DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 50 March 25, 1996
** Before an entry denotes that the item is part of the
FCC's implementation of the 1996 Telecom Act. While we
will attempt to flag all Telecom-Act related items, this
marking is unofficial and informational only.
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** FCC IMPLEMENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
PROVISION GOVERNING MOBILE SERVICES ACCESS
TO LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS -- CC Docket No. 94-
54 (Report No. DC 96-27, Action in Docket Case)
The FCC terminated its inquiry into whether
commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider should
be required to afford equal access to long distance carriers.
Action by the Commission March 21, 1996, by
Order (FCC 96-126).
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-
0654. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact: Jeffrey
Steinberg at (202) 418-1310. [Internet filename:
nrwl6012.txt].
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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
ACCEPTS FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL AUTHORIZATION IN THE
LOCATION AND MONITORING SERVICE (PART 90,
SUBPART Q) - Comments due April 26; replies May 10.
For further information regarding this filing, contact Jay
Jackson or Jane Halprin, Commercial Wireless Division
(202) 418-0620, or Ronald Fuhrman, Licensing Division
(717) 338-2615.
Report No. 96-2 - FM TRANSLATOR-BOOSTER
APPLICATIONS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR
PROCESSING - CUT-OFF: April 25, 1996.
Report No. A-202 - AM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
CUT-OFF DATE: April 25, 1996.
Report No. 23701 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Report No. 23701A - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Report No. 43701 - BROADCAST ACTIONS.
Report No. CC 96-10 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU
CLARIFIES AND EXTENDS REQUEST FOR
COMMENT ON ACTA PETITION RELATING TO
"INTERNET PHONE" SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE -
RM NO. 8775 - Comments due: May 8, 1996; and replies
due: June 8, 1996; Contact: Kavin Werbach at (202) 418-
1599. [DA 96-414].
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TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION. Began proceeding
to evaluate the Commission s practices and policies
concerning the treatment of competitively sensitive
information that has been provided to the Commission.
Comment date: 60 days following publications in Federal
Register; Reply Comments date: 90 days following
publication in Federal Register. ( GC Docket No. 96-55 by
the NOI and NPRM [FCC 96-109] adopted March 13,
1996, by the Commission)
REQUEST FOR INSPECTION OF RECORDS. Denied
application for review filed by James A. Kay Jr. concerning
FOIA decision. (FOIA Control No. 95-385 by MO&O
[FCC 96-127] adopted March 21, 1996, by the Commission)
A-R CABLE SERVICES, INC. Granted request by
Television Broadcast Station WNDS (Channel 50), Derry,
New Hampshire, for mandatory carriage in Braintree, MA
by A-R Cable Services, Inc. d/b/a Cablevision. (By
MO&O [DA 96-359] adopted March 12, 1996 by the
Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released
March 22 were not listed on Digest 49:
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**COMMISSION INITIATES RULE MAKING
PROCEEDING TO ALLOW BROADCAST STATIONS
TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN TYPES OF MINOR
MODIFICATIONS OF LICENSES WITHOUT A
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT -- MM Docket No. 96-58
(Report No. DC 96-26, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission has adopted a notice of proposed
rule making to modify portions of Section 73 and 74 of the
rules to permit broadcast stations to implement certain types
of minor modifications of their facilities without first
obtaining a construction permit.
Action by the Commission March 19, 1996, by
NPRM (FCC 96-118).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500. Mass Media Bureau contacts: Richard Waysdorf
at (202) 418-2679, or Dale Bickel at (202) 418-2720.
[Internet filename: nrmm6014.txt]
FCC APPROVES REALLOCATION PLAN FOR 185
MEGAHERTZ OF SPECTRUM RELEASED FROM
GOVERNMENT USE: ESTABLISHES RULE MAKING
SCHEDULE (Report No. GN 96-4, General Action)
The FCC approved a plan for the allocation of 185
megahertz of spectrum transferred from the Federal
Government to the private sector and established the scope
and timing of future rule making proceedings to assign this
reallocated spectrum.
Action by the Commission March 22, 1996, by
Order (FCC 96-125).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau/Office of
Plans and Policy contact: Thomas P. Stanley at (202) 418-
2037; Office Engineering and Technology contact: Steve
Sharkey at (202) 418-2404. [Internet filename:nret6004.txt]
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MASS MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES REVISED
EXPANDED AM BROADCAST BAND IMPROVEMENT
FACTORS AND ALLOTMENT PLAN. For more
information, contact Jim Burtle at (202) 418-2660. [DA 96-
408].
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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS,
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION,
BEFORE THE WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTERS
ASSOCIATION, MARCH 18, 1996. [Internet file
name:spsn606.txt]
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ALASCOM, INC. Suspended and set for investigation
Transmittal No. 807, which would, among other things,
alter the liability, ordering, discontinuance and rate
provisions of the tariff. (CC Docket No. 95-182 by Order
[DA 96-404] adopted March 22, 1996, by the Chief, Tariff
Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. Clarified
when the subscriber plant factor transition rules apply. (By
R&O [DA 96-405] adopted March 22, 1996, by the Chief,
Accounting and Audits Division)
DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC.,
FAIRBANKS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES SYSTEM, ALL
WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND GVNW
INC./MANAGEMENT. Granted petitions for waiver of
section 69.3(f) to file their own access tariffs for a one year
period with a July 1, 1996 effective date. (By Order [DA
96-409] adopted March 22, 1996, by the Chief, Common
Carrier Bureau)
ERRATUM. To Report and Order (DA 96-206) released
March 4, 1996, concerning amendment to FM table - MM
Docket 87-433.
RECONSIDERATION OF THE AM EXPANDED BAND
AND ALLOTMENT PLAN. Denied the requests filed in
Comments in this proceeding; ordered that the June 30,
1993-A database is closed to further changes and the June
30, 1993-A AM Engineering Database will be used as the
official database for further use in the expanded band
proceeding. (By MO&O [FCC 96-113] adopted March 15,
1996, by the Commission)
** AMENDMENT OF PART 73 AND 74 OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES TO PERMIT CERTAIN MINOR
CHANGES IN BROADCAST FACILITIES WITHOUT A
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. See first item in Addenda
"News Releases."
ALLOCATION OF THE 219-220 MHZ BAND FOR USE
BY THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. Granted to an
extent the petition for reconsideration filed by Orion
Telecom, and affirmed the allocation of the 219-220 MHz
band to the amateur radio service on a secondary basis. (ET
Docket 93-40, by MO&O [FCC 96-25] adopted January 25,
1996, by the Commission)
PLAN FOR REALLOCATED SECTRUM. See second
item in Addenda "News Release."
** INTERCONNECTION AND RESALE OBLIGATIONS
PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO
SERVICES. See first item under "News Release."
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