DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 57 April 3, 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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PUBLIC NOTICES
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WRC-97 ADVISORY COMMITTEE: MEETINGS OF
INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS
Report No. 23708 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43708 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report Nos. D-846, D-846-A -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
APPLICATIONS
Report No. 1250 -- CABLE TELEVISION RELAY
SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS
Report No. 3570 -- CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS
Report No. N-15-A -- COMMON CARRIER NETWORK
SERVICES APPLICATIONS
Report No. NCS-96-22-A -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND
BRANCH INFORMATION
Report No. 1181 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS -- Week
of March 20 through March 27
Report Nos. DS-1617, DS-1618 -- SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION
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ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES (ALTS) AND TELEPORT
COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. (TCG). Denied the
applications for review filed by ALTS and TCG with regard
to orders issued by the Common Carrier Bureau approving
zone density pricing plans of local exchange carriers; denied
a motion, filed by Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies, to
dismiss one of those applications for review. (CC Docket
No. 91-141 by MO&O [FCC 96-107] adopted March 12,
1996, by the Commission)
FLASH COMM, INC. Granted the request for extension of
time filed by the Defense Information Systems Agency and
the Manager, National Communications System to respond
to the Flash Comm, Inc. request for waiver regarding its
application for authorization in the high frequency band;
extended the time for filing comments to May 8 and for
reply comments to May 23. (By Order Granting Extension
of Time [DA 96-503] adopted April 3, 1996, by the Chief,
Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Wednesday, April 3, 1996
SAMMONS COMMUNICATIONS. Dismissed the
complaints filed against the rate charged for cable
programming service in Colonial Heights and Petersburg,
VA. (By MO&O [DA-96-324] adopted March 11, 1996 by
the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division,
Cable Services Bureau)
SCRIPPS HOWARD CABLE dba LAKE COUNTY
CABLEVISION. Dismissed the complaint filed against the
rate charged for cable programming service in Eutis,
Florida. (By MO&O [DA 96-385] adopted March 19, 1996
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable
Services Bureau)
CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC. Granted must
carry complaint filed against Armstrong Utilities, Inc., d/b/a
Armstrong Cable Services, operator of cable systems with
headends located in Ashland and Medina, Ohio. (By
MO&O [DA 96-395] adopted March 19, 1996 by the Deputy
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CHANNEL 17 ASSOCIATES LTD. Granted Channel 17
Associates partial relief to add several western Alabama
cable communities to WDBB's ADI. (By MO&O [DA 96-
440] adopted March 22, 1996 by the Cable Services Bureau)
MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION,
NEWTON, NEW JERSEY. Granted the broadcaster's
petition for mandatory carriage of television broadcast
station WMBC-TV on cable systems operated by UA -
Columbia Cablevision of Westchester, Inc. d/b/a TCI Cable
of Westchester in Mamaroneck, New York. (By MO&O
[DA 96-441] adopted March 22, 1996 by the Deputy Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
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Addenda: The following items released on April 2, 1996,
were not listed on Digest No. 56.
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SPEECH BY CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT, APRIL 2, 1996,
VARIETY/SCHRODER WERTHEIM CONFERENCE,
NEW YORK, NY, "WORDS THAT MATTER: WRITING
DOWN A COMMITMENT TO COMPETITION AND
KIDS"
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ALENCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ET AL. Granted the
Joint Petition filed by Alenco Communications, Inc., et al.
concerning the definition of "study area" in the
Commission's rules. (By MO&O [DA 96-489] adopted April
1, 1996, by the Chief, Accounting and Audits Division,
Common Carrier Bureau)
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CORRECTION: Report No. WT 96-7 released April 1,
1996, concerning the Public Safety Wireless Advisory
Committee Subcommittee Meetings, listed under Public
Notices in the Daily Digest of April 2, 1996, should have
been listed in the Addenda.
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