DAILY DIGEST
Vol. 15, No. 130 July 16, 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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CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS FOR ECONOMICS
FORUM ON ANTITRUST AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
INVOLVED IN BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
INTERLATA ENTRY
For more information, call Meribeth McCarrick at
(202) 418-2043. [Internet file name: nrmc6056.txt]
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OET TAKES STEPS TO ENCOURAGE SELF-
DECLARATION FOR COMPUTER COMPLIANCE
For more information call Art Wall at (301) 725-
1585.
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
July 15
EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
NOTICE OF PROHIBITED PRESENTATION - ONCOR
COMMUNICATIONS (FILE NO. ENF-95-04)
Report No. 23781 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43781 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. 285 -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN
ACTIONS
Report No. 1083 -- CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER
FILINGS
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CINCINNATI, OH/DAYTON, OH. Granted Cincinnati TV
64 Limited Partnership's application to assign licenses of
WSTR-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio, and television translator station
W66AQ, Dayton, Ohio, to WSTR Licensee, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Granted
Sinclair's request for a waiver of the Commission's duopoly
rule. (By MO&O [FCC 96-302] adopted July 8, 1996, by
the Commission)
BOSTON, MA. Recalculated proposed forfeiture and
reduced it to $15,000. Ordered Emmis FM Broadcasting
Corporation, licensee of Station WCDJ(FM), Boston,
Massachusetts, to pay $15,000 for failing to comply with the
Commission's EEO provisions. (By MO&O and Forfeiture
Order [FCC 96-298] adopted July 2, 1996, by the
Commission)
SECAUCUS, N.J. Acted on the license renewal application
for WWOR-TV, Inc., licensee of Station WWOR-TV,
Secaucus, New Jersey. (By MO&O and NAL [FCC 96-280]
adopted June 25, 1996, by the Commission)
ALLNET COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. Granted,
to an extent and otherwise denied, Allnet Communication
Services, Inc.'s Petition for Further Reconsideration and
Motion for Resolution of Late Payment Damages Issues,
filed March 25, 1994; denied Allnet's Petition for
Reconsideration filed on May 2, 1994 all relating to
Commission's action in Allnet Communication Services, Inc.
v. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company and in Allnet
Communications Inc. v. U S WEST, Inc. (BY MO&O and
O on R [FCC 96-296] adopted July 2, 1996, by the
Commission)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Tuesday, July 16, 1996
A-R CABLE SERVICES, INC. Denied complaints filed
against A-R Cable Services, Inc. concerning its charges for
cable programming services tier in Amity, NY. (By Order
[DA 96-1089] adopted July 8, 1996 by the Chief, Financial
Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
TPC CABLE TV. Dismissed complaint filed against TPC
Cable TV concerning its charges for cable programming
service tier in Ponce, PR. (By Order [DA 96-1090] adopted
July 8, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
BLUE RIDGE CABLE TELEVISION, INC. Granted a
petition for revocation filed by Blue Ridge Cable Television,
Inc. challenging the certification of Tunkhanack Township
to regulate Blue Ridge's rates for basic service and
associated equipment. (By MO&O [DA 96-1091] adopted
July 8, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLE TV OF EAST PROVIDENCE. Dismissed
complaint filed against Cable TV of East Providence
concerning its charges for cable programming service tier in
East Providence, RI. (By Order [DA 96-1093] adopted July
8, 1996 by the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance
Division, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released July 15, 1996,
were not listed on Digest 129:
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FCC'S INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ISSUES ORDER ON
TELQUEST AND WESTERN TELE-COM EARTH
STATION APPLICATIONS (Report No. IN 96-17,
International Action)
International Bureau Contact: John Stern at (202)
418-0746. [Internet file name: nrin6018.txt]
INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ISSUES SECTION 214
RESALE AUTHORIZATIONS TO TELEGLOBE USA
INC. (Report No. IN 96-18, International Action)
News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202)
418-0500.
International Bureau Contacts: Troy Tanner and
Bob Calaff at (202) 418-1470.
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Report No. TEL-27-A -- NON-STREAMLINED
INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AND CABLE
LANDING LICENSE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR
FILING (Formal Section 63.18 and 1.767) --
APPLICATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO STREAMLINED
PROCESSING
Report No. TEL-27-B -- STREAMLINED
INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING (Formal Section 63.18)
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TELEQUEST VENTURES, L.L.C. and WESTERN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dismissed without
prejudice the earth station applications of Telquest Ventures,
L.L.C., and Western Tele-Communications, Inc. to provide
Direct Broadcast Satellite service to the United States using
Canadian satellites. (By R&O [DA 96-1128] adopted July
15, 1996, by the Acting Chief, International Bureau)
TELEGLOBE USA INC. Granted Teleglobe USA Inc.
authority to resell switched and non-interconnected private
line services of unaffiliated U.S. international carriers for the
provision of authorized international services; granted
Teleglobe authority to resell interconnected private lines
between the United States and both the U.K. and Sweden,
for the provision of switched services. (By Order,
Authorization, and Certificate [DA 96-1130] adopted July
15, 1996, by the Acting Chief, International Bureau)