DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 33 February 29, 1996. **Before an entry denotes that the item is part of the FCC's implementation of the 1996 Telcom Act. While we will attempt to flag all Telecom Act-related items, this marking is unofficial and informational only. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DONALD H. GIPS NAMED DEPUTY CHIEF, INTERNATIONAL BUREAU, WILL WORK ON TELECOM LAW UNTIL MAY [Internet filename:nrmc6015.txt] ELLIOT E. MAXWELL NAMED DEPUTY CHIEF, OPP [Internet filename:nrmc6014.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC LOG - February 28, 1996. Report No. 23684 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Report No. 43684 - BROADCAST ACTIONS. Report No. 23684A - ITFS APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Report No. N-010-A - COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS. Report No. 3566 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** REPORT ON TELECOM ACT IMPLEMENTATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDMENT OF PART 68 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Proposed amendment of Part 68 of the Commission rules to harmonize U.S. and Canadian requirements for connection of terminal equipment to public switched network. Comment date: April 1, 1996; reply comment date: April 16, 1996. (CC Docket No. 96-28 by NPRM [FCC 96-39] adopted February 2, 1996, by the Commission) HARRISBURG AND ALBEMARLE, NC. Denied the petition for reconsideration filed by Piedmont Crescent Communications, in the Harrison and Albemarle, North Carolina, FM proceeding. (MM Docket No. 89-594 by MO&O [DA 96-204] adopted February 16, 1996, by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division) BROOKVILLE AND PUNXSUTAWNEY, JOHNSONBURG, INDIANA, AND BARNESBORO, PA. Denied the petition for reconsideration filed by Renda Radio in this FM proceeding. (MM Docket No. 96-433 by MO&O [DA 96-205] adopted February 16, 1996, by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division) 1996 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFFS. Set forth the summary material that local exchange carriers (LECs) should file on or before April 2, 1996 to support revisions to the rates in their interstate access service tariffs. (By Tariff Review Plans [DA 96-263] adopted February 29, 1996, by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Granted waiver and denied petition by MCI to reject or suspend and investigate SWB Tariff Transmittal Nos. 2528,2529, and 2531. (By Order [DA 96-264] adopted February 29, 1996, by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Denied a complaint filed against the rate charged for cable programming service in Bayonne, NJ. (By MO&O [DA 96- 191] adopted February 15, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Denied a complaint filed against the rate charged for cable programming service in Bergenfield, New Milford, Dumont, Tenafly, Fair Lawn, Oradell, Demarest, Closter, Emerson, River Vale, Old Tappan, Woodeliff Lake, Harrington Park, Norwood, Northvale, Haworth, Saddle River, and Rockleigh, NJ. (By MO&O [DA 96-194] adopted February 15, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. Denied petitions regarding state or local laws prohibiting converter boxes and restricting the scrambling of programming on "cable programming service" or nonbasic service tiers. Petitions denied due to preemption by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. (By MO&O [DA 96-260] adopted February 27, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) * * * * * Addenda: The following items released on February 28, 1996, were not listed on Digest No. 32. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNSHINE AGENDA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELETION OF AGENDA ITEM FROM FEBRUARY 29TH OPEN MEETING. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW TECHNOLOGY EXHIBIT FOR THE EN BANC HEARING ON SPECTRUM POLICY. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH -------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS GIVEN BY MICHELE FARQUHAR ACTING CHIEF, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU, NARUC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, J.W. MARRIOTT HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 28, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** AMATEUR SERVICE RULES. Amended the rules for the Amateur Radio Service, consistent with the statutory mandate of the 1996 Telecommunications Act to remove certain unnecessary and outdated regulations. (By Order [FCC 96-74] adopted February 28, 1996, by the Commission) --FCC--