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.

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**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

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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. 

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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)

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Addenda: The following items released on May 31, 1996,
were not listed on Digest No. 98.

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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/
  







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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
 
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