DAILY DIGEST - July 5, 1996

DAILY DIGEST
Vol. 15, No. 123 July 5, 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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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENT
SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET (OMB) FOR REVIEW

EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS

TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
July 3

TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG-
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS -- July 3

PRIVATE OPERATIONAL FIXED SERVICE
FREQUENCIES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
REASSIGNMENT

Report No. N-028-A -- COMMON CARRIER NETWORK
SERVICES APPLICATIONS

Report No. CL-96-56 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION

Report No. LB-96-36 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION

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COLUMBIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION.
Granted Columbia Communications Corporation's
application for extension of special temporary authority for
the TDRS-4 satellite at 41ø W.L. (By O&A [DA 96-1080]
adopted July 3, 1996, by the Chief, Satellite and
Radiocommunication Division, International Bureau)

CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST

Released Wednesday, July 3, 1996 (but not listed on DD
7/3)

CORPORATE MEDIA PARTNERS d/b/a AMERICAST and
AMERITECH NEW MEDIA, INC. v. CONTINENTAL
CABLEVISION, INC. and HOME BOX OFFICE, a division
of TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Denied the exclusivity complaint filed by Americast and
Ameritech New Media against Continental and HBO. (By
MO&O [DA 96-1074] adopted July 3, 1996 by the Chief,
Cable Services Bureau)

Released Friday, July 5, 1996

SON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. Granted must
carry complaint filed against Jones Intercable, Inc., operator
of a cable television system serving Albuquerque, New
Mexico seeking on-channel carriage. (By MO&O [DA 96-
1035] adopted June 26, 1996 by the Acting Chief, Consumer
Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau)

FALCON CABLE TV, SOMERSET, KY. Granted the
petition for reconsideration filed by Falcon requesting that it
be allowed to discontinue carriage of low power television
station, W09BZ, East Bernstadt, KY, which it was
previously ordered to carry. (By MO&O [DA 96- 1036]
adopted June 26, 1996 by the Acting Chief, Consumer
Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau)
A-R CABLE SERVICES, INC. Granted request by
Television Broadcast Station WNDS (Ind., Channel 50),
Derry, New Hampshire, for carriage by A-R Cable Services,
Inc. in Norwood and Westwood, Massachusetts. (By
MO&O [DA 96-1037 ] adopted June 26, 1996 by the Acting
Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable
Services Bureau)

CABLEVISION OF FRAMINGHAM, INC. Granted request
by Television Broadcast Station WNDS (Ind., Channel 50),
Derry, New Hampshire, for carriage by Cablevision of
Framingham, Inc. in Framingham, Massachusetts. (By
MO&O [DA 96-1038] adopted June 26, 1996 by the Acting
Chief, Consumer Protection and Competiton Division, Cable
Services Bureau)

MERCOM, INC. Dismissed complaint filed against
Mercom, Inc. concerning its charges for cable programming
service tier in Sturgis, MI. (By Order [DA96-1051] adopted
June 27, 1996 by Chief, Cable Services Bureau)

VIACOM CABLE. Dismissed complaint filed against
Viacom Cable concerning its charges for cable programming
service tier in Bay Point, CA. (By Order [DA96-1056]
adopted June 28, 1996 by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis
and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)

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ADDENDA: The following items released July 3, 1996,
were not listed on Digest 122:

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PUBLIC NOTICE
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**COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SEEKS FURTHER
COMMENT ON SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IN UNIVERSAL
SERVICE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING - CC
DOCKET 96-45 [DA 96-1078] -- Comment Date:
August 2, 1996
For further information on schools, libraries and
health care providers contact Irene Flannery at (202) 418-
0847.
For further information on other issues contact Gary
Seigel at (202) 418-0879.

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ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
AND SERVICES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Amended Commission rules to ensure access by persons whouse hearing aids to the nation's telephone network. (CC
Docket No. 87-124 by R&O [FCC 96-285] adopted June 27,
1996, by the Commission)

INMATE-ONLY PAYPHONES. Denied in part and granted
in part four petitions requesting that actions required by the
Inmate-Only Payphones Declaratory Ruling be stayed or
waived pending the effective date of new rules that must be
adopted for all payphones pursuant to the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. (By Order [DA 96-1073]
adopted July 3, 1996, by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau)

MFS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY INC. Granted the
MFS Communications Company, Inc.'s motion to withdraw
its petition for preemption, declaratory ruling and injunctive
relief of local entry barriers in the State of New Jersey. (By
Order [DA 96-1067] adopted July 2, 1996, by the Deputy
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau)

COMPUTER III RULES FOR REVERSE SEARCH
COMPATABILITY. Granted Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company's and BellSouth's petitions for a waiver of the
Computer III Comparably Efficient Interconnection
requirements to offer a reverse-search capability in
conjunction with their electronic white pages services. (CC
Docket No. 90-623 by MO&O on Reconsideration [DA 96-
1069] adopted July 2, 1996, by the Chief, Common Carrier
Bureau)

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CORRECTION: Digest No. 122, dated July 3, 1996,
inadvertently listed a SUNSHINE NOTICE -- no Sunshine
Notice was released