DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 98 May 31, 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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COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING REPORT ON
TELEPHONE SERVICE RELEASED - CC DOCKET NO.
87-339 (Report No. DC 96-47, Action in Docket Case)
The staff of the Federal-State Joint board on
separations has released the eighteenth in a series of reports
which are intended to help telecommunications policymakers
and the general public monitor the impact of decisions
adopted by the FCC in 1987.
Contact: Alexander Belinfante at (202) 418-0944
** CABLE SERVICES BUREAU COMPLETES ACTION
ON ADI AND MUST CARRY CASES SUBJECT TO 120
DAY STATUTORY DEADLINE SET BY THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 (Report No.
CS 96-21, Cable Services Action)
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 418-
2358; Cable Services Bureau contact: William Johnson at
(202) 418-7200.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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A PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTION IN
COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
May 30
Report No. 1076 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
Report Nos. 23749, 23749A and 23749B - BROADCAST
APPLICATIONS [Three Public Notices]
Report No. 43749 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. CL-96-50 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. 1850 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU - May 20 through May 24
Report No. LB-96-30 - WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. TEL-17-A - STREAMLINED
INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
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OMAHA, NE. Ordered Great Empire Broadcasting, Inc.
licensee of Stations WOW(AM)/WOW-FM, Omaha, NE,
to forfeit $12,000 for willful and repeated violations of the
Commission's EEO rule. (By Forfeiture Order [FCC 96-
227] adopted May 21 by the Commission)
HUNTSVILLE, TX. Granted, in part, Walker County
Communications, Inc.'s request for reconsideration of
forfeiture order; ordered Walker, licensee of Station
KSAM(AM)/KSAM-FM, Huntsville, TX, to forfeit
$15,000 for willful and repeated violations of the
Commission's EEO rule. (By MO&O and Forfeiture Order
[FCC 96-226] adopted May 21 by the Commission)
AERONAUTICAL RADIO, INC. (ARINC) V.
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO.
(AT&T). Granted motion to withdraw and dismissed with
prejudice ARINC's complaint against AT&T to recover
damages for alleged overcharges for voice-grade telephone
service. (By Order [DA 96-840] adopted May 23 by the
Chief, Formal Complaints and Investigations Branch,
Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
ALMIRIA CAPITAL CORPORATION. Denied Almiria's
application for review seeking reversal of portions of an
initial Freedom of Information Act decision by the Chief,
Office of Engineering and Technology on July 31, 1995.
(By MO&O [FCC 96-186] adopted April 23 by the
Commission)
BUSINESS WATS, INC. (BWI) V. AT&T. Granted
motion and dismissed with prejudice BWI's complaint
against AT&T alleging, inter alia, that AT&T violated the
Communications Act. (By Order [DA 96-841] adopted
May 24 by the Chief, Formal Complaints and Investigations
Branch)
JAMES A. KAY, JR. Granted motion for summary
decision by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau;
revoked the 152 land mobile licenses held by James A. Kay,
Jr., in the Private Land Mobile Radio Services; ordered Kay
to forfeit $75,000. (WT Docket No. 94-147 by Summary
Decision of ALJ Richard L. Sippel [FCC 96D-02] issued
May 28)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Friday, May 31, 1996
BUSSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Granted
petition filed by Busse Broadcasting Corporation, licensee
of Station WEAU-TV (NBC, Ch. 13), Eau Claire,
Wisconsin seeking special relief for modification of the La
Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin ADI. (By MO&O [DA 96-
809] adopted May 20, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
COMCAST CABLEVISION OF MONMOUTH COUNTY.
