DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 82 May 8, 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH THE SCOPE OF PERMISSIBLE USES OF INMARSAT AERONAUTICAL SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES -- CC Docket No. 87-75 (Report No. DC 96-39, Action in Docket Case) The FCC, in an Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, proposed to establish the scope of permissible uses of Inmarsat aeronautical services in the United States. Action by the Commission April 9, 1996, by Order on Reconsideration and FNPRM (FCC 96-161). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500. International Bureau contact: Olga Madruga-Forti at (202) 418-0766. [Internet file name: nrin6012.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -- May 7 Report Nos. 23733, 2733A -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43733 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS Report Nos. D-851, D-851-A -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS Report No. 1073 -- CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER FILINGS Report No. 1255 -- CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. NCS-96-27 -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. NCS-96-27-A -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND BRANCH INFORMATION Report No. 1186 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS -- Week of April 24 through May 1 Report Nos. DS-1627, DS-1628 -- SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOPKINSVILLE, KY. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to allot Channel 248A to Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Comments are due July 1, replies July 16. (MM Docket No. 96-106 by NPRM [DA 96-676] adopted April 29, 1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) HAVERHILL, MA. Denied the application for review filed by the City of Haverhill with regard to assignment of license of WHAV(AM), Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Costa Communications Corp. (By MO&O [FCC 96-199] adopted April 26, 1996, by the Commission) BOLINGBROKE, GA. Denied the petition for reconsideration filed by Joseph I. Kendrick; dismissed the opposition filed by Spaulding Broadcasting, L.P.; dismissed as moot the FCC Form 302 license application and the application for review filed by Kendrick; and ordered Station WDBS(FM), Bolingbroke, Georgia, to cease broadcast operations. (By Letter [DA 96-688] adopted April 30, 1996, by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau) LOS ANGELES, CA. Deleted 12 Part 90 licenses from the subject matter of this proceeding and dismissed the request of James A. Kay, Jr., licensee of 164 Part 90 licenses in the Los Angeles, California area, for reconsideration of the designation order in this proceeding. (WT Docket No. 94- 147 by Order [FCC 96-200] adopted May 1, 1996, by the Commission) CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released Wednesday, May 8, 1996 RIGEL COMMUNICATIONS INC./RIGEL CSSF JOINT VENTURE. Granted small system relief and found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to be reasonable in the Town of Plains, GA. (By MO&O [DA 96-662] adopted April 26,1996, by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) RIGEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC./RIGEL CSSF JOINT VENTURE. Granted small system relief and found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to be reasonable in the City of Arabi, GA. (By MO&O [DA 96-663] adopted April 26, 1996, by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) RIGEL COMMUNICATIONS INC./RIGEL COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP I Granted small system relief and found the cable operators maximum permitted rate to be reasonable in the City of Gordon, GA. (By MO&O [DA 96-664] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) RIFKIN COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS L.P. Granted small system relief and found the cable operators maximum permitted rate to be reasonable in City of Prestonburg, KY. (By MO&O [DA 96-665] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) CABLE EQUITIES OF THE VIRIGINIAS, LTD. Granted small system relief and found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to be reasonable in the Cities of Rocky Mount and Bedford, VA. (By MO&O [DA 96-667] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) * * * * * Addenda: The following items released on May 7, 1996, were not listed on Digest No. 81. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT PRAISES DECISION OF U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT AFFIRMING FCC DECISION RECLAIMING DBS CHANNELS The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion affirming the October 1995 FCC decision reclaiming Direct Broadcast Satellite orbital locations and channels previously allocated to Advanced Communications Corporation (Advanced Communications Corp. v. FCC.) **FCC ADOPTS RULES FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS; PROCEDURE WILL BE USED IF TECHNICAL DISPUTES ARISE BETWEEN NON- ACCREDITED STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR FUNDERS -- GC Docket No. 96-42 (Report No. DC 96-40, Action in Docket Case) In order to implement a new statutory provision of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Commission has adopted rules establishing a default dispute resolution process for when technical disputes arise between a non- accredited standards development organization (NASDO) and any party who funds the activities of the NASDO. Action by the Commission May 7, 1996, by R&O (FCC 96-205). News Media contact: Rochelle Cohen at (202) 418- 0500. Office of General Counsel contact: Sharon B. Kelley at (202) 418-1720. [Internet file name: nrmc6039.txt] INTERNATIONAL BUREAU CONTINUES EFFORT TO END ACCOUNTING RATE DISCRIMINATION -- (Report No. IN 96-13, International Action) The FCC's International Bureau today took another step towards eliminating discriminatory behavior by foreign monopolists against U.S. carriers and the distortion of competition in the U.S. market caused by such conduct. Action by the International Bureau May 7, 1996, by R&O (DA 96-696) [USP-95-W-435, ISP-W-96-030, ISP-W- 96-136, ISP-96-W-141] and R&O (DA 96-714) [USP-95-W- 280, ISP-96-W-151]. News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500. International Bureau contacts: Troy Tanner at (202) 418-1468 and Kenneth B. Stanley at (202) 418-1486. FCC INTERNATIONAL BUREAU'S KA-BAND ASSIGNMENT PLAN AND ITU SUBMISSIONS PAVE WAY FOR U.S. SATELLITE INDUSTRY TO OFFER NEW GLOBAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES "Today the U.S. satellite industry is another step closer to providing a variety of seamless satellite services to customers world-wide," announced the FCC's International Bureau Chief Scott Blake Harris. International Bureau contacts: Jennifer Gilsenan at (202) 418-0757 and Giselle Gomez at (202) 418-0755. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report No. 23732 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43732 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT ON FY 1997 BUDGET ESTIMATES, MAY 7, 1996, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. See the second news release in the addenda to today's digest. ACCOUNTING RATE DISCRIMINATION. See the third news release in the addenda to today's digest. KA-BAND ASSIGNMENTS. Authorize without opinion the construction, launch, and operation of eleven satellites and assign them to orbit locations. (By O&A [DA 96-713] adopted May 7, 1996, by the Chief, International Bureau) - FCC -