DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 56 April 2, 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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COMMISSION ADOPTS RULES GOVERNING THE
ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTING AUTHORITIES
IN THE MARITIME MOBILE AND MARITIME
MOBILE-SATELLITE RADIO SERVICES (Report No. DC
96-28, Action Docket Case)
The Commission has adopted a Report and Order
setting forth rules governing the administration of
accounting authorities in the maritime mobile and maritime
mobile-satellite radio services, except for distress and safety
communications.
Action by the Commission March 13, 1996, by
Report and Order (FCC 96-110).
News Media contact: Rochelle Cohen at (202) 418-
0500. Financial Matters, contact: Shirley F. Wood at (202)
418-1990. Policy Matters, contact: Douglas V. Davis at
(202) 418-1479. [Internet filename:nrin6009.txt]
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REVIEW BOARD ELIMINATION NOT YET
EFFECTIVE [DA 96-482]
Report No. FCFS-32 - NOTICE OF FM BROADCAST
"FIRST-COME/FIRST-SERVE" FILING STATUS
Report No. CF-34 - WINDOW NOTICE FOR THE
FILING OF FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 23707 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43707 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1071 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. WT 96-7 - PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETINGS
Report No. TEL 3-A - STREAMLINED
INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal Section 63.01) (1a)
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LIBERTY CABLE CO., INC. Dismissed Time Warner's
application for review and emergency petition for stay of
the grant of special temporary authority to operate facilities
pending review. (By MO&O [FCC 96-120] adopted March
20, 1996, by the Commission)
BINGEN, WA. Denied application for review filed by
Arthur Baumgarden and, in view of his failure to appear for
reexamination, reduced his license from Advanced to
Novice class operator. (By MO&O [FCC 96-116] adopted,
March 18, 1996, by the Commission)
TCI CABLEVISION OF WYOMING, INC. Granted
complaint by The Post Co., licensee of KIFI-TV (NBC,
Channel 8), Idaho Falls, Idaho, for continued carriage by
TCI Cablevision of Wyoming, Inc. in certain specified
communities located in Teton County, Wyoming. (By
MO&O [DA 96-400] adopted March 20, 1996 by the
Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
MASADA CABLE PARTNERS II, L.P. Accepted
Masada's the notice of withdrawal of its application for
review of the order issued by the Commission for the City
of Gaffney, South Carolina. (By Order [DA 96-401]
adopted March 21, 1996 by Chief, Consumer Protection and
Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau)
GE AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted GE
American's application for authority to Contruct, launch and
operate a replacement statellite, designated GE-4, at the 87
W.L. orbital position. (By O&A [DA 96-495] adopted April
2, 1996, by the Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication
Division, International Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released March 29, were
not listed on Digest 54:
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ACCIPITER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND US WEST
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FILED A PETITION FOR
WAIVER OF SECTION 61.41 (C)(2), 69.3(E) AND THE
DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE
COMMISSION'S RULES AAD 96-35: Comment date:
April 29, 1996; Reply date: May 14, 1996 [DA 96-473]
Report No. LB-96-21 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. CL-96-40 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION.
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GTE SYSTEM TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Suspended
for one day and instituted an investigation concerning GTE
tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal Nos. 173 and 1013
proposing changes to the structure of cable space and pull
rates for expanded interconnection. (CC Docket No. 94-97
by Orders [DA 96-474 and DA 96-475] adopted March 29,
1996, by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier
Bureau)
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICE, INC. Initiated
an investigation into Bell Atlantic's Tariff No. 1,
Transmittal No. 835 which became effective January 4,
1996, introducing services permitting its collocated
interconnection cross connect services to interconnect with
its exchange access switched multi-megabit data service and
its exchange access frame relay service in the Virtual
Collocation Tariff Suspension Order. (CC Docket No. 94-97
by Order [DA 96-477] adopted March 29, 1996, by the
Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released April 1, were
not listed on Digest 55:
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** FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL
SERVICE. Extended by four calendar days the deadlines for
filing comments and reply comments in response to the
NPRM and Order establishing the Joint Board, FCC 96-93,
adopted and release March 8, 1996. The new deadlines for
filing comments is April 12, 1996; and reply comments May
7, 1996. (CC Docket No. 96-45 by Order [DA 96-483]
adopted March 29, 1996, by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau)
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