DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 99 June 3, 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **COMMISSION ADOPTS OPEN VIDEO SYSTEMS ORDER ENHANCING COMPETITION IN THE VIDEO MARKETPLACE. -- CS Docket No. 96-46 -- Report No: DC 96-48. R&O. Authority by: the Commission. FCC No. 96-249 News Media Contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 418-2358 CSB Contact: Rick Chessen or Larry Walke at (202) 418-7200. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/News_Releases/nrcb6002.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE TO CONVENE AN OPEN MEETING AT 1:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1996 -- CC Docket No. 96-45 -- Common Carrier Bureau Contact: Tim Peterson at (202) 418-1500. Accounting and Audits Division: Diane M. Law at (202) 418-7147 Released: June 3, 1996.TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.May 31. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/ Released: June 3, 1996.TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG INFORMATIONAL TARIFFS. May 31. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/ Report No: N-023-A. Released: June 3, 1996.COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/ Report No: 43750. Released: June 3, 1996.BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ Report No: 23750. Released: June 3, 1996.BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Report No: 23749A. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAS CRUCES, NM. Granted the license renewal application of the Regents of New Mexico State University for Station KRWG-TV, Las Cruces, New Mexico; admonished Regents for EEO record-keeping deficiencies at KRWG-TV; denied the petition to deny field by LULAC. Action by the FCC May 21, 1996. MO&O. FCC No. 96-231.MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/fcc96231.txt HAVRE DE GRACE, MD. Granted the license renewal application for Station WXCY(FM), Havre de Grace, Maryland, subject to reporting conditions; denied the petition to deny filed by Charles W. Adams. Action by the FCC. MO&O adopted May 21, 1996. FCC No. 96-230.MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/fcc96230.txt UHF NOISE FIGURE PERFOMANCE MEASURES. Eliminated the requirement that parties who manufacture, import or market TV receivers file reports concerning the UHF noise figure performance of recently-introduced models. Action by the FCC. R&O adopted May 14, 1996. FCC No. 96-219.OET Internet URL: /Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Orders/fcc96219.txt CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released Monday, June 3, 1996 **OPEN VIDEO SYSTEMS, IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 302 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Commission issued open video system order, providing a new opportunity for entry into the video programming distribution market. (By Second Report and Order [CS Docket 96-46, FCC 96-249] adopted May 31, 1996 by the Commission) GULF-CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC. AND DESERT EMPIRE TELEVISION CORPORATION. Issued erratum to DA 96-484, released April 9, 1996 to correct the last sentence of Paragraph 6. (By Erratum adopted May 30, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CABLEVISION OF CLEVELAND, L.P./CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC. Granted partially the petition for special relief to delete several north-central Ohio cable communities from the television market of WGGN-TV. Granted partially WGGN-TV's signal carriage complaint against Cablevision. (By MO&O [DA 96-867] adopted May 28, 1996 by the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau) * * * * * Addenda: The following items released on May 31, 1996, were not listed on Digest No. 98. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report No: TD-11. Released: May 31, 1996. PROTESTED TARIFF TRANSMITTALS ACTIONS TAKEN. DA No. 96--877. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/ Report No. 23749A. Released: May 31, 1996.BROADCAST APPLICATION MAJOR AMENDMENT. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ Report No: CW-96-5. Released: May 31, 1996. BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ENTREPRENEURS' C BLOCK SERVICE INFORMATION. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/ Released: May 31, 1996.FILING DATE EXTENDED FOR COMMENTS AND REPLIES ON PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. Comments are now due June 17, replies July 16. DA No. 96-884. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALLER ID. Stayed the effectiveness of Sections 64.1601(a) and 64.1603 of the FCC's rules until July 1, 1996, for all carriers originating calls in California; granted in part the waivers requested by GTE. -- CC Docket No. 91-281 -- Action by Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. MO&O adopted May 31, 1996. DA No. 96--875.CCB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/da96-875.txt - FCC -