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.
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NEWS RELEASE
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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]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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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
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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)
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Addenda: The following items released on May 7, 1996,
were not listed on Digest No. 81.
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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.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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Report No. 23732 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43732 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
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STATEMENT
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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
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**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)
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