DAILY DIGEST Vol. 15, No. 124 July 8, 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 RELEASES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSIONER NESS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF ANITA WALLGREN AS LEGAL ADVISOR [Internet file name: nrmc6053.txt] DR. JEFFREY MACKIE-MASON TO BE FOURTH PARTICIPANT IN ECONOMIC SPEAKER SERIES Dr. Mackie-Mason will speak on July 17, 1996, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Commission Meeting Room at 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. For more information or to make a reservation, call Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-2043 [Internet file name: nrmc6054.txt] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report No. 2141 -- PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS Report No. 2140 -- OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED Report No. 23775 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43775 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. CW-96-8 -- PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING AMENDMENTS FOR C BLOCK PCS For further information contact Irene Longin at (202) 418-1301 or Rita Cookmeyer at (202) 418-0434. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- YUMA, CO. Revoked license of Cen-Ten Productions, Inc. for KJCO(FM), Yuma, Colorado; deleted call sign for Station KJCO(FM); terminated proceeding. (MM Docket No. 96-49 [FCC 96-1070] by Order adopted July 2, 1996, by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau) COMSAT CORPORATION. Granted Comsat's applications to modify various L-band land earth stations for use with Inmarsat's first, second, and third generation satellites and currently authorized mobile services. (By Order [DA 96- 1079] adopted July 3, 1996, by the Chief, International Bureau) CABLE SERVICES BUREAU DAILY DIGEST Released Friday, July 5, 1996 (not listed on 7/5 DD) FALCON COMMUNITY CABLE. Granted the complaints filed against the rate charged for cable programming service in Corbin, KY. (By Order [DA 96-1082] adopted July 5, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) ********** ADDENDA: The following items released July 5, 1996, were not listed on Digest 123: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC FILINGS FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report No. 23774 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 43774 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. PGL96-3 -- LOW POWER/TELEVISION TRANSLATORS: PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALHOUN CITY, MS. Dismissed petition for rule making filed by WKZU Radio (RM-8725) proposing deletion of vacant Channel 272A at Calhoun City, Mississippi; terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 95-173 by R&O [DA 96-1043] adopted June 27, 1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) ALEXANDRIA, LA. Proposed amending FM Table to allot Channel 295A to Alexandria, Louisiana. Comments due August 26; replies September 10. (MM Docket No. 96-143 by NPRM [DA 96-1044] adopted June 27, 1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 73.202(b), TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS. Amended section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Table of FM Allotments, to specify the classes of channels allotted to various communities; terminated proceeding. (By R&O [96-1041] adopted June 27, 1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996. Completed regulatory proceeding and adopted rule changes revising the FCC's Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to recover the amount of regulatory fees that Congress required the FCC to collect for Fiscal Year 1996. (MD Docket No. 96-84 by R&O [FCC 96-295] adopted July 1, 1996, by the Commission) ********** ADDENDA: The following item released June 25, 1996, was not listed on Digest 115: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAYAGUEZ, PR. Denied Caribbean MMDS Partnership's two petitions for reconsideration of the return of applications for authority to construct and operate Multipoint Distribution Service stations on the E and F channels at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. (By O on R [DA 96-981] adopted June 19, 1996, by the Assistant Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau) ********** ADDENDA: The following item released June 11, 1996, was not listed on Digest 105: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUEBLO, CO. Denied American Telecasting, Inc.'s petition for reconsideration of return of an application for authority to construct and operate a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service station on the E channels at Pueblo, Colorado. (By O on R [DA 96-913] adopted June 7, 1996, by the Assistant Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau)