DAILY DIGEST
Vol. 15, No. 91 May 21, 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 RELEASES
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**COMMISSION OPENS SMALL BUSINESS MARKET
ENTRY BARRIER PROCEEDING
Adopted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) implementing its
mandate under Section 257 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 to identify and eliminate market entry barriers for
small businesses.
News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack at (202) 418-
0500; Office of General Counsel Contact: Linda Haller at
(202) 418-1720; Office of Communications Business
Opportunities Contact: S. Jenell Trigg at (202) 418-0990
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
May 20
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
Report No. 23742 --BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 23742A -- BROADCAST APPLICATION
Report No. 43742 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1074 -- CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report No. N-021-A -- COMMON CARRIER NETWORK
SERVICES APPLICATIONS
Report No. 2132 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION PETITIONS FOR
RULEMAKING FILED
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**SECTION 257 PROCEEDING TO IDENTIFY AND
ELIMINATE MARKET ENTRY BARRIERS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES. Commenced omnibus Section 257
proceeding with Notice of Inquiry requesting information
regarding obstacles that deter the formation and expansion of
small telecommunications businesses. Comments due July
24; replies August 23. (GN Docket No. 96-113 by NOI
[FCC 96-216] adopted May 10, 1996, by the Commission)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Tuesday, May 21, 1996
SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK, INC. Granted, in
part, the petition for special relief filed by Smith Television
of New York, Inc. seeking modification of the Utica, NY
ADI; ordered Turin Cable Television to commence carriage
of WKTV on its cable system serving certain communities
in Oneida County West and certain communities in Madison
County. (By MO&O [DA 96-692] adopted May 2, 1996 by
the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released May 20, 1996,
were not listed on Digest 90:
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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FCC SETS JUNE 18 AS DATE FOR EN BANC HEARING
ON ISSUES RELATING TO BROADCASTER
PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE TIME TO PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES
Mass Media Bureau Contacts: Bobby Baker at (202)
418-1440 or Jonathan Cohen at (202) 418-2600.
900 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO SERVICE
INFORMATION
Applications accepted for filing for 900 MHz SMR.
Petitions to deny accepted applications must be filed no later
than 30 days from date of the PN; oppositions to petitions to
deny must be filed no later than 10 days after original
petition to deny is filed.
For further information, contact: Michael Hamra at
(202) 418-0620 or Terry Fishel at (717) 337-1411.
Report No. A-295 -- NON-COMMERCIAL
EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
CUT-OFF DATE.
CUT-OFF DATE: June 19, 1996
Report No. B-182 -- NON-COMMERCIAL
EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
CUT-OFF DATE.
CUT OFF DATE: June 19, 1996
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ADVANCED TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND THEIR
IMPACT UPON THE EXISTING TELEVISION
BROADCAST SERVICE. Adopted Fifth Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking soliciting comments on a variety of
issues in order to establish an accurate, comprehensive,
reliable record on which to base the Commission's ultimate
decisions in this proceeding. Comments due July 11; replies
August 12. (MM Docket No. 87-268 by Fifth Further NPRM
[FCC 96-207] adopted May 9, 1996, by the Commission)
C-TEC CABLE SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN, INC. Denied
C-TEC request for deregulation as a small operator and for
small system relief and granted the complaint filed against
the rate charged for cable programming service in the
Townships of Robinson, Algoma, Coldwater and Park, Cities
of Vart, Coopersville, and Gladwin, Villages of Pentwater,
and Quincy, Michigan. (By MO&O [DA 96-
801]CORRECTED adopted May 20, 1996 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)
PACIFIC BELL and NEVADA BELL PETITION FOR
WAIVERS OF ONA SERVICES TARIFFING
REQUIREMENTS. Granted, to an extent, and otherwise
denied petition for waivers of the Commission's Open
Network Architecture tariffing requirements for several ONA
services - filed by Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. Dismissed
as moot petitions for waiver filed by Pacific Bell and
Nevada Bell on July 31, 1995 and October 27, 1995. (CC
Docket No. 90-623/ CC Docket No.88-2 Phase I by Order
[DA 96-808] adopted May 20, 1996, by the Deputy Chief,
Common Carrier Bureau)
BDPCS, Inc. EMERGENCY PETITION FOR WAIVER.
Denied Emergency Petition for Waiver of Deadline for
Submission of Down Payment for the Broadband PCS C
Block Auction filed by BDPCS on May 15, 1996. (By Order
[DA 96-811] adopted May 17, 1996, by the Chief, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)