Granted petition for special relief to delete several New
Jersey area cable communities from the television market of
WLIG. (By MO&O [DA 96-824] adopted May 22, 1996 by
the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Services)
COMCAST CABLEVISION OF MONMOUTH
COUNTY. Granted petition for special relief to
delete several New Jersey area cable communities
from the television market of WRNN-TV. (By
MO&O [DA 96-825] adopted May 22, 1996 by
the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS
CORPORATION/MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION. Granted partially the petition
for special relief to delete several Connecticut,
New York, and New Jersey cable communities
from the television market of WTBY, WRNN-TV,
WHAI-TV, and WMBC-TV. Dismissed as moot
signal carriage complaint of WMBC-TV against
Cablevision Systems Corporation. (By MO&O
[DA 96-826] adopted May 22, 1996 by the Deputy
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION OF WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND/MOUNTAIN
BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Granted
partially the petition for special relief to delete
several Westchester and Rockland County, NY,
area cable communities from the television market
of WTBY, WRNN, WLIG, WMBC-TV, WHAI-
TV, WHSE, and WHSI. Granted conditionally the
signal carriage complaint filed by Mountain
Broadcasting Corporation against Continental and
requiring the parties to further study tower loading
issues. (By MO&O [DA 96-827] adopted May
22, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
TIME WARNER NEW YORK CITY CABLE
GROUP/MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION. Granted partially the petition
for special relief to delete several New York City
cable communities from the television market of
WMBC-TV. Granted partially the signal carriage
complaint filed by Mountain Broadcasting
Corporation. (By MO&O [DA 96-828] adopted
May 22, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
TIME WARNER NEW YORK CITY CABLE
GROUP. Granted petition for special relief to
delete several New York City cable communities
from the television market of WRNN-TV. (By
MO&O [DA 96-829] adopted May 22, 1996 by
the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT-
ADVANCE NEWHOUSE PARTNERSHIP.
Granted petition for special relief to delete several
southern Bergen County, NJ, cable communities
from the television market of WTBY, WRNN-TV,
WHAI-TV, and WLIG. (By MO&O [DA 96-830]
adopted May 22, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
TIME WARNER NEW YORK CITY CABLE
GROUP. Granted petition for special relief to
delete several New York City cable communities
from the television market of WTBY. (By
MO&O [DA 96-831] adopted May 22, 1996 by
the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released May
30 were not listed on Digest 97:
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NEWS RELEASE
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COMMISSION PERMITS IVDS LICENSES TO
PROVIDE MOBILE SERVICE TO
SUBSCRIBERS - WT DOCKET NO. 95-47
(Report No. 96-46, Action in Docket Case)
Action by the Commission May 16 by
R&O (FCC 96-224).
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at
(202) 418-0654; Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau contact: Eric Malinen at (202) 418-0638.
[Internet file name: nrwl6025.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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18 DEFAULTED PCS LICENSES TO BE
REAUCTIONED - REAUCTION TO BEGIN
JULY 3
News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at
(202) 418-0600; Auctions Division contacts: Louis
Sigalos and Jason Guesman at (202) 418-0660
[DA 96-872]
Report No. I-8177 - APPLICATIONS
REQUESTING DESIGNATION AS A
RECOGNIZED PRIVATE OPERATING
AGENCY ACCEPTED FOR FILING - Contact:
Mary Cobbs at (202) 418-1492
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COMPUTER AND INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT EXPENSES. Terminated
proceeding without revising rules governing the
accounting treatment of general purpose computer
expenses and information management expenses.
(CC Docket No. 90-215 by R&O Terminating
Proceeding [FCC 96-241] adopted May 29 by the
Commission)
** SUBSIDIARY ACCOUNTING
REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VIDEO
DIALTONE COSTS AND REVENUES FOR
LECs. Dismissed as moot the applications for
review, except with regard to the issue of the
proper accounting classification for ATM
equipment; dismissed as moot US West's petition
for waiver. (By MO&O [FCC 96-240] adopted
May 29 by the Commission)
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE. Over objections,
granted the license renewal application for Station
WGMD-FM, Rehoboth Beach, DE, with
conditions; notified the licensee, Resort
Broadcasting Company, of an apparent liability
for a forfeiture in the amount of $15,000 for EEO
violations. (By MO&O and NAL [FCC 96-238]
adopted May 24 by the Commission)
BDPCS, INC. Denied BDPCS's request for
reconsideration of an Order issued by the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau denying
BDPCS's emergency petition for waiver of the
rules governing the deadline for submission of
down payments for the broadband PCS C block
auction. (By Order on Reconsideration [DA 96-
874] adopted May 30 by the Chief, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)
NATIONAL TELECOM PCS, INC. (NatTel).
Denied NatTel's request for waiver of the rules
governing payments for withdrawn bids for the
broadband PCS C block auction. (By Order [DA
96-873] adopted May 30 by the Chief, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)
INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE
(IVDS). Amended rules to allow IVDS licensees
to provide mobile service to subscribers on an
ancillary basis. (WT Docket No. 95-47 by R&O
[FCC 96-224] adopted May 16 by the
Commission)