DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 55 April 1, 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 Telcom Act-related Items, this
marking is unofficial and informational only.
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NEWS RELEASE
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COMMISSIONER QUELLO ISSUES SEPARATE
STATEMENT ON RULE REVISIONS FOR DBS
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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1996 TRS FUND WORKSHEET AVAILABLE - Contact:
Shoko B. Hair at (202) 418-1379
COMMON CARRIER BUREAU , NETWORK SERVICES
DIVISION PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOM TO REOPEN
APRIL 1, 1996
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-
0310
Report No. 23706 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43706 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 2126 - PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING
PROCEEDINGS
Report No. 2127 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION PETITIONS FOR
RULEMAKING FILED
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STARKVILLE, MS AND ETHELSVILLE, AL. Proposed
substituting Channel 222A for Channel 221A; reallotting
Channel 222A from Starkville, MS, to Ethelsville, AL, and
modifying the license of WMSU(FM) accordingly.
Comments are due May 23, replies June 7. (MM Docket
No. 96-67 by NPRM [DA 96-387] adopted March 19 by the
Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
DERMOTT, AR. Ordered KXSA Radio, Inc. to show
cause why the license for Station KGPL(AM), Dermott,
AR, should not be revoked. (MM Docket NO. 96-69 by
Order to Show Cause and Hearing Designation Order
(HDO) [DA 96-465] adopted March 28 by the Assistant
Chief, Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau)
KENSETT, AR. Ordered Red River Broadcasting, Inc. to
show cause why the license for Station KMOA(AM),
Kensett, AR, should not be revoked. (MM Docket No. 96-
74 by Order to Show Cause and HDO [DA 96-463] adopted
March 28 by the Assistant Chief, Audio Services Division)
PARIS, AR. Ordered Diamond State Broadcasting, Inc. to
show cause why the license for Station KCCL(AM), Paris,
AR, should not be revoked. (MM Docket No. 96-72 by
Order to Show Cause and HDO [DA 96-468] adopted
March 28 by the Assistant Chief, Audio Services Division)
REDDING, CA. Ordered Prather-Breck Broadcasting Inc.
to show cause why the license for Station KRDG(AM),
Redding, CA, should not be revoked. (MM Docket No.
96-68 by Order to Show Cause and HDO [DA 96-464]
adopted March 28 by the Assistant Chief, Audio Services
Division)
KOKOMO, IN. Designated for hearing the application
filed by Kokomo School Corporation to renew the license of
noncommercial educational FM Station WHSK, Kokomo,
IN. (MM Docket No. 96-71 by HDO [DA 96-467] adopted
March 28 by the Assistant Chief, Audio Services Division)
HENRYETTA, OK. Designated for hearing the
application of Fisher Broadcasting, Inc., to renew the
license of AM Station KDLB, Henryetta, OK. (MM Docket
No. 96-73 by HDO [DA 96-469] adopted March 28 by the
Assistant Chief, Audio Services Division)
PORT NECHES, TX. Ordered Under His Direction, Inc.,
to show cause why the license for Station KUHD(AM)
should not be revoked. (MM Docket No. 96-70 by Order
to Show Cause and HDO [DA 96-466] adopted March 28 by
the Assistant Chief, Audio Services Division)
GREEN RIVER, WY. Proposed allotting Channel 268C to
Green River as its first broadcast service. Comments are
due May 23, replies June 7. (MM Docket No. 96-63 by
NPRM [DA 96-375] adopted March 15 by the Chief,
Allocations Branch)
MTA COMMERCIAL BROADBAND PCS. Denied
petitions for review of an Order by the Chief, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, which denied two previous
requests to delay the licensing of all MTA license winners
in the Commission's PCS A and B block auction until the
future C block auction winners were ready to be licensed.
(PP Docket No. 93-253, ET Docket No. 92-100 by MO&O
[FCC 96-139] adopted March 28 by the Commission)
A AND B BLOCK BROADBAND PCS LICENSES.
Denied petitions for review of an Order by the Chief,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau which granted the
applications filed by the auction winners of 99 broadband
Personal Communications Services (PCS) licenses for the A
and B block frequencies. (By MO&O [FCC 96-140]
adopted March 28 by the Commission)
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (MDS)
STATIONS. Affirmed the adoption of the Second Order
on Reconsideration which revised the definition of the
protected service areas of MDS stations. (Gen. Docket
Nos. 90-54 and 80-113 by Third Order on Reconsideration
and Order to Clarify [FCC 96-130] adopted March 22 by
the Commission)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Monday, April 1, 1996
OMNICOM CATV, L.P. Denied complaints filed against
the rate charged for cable programming service in Romulus,
MI. (By MO&O [DA 96-392] adopted March 19, 1996 by
the Deputy Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released March 29 were
not listed on Digest 54:
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NEWS RELEASES
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COMMISSIONER BARRETT DEPARTS COMMISSION
[Internet file name: nrmc60024.txt]
FCC COMMISSIONER CHONG OFFERS PROPOSAL
ON CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ALASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED A PETITION
FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY
AREA" CONTAINED IN PART 36 OF THE RULES,
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF THE COMMISSION'S
RULES - Comments are due April 29, replies May 14 -
Contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 [DA 96-470]
DUCOR TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED A PETITION
FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY
AREA" CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX-GLOSSARY
OF PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES -
Comments are due April 29, replies May 14 - Contact:
Adrian Wright at (202) 418-0830 [DA 96-471]
FARMERS MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
PROJECT MUTUAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION, INC., AND US WEST
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FILED A PETITION FOR
WAIVER OF SECTIONS 61.41(C)(2), 69.3(E)(11) AND
THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES - Comments are due April 29,
replies May 14 - Contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 418-
0830 [DA 96-472]
Report No. CL-96-40 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. LB-96-21 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
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REMARKS OF FCC COMMISSIONER RACHELLE B.
CHONG TO THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER OF
AMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION,
NEW YORK CITY, MARCH 29, 1996 - "THE
EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES AND OTHER STORIES"
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ROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORP. Suspended for one
day and instituted an investigation of Rochester's Tariff
FCC No. 1, Transmittal No. 11, scheduled to become
effective on April 19, to introduce recurring rates for data
base queries associated with 8XX (800 or 888) toll free
calling for its Southern state companies. (CC Docket No.
93-129 by Order [DA 96-458] adopted March 28 by the
Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
ERRATUM to NPRM released February 9 in the matter of
amending Part 68 of the Commission's rule. (CC Docket
No. 96-28)
ERRATUM to MO&O [FCC 96-134] released March 28 in
the matter of various request for inspection of records.
(FOIA Control No. 96-68)