONS
Report No. 1067 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. 23676 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43676 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. CL-96-28 - TRANSFERS OF CONTROL
GRANTED FOR BATON ROUGE MSA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
Report No. CL-96-29 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. CL-96-30 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES
INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISMISSAL OF
PHASE 1 RSA APPLICATION NON-WIRELINE
TENTATIVE SELECTEE FOR MARKET 532B
Report No. I-8147 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. LB-96-15 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. 1835 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU - February 5 through February 9
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TEXTS
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ANDALUSIA, AL, AND WRIGHT, FL. Dismissed
petition for reconsideration and reinstatement of petition
filed by MetroCities Communications, Inc., seeking the
reallotment of Channel 251C1 from Andalusia, AL, to
Wright, FL, and modification of the license for station
WWSF(FM). (By MO&O [DA 96-155] adopted February
7 by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau)
ATHENS, GA. Granted the license renewal application of
WNGM-TV, Athens, GA, with conditions; notified licensee
of an apparent liability for a forfeiture in the amount of
$20,000 for EEO violations. (By MO&O and NAL [FCC
96-21] adopted January 24 by the Commission)
VICTORIA AND NEW BRAUNFELS, TX. Denied
KVCT, Inc.'s petition to reallot Channel 19 from Victoria
to New Braunfels, and to modify the license of KVCT to
specify New Braunfels as the community of license. (MM
Docket No. 91-151 by R&O [DA 96-73] adopted January 25
by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
MFS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Denied MFS's
petition for reconsideration, finding that MCS has not
presented any new evidence or arguments sufficient to cause
the FCC to alter its earlier decision to correct without delay
the cost misallocation in Part 69 of the Rules regarding
allocation of general support facility costs. (CC Docket No.
92-222 by MO&O [FCC 96-47] adopted February 6 by the
Commission)
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY (AT&T) V. LUFKIN-CONROE TELEPHONE
EXCHANGE. Dismissed with prejudice AT&T's
complaint against Lufkin-Conroe seeking damages resulting
from alleged violations of the Commission's rate of return
prescription for the period January 1, 1991 through
december 31, 1992. (By Order [DA 96-164] adopted
February 9 by the Acting Chief, Formal Complaints and
Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common
Carrier Bureau)
LONG DISTANCE/USA, INC., ET AL.
(COMPLAINANTS) V. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY, ET AL (DEFENDANTS). Dismissed with
prejudice the defendants request for reconsideration of an
order by the Commission which denied the defendants'
challenges to the Common Carrier Bureau's determination
that the defendants had improperly assessed the higher
carrier common line charge on the originating end of calls
using the complainants' interstate 800 services. (By Order
[DA 96-165] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Enforcement
Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
TELECONNECT COMPANY V. ILLINOIS BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY, ET AL (DEFENDANTS).
Dismissed with prejudice Illinois Bell's, et al, request for
reconsideration of the Commission's Order which denied the
defendants challenges to the Common Carrier Bureau's
determination that the defendants had improperly assessed
the higher carrier common line charge on the originating
end of calls using Teleconnect's nationwide 800 travel
service. (By Order [DA 96-166] adopted February 9 by the
Chief, Enforcement Division)
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ADDENDA: The following items released February 15
were not listed on Digest 24:
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SPEECHES
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SPEECH BY REED HUNDT, CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, ARTISTS RIGHTS
FOUNDATION, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
SYMPOSIUM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,
FEBRUARY 15 [Internet file name: spreh607.txt]
REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER RACHELLE B.
CHONG, BEFORE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
BAR ASSOCIATION, MIDWEST CHAPTER, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS, "A CAMELOT MOMENT--THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996", FEBRUARY
15 [Internet file name: sprbc608.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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Report No. CS 96-9 - CABLE SERVICES ACTION -
ELECTRONIC VERSION OF FCC FORM 1240 NOW
AVAILABLE IN LOTUS 1-2-3 FORMAT - Contact: Alex
Byron at (202) 416-0800 [DA 96-199]