DAILY DIGEST
Vol. 15, No. 133 July 19, 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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NEWS RELEASES
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FCC RELEASES FIBER DEPLOYMENT UPDATE
For more information, call Jonathan Kraushaar at
(202) 418-0947.
FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FCC FILINGS
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY
COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED
PROCEEDINGS
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG --
July 18
NOTICE OF PROHIBITED PRESENTATIONS -
STATION KCCN-TV MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
PAYMENT DUE DATES FOR FY 1996 REGULATORY
FEES
For more information on the regulatory fee
program, call the Fees Hotline at (202) 418-0220. For
information on Wireless Radio services processing
procedures call 1-800-322-1117.
PAYING FEES ELECTRONICALLY AND FILING IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
For more information call Regina Dorsey at (202)
418-1995.
ANTENNA STRUCTURE REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES CLARIFIED
For more information call the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau's Consumer Assistance Branch
at 1-800-322-1117.
Report No. D-865 -- MASS MEDIA BUREAU PREPARED
TO ISSUE MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE BTA
AUTHORIZATIONS
For more information call Charles Dziedzic at (202)
418-1600, Sharon Bertelsen at (202) 418-7057, or Nazifa
Naim at (202) 418-7059.
Report No. 23784 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43784 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. A-298 -- NON-COMMERCIAL
EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
AUGUST 22 CUT-OFF DATE
Report No. NA-196 -- NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF FM
BROADCAST APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION OF
AUGUST 22 PETITION TO DENY DEADLINE
Report No. LB-96-38 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. CL-96-58 -- WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL
RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report No. 1857 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU - Week of July 8 through July 12 1996
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STARKVILLE, MS and ETHELSVILLE, AL. Granted
Charisma Broadcasting Company's request to withdraw its
petition seeking substitution of Channel 222A for Channel
221A and the reallotment of Channel 222A from Starkville,
Mississippi, to Ethelsville, Alabama; terminated proceeding.
(MM Docket No. 96-67 by R&O [DA 96-1108] adopted July
12, 1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media
Bureau)
PRENTISS, MS. Proposed amending FM Table of
Allotments to allot Channel 285A to Prentiss, Mississippi.
Comments due September 3; replies September 18. (MM
Docket No. 96-147 by NPRM [DA 96-1104] adopted June
12, 1996, by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media
Bureau)
Lupton, MI. Proposed amending FM Table of Allotments
to allot Channel 272A to Lupton, Michigan and its
reservation for noncommercial educational use. Comments
due September 9; replies September 24. (MM Docket No.
96-141 by NPRM [DA 96-1103] adopted June 12, 1996, by
the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
CABLE & WIRELESS, INC. Granted Cable & Wireless,
Inc.'s application for authority to provide facilities-based
services between the United States and Mexico. (By Order,
Authorization, and Certificate [DA 96-1146] adopted July
16, 1996, by the Chief, Telecommunications Division,
International Bureau)
COLUMBIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION.
Granted Columbia Comunications Corporation's Request for
Special Temporary Authority to operate capacity on the
NASA TDRS-6 satellite at 4777ΓΈ W.L. (By Order [DA 96-
1150] adopted July 12, 1996, by the Chief, Satellite and
Radiocommunication Division, International Bureau)
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Friday, July 19, 1996
TIME WARNER d/b/a OCEANIC CABLEVISION.
Dismissed a complaint filed against the rate charged for
cable programming service in Honolulu, Hawaii. (By Order
[DA 96-1111] adopted July 10, 1996 by the Chief of
Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services
Bureau)
BOOTH AMERICAN, ET AL. Dismissed request for small
system relief under Small System Order in the states of NC,
TN, MI, SC, GA, CA, FL, WV, WI, CO, OR, MA, LA, VA,
OH, TX, NH, and VT. (By Order [DA 96-1123] adopted
July 9, 1996 by the Chief Financial Analysis and
Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items released July 18, 1996,
were not listed on Digest 132:
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NEWS RELEASES
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**FCC BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF 1996
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT SAFEGUARDS FOR
BOC PROVISION OF IN-REGION INTERLATA
SERVICES; Commission Seeks Comment on Separate
Affiliate and Nondiscrimination Requirements of 1996 Act -
- CC Docket No. 96-149 (Report No. DC 96-67, Action in
Docket Case)
The Commission initiated a proceeding to
implement the separate affiliate and nondiscrimination
requirements that would apply to Bell Operating Companies'
(BOCs) provision of interLATA long distance services in
areas where they offer local telephone service and certain
other services designated by the 1996 Telecommunications
Act.
