Daily Digest Vol. 15 No. 191 October 9, 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released: October 9, 1996. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Oct. 8. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 9, 1996. VOLUNTARY PART 68 REPORTING OF TELEPHONE RFI/BELLTAP COMPLIANCE. Contact: William H. von Alven at (202) 418-2342. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 1277. Released: October 9, 1996. CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 9, 1996. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION.(2 documents) Report Nos. DS-1671, DS-1672. Internet URL: /Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 43843. Released: October 9, 1996. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 23843. Released: October 9, 1996. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 9, 1996. WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION.(2 documents) Report Nos. NCS-97-02, NCS-97-02-A. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 9, 1996. ADDITIONAL COMMENT SOUGHT ON NON-ACCREDITED STANDARD-SETTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.Comments are due Oct. 21, replies Dec. 3. FCC No. 96-403. Dkt No.: WT- 96-86. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- **CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS. Amended FCC rules to remove restrictions against corporate licensees having alien officers or directors. Action by the FCC. Adopted: September 27, 1996. by Order. FCC No. 96-396. Internet URL: index.html ADDENDA: The following items, released October 8, 1996, did not appear in Digest No. 190: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC TO DEMO ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM AT CTIA'S WIRELESS APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS, NV, OCTOBER 7-8, 1996. News Media Contact: Kara Palamaras (202) 418-0654. WTB Contact: Tom Dombrowsky at (202) 418-0620. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report No: N-042-A. Released: October 8, 1996. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: TEL-45-A. Released: October 8, 1996. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (FORMAL SECTION 63.18). Internet URL: /Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 8, 1996. PRIVATE OPERATIONAL-FIXED SERVICE FREQUENCIES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR REASSIGNMENT. Contact: Microwave Branch at (717) 338-2646. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- **PAY TELEPHONES. Issued a Further Errata to amend the September 20, 1996, Report and Order (FCC 96-388) in the matter of pay telephones. Dkt No.: CC- 96-128, CC- 91-35. Action by Chief, CCB. by Further Errata. DA No. 96-1666. CCB Internet URL: index.html ADDENDA: The following items, released October 7, 1996, did not appear in Digest No. 189: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC CHAIRMAN HUNDT URGES COMPETITION AND CHOICE IN CHINA; URGES USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN DEVELOPING AREAS. FCC Chairman Reed Hundt urged China's leaders to further "the goal of open competition and choice in telecommunications.". News Media Contact: David Fiske (202) 418-0500. Internet URL: index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECHES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH BY CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT, OCTOBER 7, BEIJING, CHINA, CENTER FOR INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, "THE BIG RIVER OF COMPETITION". Internet URL: spreh -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEDESIC CORP. Granted an extension of time to file reply comments in the proceeding concerning Teledesic Corp.'s application for authority to construct, launch, and operate a Low Earth Orbit Satellite System. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division, IB. Adopted: October 7, 1996. by Order. DA No. 96-1678. IB Internet URL: /Bureaus/International/Orders/index.html - FCC -