DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 31                                   February 27, 1996

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FCC RENEWS LICENSE FOR WGGT-TV,
GREENSBORO, NC, AND ISSUES NAL FOR $17,500
(Report MM 96-9, MASS MEDIA ACTION)
     Granted application of Guilford Telecasters to
renew license for WGGT-TV, Greensboro, NC., subject to
reporting conditions and issued notice of apparent liability
in the amount of $17,500 for violation of the Commission's
EEO rule.
     Action by the Commission January 25 by MO&O
(FCC 96-24).
     Mass Media Bureau contact: Michael T.
McMenamin at (202) 418-1450. [Internet file name:
nrmm6006.txt]

FCC RELEASES NEW TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERSHIP
REPORT - LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LESS LIKELY
TO HAVE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Contact: Alexander
Belinfante at (202) 418-0944.

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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -
February 26

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTS A TUTORIAL ON "SMART ANTENNAS,"
March 6, 9:30 AM, Room 856; contact: Jack Linthicum at
(202) 418-2441

ENTERGY TECHNOLOGY HOLDING COMPANY
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 OF  1996;
Comments March 13, replies March 20; contact: Raelynn E.
Tibayan at (202) 418-1871 [DA 96-247]




EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS

Report 23682 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS

Report 43682 - BROADCAST ACTIONS

Report CS 96-11 - CABLE SERVICES ACTION -OMB
APPROVES FCC FORM 1235 ABBREVIATED COST-
OF-SERVICE FILING FOR CABLE NETWORK
UPGRADES; Cable Services Bureau contact Rick Chessen,
John Adams or Jerome Fowlkes at (202) 416-0800; News
Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-0852

Report I-8149 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING

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WJPA/WKTK-FM, WASHINGTON, PA.  Granted license
renewals, subject to EEO reporting conditions.  (By MO&O
[FCC 96-45] adopted February 5 by the Commission) 

WHFS-FM, ANNAPOLIS, MD.  Notified of apparent
liability for forfeiture of $38,000 for violation of the lowest
unit charge rule.  (By Letter [FCC 96-69] by the
Commission)

FILING REQUIREMENTS.  Proposed eliminating 13
reporting requirements for common carriers and reducing
frequency of six others; comments due April 8, replies April
23. (CC Docket 96-23, by NPRM [FCC 96-64] adopted
February 20 by the Commission) 





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ADDENDUM:  The following items, released February 26,
were not listed on Digest 30:

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND -
EXTENSION OF TIME TO MARCH 1 FOR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS - Contact: Catherine
Sandoval at (202) 418-0990 or Karen Gulick at (202) 418-
1700.

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TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF WESTERN
CONNECTICUT.  Granted in part and denied in part the
operator's cost of service appeal of  two local rate orders
issued by the Connnecticut Department of Public Utility
Control.  (By Order [DA 96-91] adopted January 26, 1996
by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)  

TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF WESTERN
CONNECTICUT.  Denied the complaints filed against the
rate charged for cable programming service in the following
communities:  Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton,
Naugatuck, Oxford, Beacon Falls and Bethany, Connecticut. 
(By MO&O [DA 96-96] adopted January 26, 1996 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)

PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO.  Suspended and set for
investigation Transmittal 1855, Tariff FCC No. 128
proposing to add five additional wire centers to its expanded
interconnection service after receiving bona fide requests. 
(CC Docket 93-162, by Order [DA 96-248] adopted 
February 26 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier
Bureau)