DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 79 May 3, 1996
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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC'S CHIEF ECONOMIST JOSEPH FARRELL TO
SPEAK ON CREATING COMPETITION IN LOCAL
PHONE SERVICE - SECOND IN ECONOMIC
SPEAKER SERIES - May 15, 12:00-2:00 PM, Room 856;
contact Martha Contee at (202) 418-0260.
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FCC FILINGS
JOINT RELEASE WITH DEPARTMENTS OF STATE
AND COMMERCE - UNITED STATES-MEXICO HIGH
LEVEL CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION ON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MORELIA, MEXICO,
APRIL 25-26; contact: Thomas Walsh at (202) 418-2118
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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GOVERNMENT AND NONGOVERNMENT
PUBLICATIONS SOURCES
FCC PROVIDES RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
TRAINING COURSE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -
Contact: Barbara Cutts at (202) 418-1116.
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON MFS PETITION FOR PREEMPTION OF LOCAL
ENTRY BARRIERS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;
comments June 3, replies June 18; contact Janice Myles at
(202) 418-1577 (DA 96-686)
U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND SAN
CARLOS APACHE TELECOM. UTILITY, INC. FILED
PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 61.41(c)(d),
69.3(b)(11) AND THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA"
CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF PART
36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES; comments June 3,
replies June 18; contact: Adr1an Wright at (202) 418-0830
[DA 96-694]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -
MAY 2
Reports 23730, 23730A - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 43730 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report TD-8 - PROTESTED TARIFF TRANSMITTALS -
ACTIONS TAKEN
Report TEL-11-A - STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR
FILING
Report 1846 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU - WEEK OF APRIL 22-26
Report LB-96-26 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE
INFORMATION
Report CL-96-46 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE
INFORMATION
CORRECTION to Report 2129, released May 1,
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND
CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING
PROCEEDINGS
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REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT TO THE
SEVENTH ANNUAL MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE, "The School
Bell Merger: Communications and Education," May 2, Los
Angeles.
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KTID-AM-FM, SAN RAFAEL, CA. Granted license
renewal; issued Notice of Apparent Liability for $15,000 for
EEO violations. (By MO&O and NAL (FCC 96-190)
adopted April 24 by the Commission)
WMNY(AM), ELLOREE, SC. Designated for hearing
renewal application of WMNY(AM) which has been off the
air since April 1, 1994. (MM Docket 96-107, by Hearing
Designation Order [DA 96-689] adopted May 1, 1996, by
the Assistant Chief, Audio Services Division)
AT&T/ INVESTIGATIONS. Terminated, as moot, the
investigations of AT&T's proposed modification to Contract
Tariff No. 360, as contained in Transmittal No. CT 3076,
and Contract Tariff No. 374, as contained in Transmittal
Nos. CT 2952 and CT 3441. (CC Dockets 95-146, 95-133,
by Order [DA 96-687] adopted April 24 by the Deputy
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)
WICHITA FALLS, TX. Granted license renewal for
KAUZ-TV, subject to EEO reporting conditions; issued
notice of apparent liability for forfeiture of $15,000. (By
MO&O and NAL (FCC 96-176) adopted April 12 by the
Commission)
CHESTER, SHASTA LAKE CITY, ALTURAS,
MCCLOUD AND WEAVERVILLE, CA. Effective June
17, amended FM Table of allotments for these
communities; window for filing applications for Channel
297C at Alturas, Channel 259A at Chester, Channel 283C3
at McCloud, Channel 296C at Shasta Lake City and Channel
276C2 at Weaverville will open June 17 and close July 18.
