DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 87 May 15, 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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**ECONOMISTS JOIN FCC'S CHIEF ECONOMIST AT
OPEN ECONOMICS FORUM ON INTERCONNECTION
Top economists will join with Dr. Joseph Farrell,
the FCC's Chief Economist, in an Open Forum to discuss
selected economic issues in telephone interconnection, in the
wake of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Contact: Stan Felder at (202) 418-0255 or Martha
Contee at (202) 418-0260.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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U S WEST PETITION FOR WAIVER TO SONET-BASED
SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE PLEADING CYCLE
ESTABLISHED -- Comments are due June 5, replies June
19 [DA 96-752]
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS
ON PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS'
PETITION FOR EXPEDITED DECLARATORY RULING
-- Comments are due June 14, replies July 1 [DA 96-750]
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
May 14
Report No. 23738 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43738 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report Nos. D-852, D-852-A -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
APPLICATIONS
Report No. 1256 -- CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
(CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report No. NCS-96-28 -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND
COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. NCS-96-28-A -- WIRELESS NARROWBAND
BRANCH INFORMATION
Report Nos. DS-1629, DS-1630 -- SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION
Report No. 1187 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS -- Week
of May 1 through May 8
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**EXEMPT TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
("ETC") STATUS. Amended the Commission's rules to
delegate authority to the General Counsel to act upon
applications for ETC status. (By Order [DA 96-396] adopted
May 14, 1996, by the Managing Director)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Wednesday, May 15, 1996
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dismissed the complaints filed against the rate charged for
cable programming service in Florence, AL. (By MO&O
[DA 96-658] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Chief, Financial
Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dismissed the complaints filed against the rate charged for
cable programming service in Dover, DE. (By MO&O [DA
96-659] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Chief, Financial
Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
U S CABLE OF NORTHERN INDIANA. Dismissed the
complaints filed against the rate charged for cable
programming service in Griffith, IN. (By MO&O [DA 96-
660] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis
and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
COAXIAL COMMUNICATIONS OF SOUTHERN OHIO,
INC. Dismissed a complaint filed against the rate charged
for cable programming service in Fairfield, OH. (By
MO&O [DA 96-661] adopted April 26, 1996 by the Chief,
Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services
Bureau)
GARDEN ISLE CABLEVISION, L.P. D/B/A GARDEN
ISLE CABLEVISION. Granted small system relief and
found the cable operator's maximum permitted rate to be
reasonable. (By MO&O [DA 96-666] adopted April 26,
1996 by the Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
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Addenda: The following items released on May 14, 1996,
were not listed on Digest No. 86.
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AT&T. Granted AT&T's motion for reclassification as a
non-dominant carrier in U.S. international
telecommunications markets. (By Order [FCC 96-209]
adopted May 9, 1996, by the Commission)
**LOCAL COMPETITION PROVISIONS IN THE
TELECOM ACT. Ordered that parties may file proposed
language for rules in certain proceedings implementing the
local competition provisions of the Telecom Act of 1996.
(CC Docket Nos. 96-98 and 96-112 by Order [DA 96-753]
adopted May 13, 1996, by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau]
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Tuesday, May 14, 1996 (Late Releases)
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION, INC. d/b/a AMERICAN
CABLESYSTEMS. Denied the complaints filed against the
rate charged for cable programming service in Los Angeles,
CA in areas I and Area J. (By MO&O [DA 96-766]
adopted May 14, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PALOS VERDES.
Denied the complaints filed against the rate charged for
cable programming service in Los Angeles, CA. (By
MO&O [DA 96-767] adopted May 14, 1996 by the Chief,
Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services
Bureau)
TIME WARNER CABLE d\b\a\ WEST VALLEY
CABLEVISION INC. Denied the complaints filed against
the rate charged for cable programming service in Los
Angeles, CA. (By MO&O [DA 96-768 CORRECTED]
adopted May 14, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Service Bureau)
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