Action by the Commission July 17, 1996, by NPRM
(FCC 96-308) and Order (FCC 96-307).
News Media Contact: Mindy Ginsburg at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau Contacts: Carol E.
Mattey, Melissa Waksman, and Donald Stockdale at (202)
418-1580. [Internet file name: nrcc6049.txt]
**FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
1996 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCOUNTING
SAFEGUARDS -- CC Docket No. 96-150 (Report No. DC
96-66, Action in Docket Case)
The Commission released proposed measures to
implement the accounting safeguards provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Action by the Commission July 17, 1996, by NPRM
(FCC 96-309).
News Media Contact: Mindy Ginsburg at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau Contact: John V. Giusti
at (202) 418-0850. [Internet file name: nrcc6050.txt]
**FCC BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF 1996
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT SAFEGUARDS; Seeks
Comments on 1996 Act Requirements for Telemessaging,
Electronic Publishing, and Alarm Monitoring Services -- CC
Docket No. 96-152 (Report No. DC 96-68, Action in Docket
Case)
The Commission initiated a proceeding to
implement the non-accounting safeguards of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 for the provision of
electronic publishing, alarm monitoring, and telemessaging
services.
Action by the Commission July 18, 1996, by NPRM
(FCC 96-310).
News Media Contact: Mindy Ginsburg at (202)
418-1500. Common Carrier Bureau Contact: Michelle
Carey at (202) 418-1580. [Internet file name: nrcc6048.txt]
FCC ADOPTS FINAL BAND PLAN FOR THE 28 GHZ
FREQUENCY BAND -- CC Docket No. 92-297 (Report No.
DC 96-65, Action in Docket Case)
The FCC adopted a band plan and a Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking that opens the door for consumers
to obtain a wide variety of new broadband, two-way
interactive video, voice and data services.
Action by the Commission July 18, 1996, by First
R&O and Fourth NPRM (FCC 96-311).
News Media Contact: Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-
0654. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Contact:
Jennifer Warren at (202) 418-1469. International Bureau
Contact: Jennifer Gilsenan at (202) 418-0420.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ERRATUM IN PUBLIC NOTICE DA 96-1153
ANNOUNCING CLOSE OF THE ENTREPRENEURS' C
BLOCK REAUCTION
WRC-97 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES FIRST
MEETING OF AD HOC GROUP ON MILLIMETER
WAVE ISSUES
For more information contact Crystal Foster at
(202) 418-0749.
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STATEMENT
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**STATEMENT OF REED E. HUNDT, CHAIRMAN,
FCC, ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
FINANCE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, U.S. HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ROCK PORT TELEPHONE COMPANY and
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Granted Rock Port Telephone Company's and Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company's petitions for waiver of the
definition of "Study Area" and granted Rock Port's waiver
of the price cap rule contained in Section 61.41(c)(2) of the
Commission's rules. (By MO&O [DA 96-1146] adopted
July 18, 1996, by the Chief, Accounting and Audits
Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION. Denied Southern New England
Telecommunications Corporation's Petition for Declaratory
Ruling seeking permission to offer interstate non-access
communications services directly, rather than through a
separate affiliate, pursuant to non-dominant carrier
regulation. (By Order [FCC 96-307] adopted July 17, 1996,
by the Commission)
**NON-ACCOUNTING SAFEGUARDS UNDER THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Initiated a
proceeding to implement the separate affiliate and
nondiscrimination requirements that would apply to BOCs
provision of interLATA long distance services in areas
where they offer local telephone service and certain other
services designated by the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Sought comment on the rules that should be adopted to
implement provisions of Section 272 of the 1996 Act.
Comments due August 15; replies August 30. (CC Docket
No. 96-149 by NPRM [FCC 96-308] adopted July 17, 1996,
by the Commission)
**ACCOUNTING SAFEGUARDS UNDER THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Proposed
measures to implement the accounting safeguards provisions
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Comments Due
August 26; replies September 10. (CC Docket No. 96-150
by NPRM [FCC 96-309] adopted July 17, 1996, by the
Commission)
**TELEMESSAGING, ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING, AND
ALARM MONITORING SERVICES UNDER THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Proposed ways
to implement non-accounting safeguards of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 for the provision of
electronic publishing, alarm monitoring, and telemessaging
services. Comments Due September 4; replies September
20. (CC Docket No. 96-152 by NPRM [FCC 96-310]
adopted July 18, 1996, by the Commission)
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ADDENDA: The following item released July 17, 1996,
was not listed on Digest 131:
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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Report No. 23782 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS