DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 29 February 23, 1996
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CHARLES W. LOGAN NAMED CHIEF OF LEGAL
BRANCH, MASS MEDIA BUREAU.
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
FCC FILINGS.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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COMMENTS INVITED ON CITIZENS UTILITIES
COMPANY'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS
43.21, 43.22, 64.903, AND 64.904 OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES. - Comment date: March 5,
1996; reply comment date: March 20, 1996, contact: Alicia
Dunnigan, at (202) 418-0810 [DA 96-141].
ENTERNY TECHNOLOGY CO. SEEKS COMMISSION
DETERMINATION OF "EXEMPT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" STATUS
UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY
ACT OF 1935, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 103 OF
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 0F 1996,
Comments March 11; replies March 18. [DA 96-224].
FCC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION
PROCESSING - SPEED OF SERVICE.
Report No. B-178 - NON-COMMERCIAL
EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
CUT-OFF DATE: March 28, 1996.
Report No. NA-189 - NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF FM
BROADCAST APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION
OF PETITION TO DENY DEADLINE.
Report No. B-289 - NON-COMMERCIAL
EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
CUT-OFF DATE: March 28, 1996.
Report No. 23680 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Report No. 43680 - BROADCAST ACTIONS.
Report No. CS 96-10 - CABLE SERVICES ACTION -
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU TO HOLD PUBLIC
FORUM ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 TO DISCUSS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION
IMPLEMENTATION; News Media contact: Morgan
Broman at (202) 416-0852; Cable Services Bureau contact:
Elizabeth Beaty at (202) 416-0800.
Report No. LB-96-16 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION.
Report No. CL-96-31 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION.
Report No. CL-96-32 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION - ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DISMISSAL OF PHASE 1 RSA APPLICATION,
NON-WIRELINE TENTATIVE SELECTEE FOR
MARKET 53A.
Report No.107A - TYPE ACCEPTANCE/NOTIFICATION
ACTIONS.
Report No.107B - TYPE ACCEPTANCE/NOTIFICATION
ACTIONS.
Report No. 281 - EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS.
Report No. 282 - EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS.
Report No. 283 - EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS.
Report No. 284 - EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS.
Report No. 1836 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION
BUREAU WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12 THRU FEBRUARY
16, 1996.
Report No. I-8148 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal
Section 63.01).
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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS AS
PART OF THE PUBLIC POLICY FORUM SERIES,
"THE NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MARKETPLACE: RADICAL CHANGES AND GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITIES," THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA, FEBRUARY 22, 1996. [Internet
filename:spsn604.txt]
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FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE. Proposed to amend the
Commission rules to allocate the 13.75 - 14.0 GHz band to
the Fixed Satellite Service on a co-primary basis for Earth -
to - space ("uplink") transmissions and to make conforming
revisions to the associated services rules. Comment date:
April 1, 1996; replies comment date: April 16, 1996. (ET
Docket 96-20, by NPRM [FCC 96-55] adopted February
13, 1996, by the Commission)
CAPITOL RADIOTELEPHONE, INC. Imposed a
forfeiture of $6,000.00 for the willful and repeated
violations of the Commission rules in causing harmful
interference. (By Decision [FCC 96R-1] adopted February
9, 1996, by the Review Board)
FARMINGTON AND GALLUP, NM. Effective April 8,
1996, amended the Television Table of Allotments to reallot
channel 3 from Gallup to Farmingtont, modified
construction permit of KOAV-TV, accordingly. (MM
Docket 92-81, by R&O [DA 96-128] adopted February 1,
1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch)
APOLLO CABLEVISION, INC. Dismissed without
prejudice the petition for revocation of certification of the
City of Cerritos, California to regulate basic cable service
rates. (By Order [DA 96-160] adopted February 8, 1996 by
the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Dismissed
a complaint filed against the rate charged for cable
programming service in Farmingdale, NY. (By MO&O
[DA 96-183] adopted February 14, 1996 by the Chief,
Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services
Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released February 22,
1996 were not listed on Digest 28:
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COMMON CARRIER BUREAU OPEN FORUM FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 23, 10AM - 11AM.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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FCC COMPLETES FIRST RUN OF ITS NEW
SOFTWARE FOR THE PROCESSING 0F 931 MHZ
PAGING APPLICATIONS [DA 96-219].
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SUNSHINE AGENDA
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FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1996; 9:30AM, ROOM
856, 1919 M ST. N.W.
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VALUE VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND
PAXSON NEW YORK LICENSE, INC. Granted
conditionally, the application for assignment of license of
Station WHAI-TV at Bridgeport, Connecticut from Value
Vision to Paxson. (By MO&O [FCC 96-67] adopted
February 21, 1996, by the Commission)
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND TKR CABLE
COMPANY. Granted their request for a waiver of certain
rate adjustment requirements contained in the newly created
annual rate adjustment system for modifying certain cable
services rates. (By Order [DA 96-220] adopted February
21, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Denied the petition to reject or suspend and investigate
Transmittal No. 2525 filed against SWB. (By Order [DA
96-221] adopted February 21, 1996, by the Chief, Tariff
Division Common Carrier Bureau)
COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES. Granted
extension to file initial comment pursuant to WT Docket
No. 96-6, the new comment date is March 1, 1996; and
reply comment date March 25, 1996. (By Order [DA 96-
225] adopted February 22, 1996, by the acting Chief
Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)