DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 95 May 28, 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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TRANSCRIPT OF FCC'S ECONOMICS FORUM ON
INTERCONNECTION AVAILABLE [Internet file name:
nrmc6043.txt]
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EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS - Contact: Barbara Lowe at 418-0310
Report No. 23746 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43746 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 1075 - CABLE TELEVISION
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
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AT&T CORP. Authorized AT&T to provides switched
services via international private lines interconnected to the
public switched networks between the United States and
Sweden. (By O&A [DA 96-807] adopted May 16 by the
Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau)
AT&T. Authorized AT&T to convey capacity in the TCS-1
cable system. (By O&A [DA 96-772] adopted May 10 by
the Chief, Telecommunications Division)
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION (ITC). Authorized ITC to acquire and
operate facilities in the TAT-12/13, RIOJA, ODIN, and
EURAFRICA cable systems for service between the United
States and various overseas points. (By O&A [DA 96-805]
adopted May 17 by the Chief, Telecommunications
Division)
NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE (NMC). Authorized
NMC to acquire and operate facilities for provision of
INTELSAT business services to resell switched services for
educational purposes. (By OA&C [DA 96-806] adopted
May 17 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division)
STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS , INC. Authorized Star
to acquire and operate facilities in the CANUS-1 cable
system for provision of international common carrier
services between the United States and Canada. (By OA&C
[DA 96-804] adopted May 10 by the Chief,
Telecommunications Division)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Tuesday, May 28, 1996
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dismissed a complaint filed against the rate charged for
cable programming service in Palm Beach County, FL. (By
MO&O [DA 96-778] adopted May 16, 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 River Rouge, Rockwood,
Melvindale, the Township of Berlin, and Garden City, MI.
(By MO&O [DA 96-779] adopted May 16 , 1996 by the
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable
Services Bureau)
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dismissed a complaint filed against the rate charged for
cable programming service in Allen Park, MI. (By MO&O
[DA 96-780] adopted May 16, 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 West Caldwell, Irvington,
Fairland, Verona, Maplewood, Harrison, Caldwell,
Roseland, Orange, Belleville, Union, Hillside, Essex Fells,
Millburn, Roselle Park, Roselle, Linden, Summit,
Springfield, Montclair, New Providence, Secaucus,
Kenilworth, Scotch Plains, Clark, Rahway, East Orange,
Cranford, Winfield, Garwood, Mountainside, Carteret,
South River and Glen Ridge, NJ. (By MO&O [DA 96-781]
adopted May 16, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
PEGASUS CABLE TELEVISION, INC. Erratum to
correct city listed for CUID CT0100 from the Town of New
Britian to Town of New Hartford. (By MO&O [DA 96-
784] adopted May 24, 1996, by the Chief, Financial
Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
EVERGREEN BROADCASTING CORP.; WJAC,
INCORPORATED; AND GATEWAY
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted in part petition for
special relief, to include communities within Indiana
County, Pennsylvania within the Johnstown-Altoona,
Pennsylvania ADI with respect to television broadcast
stations WWCP-TV and WJAC-TV, but denied petition with
respect to television broadcast station WTAJ-TV. (By
MO&O [DA 96-792] adopted by May 20, 1996 by the
Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CORPORATION FOR GENERAL TRADE. Granted
request to add certain specified communities in the Indiana
counties of Blackford and Lagrange and in the Ohio counties
of Defiance and Mercer to the Fort Wayne, Indiana ADI,
but denied request to add designated communities in
Williams County, Ohio to the Fort Wayne, Indiana ADI.
(By MO&O [DA 96-793] adopted May 15, 1996 by the
Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released May 24 were
not listed on Digest 94:
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SCOTT BLAKE HARRIS TO CHAIR FCC'S INDUSTRY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN PREPARATION FOR THE
1997 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
CONFERENCE - Contact: Cecily Holiday at (202) 418-
0749
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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF THE
VOLUNTARY NEGOTIATION PERIOD FOR 2 GHZ
MICROWAVE INCUMBENTS OPERATING IN THE
BROADBAND PCS "C" BLOCK [DA 96-838]
Report No . D-855 - MASS MEDIA BUREAU
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FCC FORM
304 APPLICATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF
INTENTION
Report No. TEL-16-A - STREAMLINED
INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
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SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
(SWBT). Suspended for one day and instituted an
investigation of SWBT's revisions to its Tariff FCC No. 73,
scheduled to become effective on June 1, to modify SWBT's
virtual collocation offering to reflect an additional type of
interconnector-designated equipment. (CC Docket No. 94-
97 by Order [DA 96-844] adopted May 24 by the Chief,
Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
LOCAL COMPETITION. Denied BellSouth's motion for
extension of time and for waiver of page limits and denied
NYNEX's motion for extension of time in the matter of
implementation of the local competition provisions in the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. (CC Docket No. 96-98
by Order [DA 96-842] adopted May 24 by the Chief,
Common Carrier Bureau)