DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 119 June 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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The following items were adopted at the June 27, 1996
Commission meeting and released later that day:
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**COMMISSION ADOPTS RULES ON TELEPHONE
NUMBER PORTABILITY. Report No: DC 96-60. R&O
& FNPRM. Authority by: the FCC. Adopted: June 27,
1996. Dkt No.: 95-116. FCC No. 96-286 CCB
Contact: Jason R. Karp at (202) 418-1517. News Media
contact: Mindy J. Ginsburg at (202) 418-1500.
Internet URL:
/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/nrcc6043.txt
COMMISSION ADOPTS NEW RULES TO ENSURE
TELEPHONE ACCESS BY PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES. Report No: DC 96-59. Order. Authority
by: the FCC. Adopted: June 27, 1996. Dkt No.: 87-124.
FCC No. 96-285 CCB Contact: Greg Lipscomb at (202)
418-2340. News Media contact: Mindy J. Ginsburg at
(202) 418-1500. Internet URL:
/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/nrcc6042.txt
FCC VOTES TO PERMIT FLEXIBLE SERVICE
OFFERINGS IN THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO
SERVICES. Report No: DC 96-61. R&O & FNPRM.
Authority by: the FCC. Adopted: June 27, 1996. Dkt
No.: 96- 6. FCC No. 96-283 WTB Contact: David Krech
at (202) 418-0620. News Media contact: Kara Palamaras
at (202) 418-0654. Internet URL:
/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/nrwl6031.txt
FCC ADOPTS RULES AND FURTHER NPRM
REGARDING ROAMING ON CELLULAR,
BROADBAND PCS AND COVERED SMR
NETWORKS. Report No: DC 96-62. Order. Authority
by: the FCC. Adopted: June 27, 1996. Dkt No.: 94-54.
FCC No. 96-284 WTB Contact: Jeffrey Steinberg at
(202) 418-0896. News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at
(202) 418-0654. Internet URL:
/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/nrwl6032.txt
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The following items are dated for and released on June 28,
1996:
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FCC FILINGS
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FCC, TREASURY SIGN SERVICING AND
COLLECTION AGREEMENT. WTB Contact: Jay
Markley at (202) 418-0600 or Jerome Fowlkes at (202)
418-0660. News Media contact: Kara Palamaras at (202)
418-0654. OMD contact: Regina Dorsey at (202)
418-1995. FMS contact: Yvonne Hall at (202) 874-6750.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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Released: June 28, 1996.TARIFF TRANSMITTAL
PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.June 27. Released: June 28,
1996.
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS.
Report No: 3578. Released: June 28, 1996.CABLE
TELEVISION ACTION.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/
Report No: 3579. Released: June 28, 1996.CABLE
TELEVISION ACTION.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/
Report No: 1081. Released: June 28, 1996.CABLE
TELEVISION SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL
RELIEF AND OTHER FILINGS. Internet URL:
/Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/
Report No: 43770. Released: June 28,
1996.BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL:
/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/
Report No: 23770. Released: June 28,
1996.BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/
Report No: D-861. Released: June 28, 1996.MASS
MEDIA BUREAU PREPARED TO ISSUE
MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE BTA
AUTHORIZATIONS.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/
Report No: 1854. Released: June 28, 1996.WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. Week of June 17-
21. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/
Report No: CL-96-55. Released: June 28,
1996.WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/
Report No: LB-96-35. Released: June 28,
1996.WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices
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HOMERVILLE, LAKELAND, AND STATENVILLE,
GA. Denied the petition for reconsideration filed by La
Taurus Productions, Inc. and dismissed as moot the
petition filed by Southland Radio Inc.; terminated the
proceeding. Dkt No.: 90-214. Action by Chief, Policy
and Rules Division, MMB. Adopted: June 21, 1996. DA
No. 96-1013.MMB
DIGITAL DATA TRANSMISSION. Amended the FCC
rules to allow broadcast TV licensees to use approved
methods of ancillary digital data transmission within the
video portion of the standard NTSC TV signal. Dkt No.:
95-42. Action by the FCC. Adopted: June 21, 1996.
R&O. FCC No. 96-274.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/index.htm
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK, VA. Granted license
renewals for stations WNOR(AM)/WNOR-FM, Norfok,
Virginia, and WAFX(FM), Suffolk, Virginia,
subject to reporting conditions and a Notice of Apparent
Liability for forfeiture in the amount of $15,000 for EEO
violations. Action by the FCC. Adopted: June 20, 1996.
MO&O & NAL. FCC No. 96-275.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/index.html
ANTIGO, WI. Effective August 12, 1996, amended the
TV Table of Allotments to allot Channel 46 to Antigo,
Wisconsin; terminated the proceeding. Dkt No.: 96-30.
Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules
Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 21, 1996.
R&O. DA No. 96-1018.
Internet URL:/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/
PULLMAN, WA. Effective August 12, 1996, amended
the FM Table of Allotments to allot Channel 249A at
Pullman, Washington.; terminated the proceeding. Filing
window opens August 12, closes September 12. Dkt No.:
96-27. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and
Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 21,
1996. R&O. DA No. 96-1017.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/
HEMPHILL, TX. Proposed amending the FM Table of
Allotments to allot Channel 280A to Hemphill, Texas.
Comments are due August 19, replies September 3. Dkt
No.: 96-140. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy
and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June
21, 1996. NPRM. DA No. 96-1015.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/
FOREST ACRES, SC. Effective August 12, 1996,
amended the FM Table of Allotments to allot Channel
232A at Forest Acres, South Carolina;
terminated the proceeding. Window period opens August
12, closes September 12. Dkt No.: 96-25. Action by
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division,
Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 21, 1996. R&O.
DA No. 96-1016.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/
CHESTER AND RICHMOND, VA. Effective August 12,
1996, amended the FM Table of Allotments to substitute
Channel 266A for Channel 289A at Chester, Virginia and
Channel 289A for 266A at Richmond, Virginia; modified
the construction permits for Station WDYL(FM) at
Chester and Station WSMJ(FM) at Richmond,
accordingly; terminated the proceeding. Dkt No.: 96-29.
Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules
Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 21, 1996.
R&O. DA No. 96-1019.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/
EDENTON, COLUMBIA, AND PINE KNOLL SHORES,
NC. Effective August 12, 1996, amended the FM Table
of Allotments to allot Channel 273C1 to Columbia, North
Carolina; modified the license of Station WERX-FM
accordingly. Dkt No.: 95-46. Action by Chief,
Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass
Media Bureau. Adopted: June 21, 1996. R&O. DA No.
96-1014.
Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/
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Addenda: The following item was released on June 27,
1996 and not listed on Digest 118.
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ERRATUM TO THE 1996 ANNUAL ACCESS ORDER.
Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, CCB.
Erratum.CCB
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Addenda: The following items were released on June 25,
1996 and were not listed on Digest 116.
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COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORP. SEEKS
COMMISSION DETERMINATION OF "ETC" STATUS.
Comments are due July 10, replies July 17. DA 96-1029.
**SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED
FOR LOCAL COMPETITION PROCEEDING. CC
Docket No. 96-98. DA 96-1030. Comments are now due
July 8, and there will be no reply comments.
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