(MM Dockets 94-76, 94-77, by R&O [DA 96-625] adopted
April 23 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media
Bureau)
WELLSVILLE, NY. Effective June 17, amended FM Table
to substitute Channel 278A for Channel 228A at Wellsville;
modified license of WJQZ(FM) accordingly. (MM Docket
95-162, by R&O [DA 96-595] adopted April 16 by the
Chief, Allocations Branch)
ORLANDO AND LAKELAND, FL. Granted renewal of
WMFE-TV, Orlando, subject to EEO reporting conditions;
granted renewal of WTMV-TV, Lakeland, subject to EEO
reporting conditions; issued WTMV-TV notice of apparent
liability for forfeiture for $15,000 for EEO violations. (By
MO&O and NAL [FCC 96-173] adopted April 12 by the
Commission)
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/PLMS. Denied State of
New Hampshire waiver of sections of Part 22 to allow it to
operate a statewide multi-agency telecom systems to serve
public safety and governmental requirements; dismissed the
State's application and returned it as defective; dismissed
State's request for issuance of an order to show cause of for
dismissal of some or all of the competing applications of
McCormick and Jacobson; ordered that the remaining
mutually exclusive applications of M&J will be routinely
processed pursuant to regular Commission procedures. (By
MO&O [DA 96-648] adopted April 24 by the Chief,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)
IRVIN J. FORET, NEW ORLEANS, LA/AMATEUR
LICENSE ACTION. Accepted settlement agreement and
terminated proceeding against Foret which involved willful
and repeated violations of the Amateur radio service rules.
(By Order [DA 96-695] adopted May 2 by the Chief,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)
AMATEUR VANITY CALL SIGNS. Clarified that a
renewal application for a vanity call sign is timely filed
when received "on or before" the license expiration date.
(PR Docket 93-305, by Second MO&O [FCC 96-184]
adopted April 23 by the Commission)
THE WORLD COMPANY d/b/a COLUMBINE
CABLEVISION. Granted the cable system's petition for
special relief seeking to exclude KWHD -TV (Channel 53),
Castle Rock, Colorado, from its service area in the Denver
ADI for the limited purposes of the cable television
mandatory broadcast signal rules. (By MO&O [DA 96-649]
adopted April 25, 1996, by the Deputy Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
CLAYTON, MO. Granted short term renewals (to January
1, 1997) to stations KFUO(AM) and KFUO-FM, Clayton
MO, subject to EEO reporting conditions; ordered the
licensee, The Lutheran Church - Missouri , to pay $50,000
forfeiture. (MM Docket 94-10, by Decision (FCC 96R-23)
adopted April 23 by the Review Board)
MECCA, CA. In light of the elimination of the Review
Board, certified to the Commission the Mecca, CA, FM
proceeding. (MM Docket 90-504, by Order [FCC 96R-14]
adopted April 22 by the Review Board)
PENSACOLA, FL. In light of the elimination of the
Review Board, certified to the Commission the Pensacola,
FL, FM proceeding. (MM Docket 90-406, by Order [FCC
96-16] adopted April 22 by the Review Board)
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL. In light of the elimination of the
Review Board, certified to the Commission the Port St.
Lucie, FL, FM proceeding. (MM Docket 91-83, by Order
[FCC 96R-17] adopted April 22 by the Review Board)
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ADDENDUM to Digest 78: The following items were
released on May 2 by not listed on that day's digest:
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
Report I-8172 - ON APRIL 5, 1996, WESTERN UNION
INTERNATIONAL, INC., FILED A PETITION FOR
RECLASSIFICATION AS A NONDOMINANT CARRIER;
comments due May 31, replies June 17; contact: Kerry E.
Murray at (202) 418-1470
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IDAHO BROADCASTING CONSORTIUM, INC. Denied
application for review filed by B&B Broadcasting of the
grant of Idaho Broadcasting's application for construction of
unbuilt broadcast station KRMR(FM), Ketchum, ID, at a
different transmitter site. (By MO&O [FCC 96-164]
adopted April 10 by the Commission)
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CORRECTION to Digest 78: The text cited as Caller ID
should have been listed as follows:
CALLER ID. Granted request of Municipality of Anchorage
d/b/a Anchorage Utility Co. (ATU) for extension until May
2, 1996, to file reply to General Communication, Inc.'s
(GCI) opposition to ATU's April 8, 1996, motion for order
to show cause why GCI should not be subject to forfeitures
for failing to comply with the Commission's deadline for
implementing caller ID. (CC Docket No.91-281 by Order
Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply [DA
96-684] adopted May 1, 1996 by the Chief, Network
Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
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