Daily Digest Vol. 15 No. 194 October 15, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIVE BUREAUS PUBLISH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION REPORTS. Five of the FCC's operating Bureaus have issued Customer Satisfaction Reports and they clearly indicate that the FCC is meeting the expectations of its customers one year after these Bureaus issued their first Customer Service Standards. Copies of the Report can be obtained through the Commission's duplicating contractor, ITS, at (202) 857-3800, and on the Internet at www.fcc.gov. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/nrmc6085.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released: October 15, 1996. AGENDA FOR 41ST PART 68 INDUSTRY MEETING.Meeting to be on October 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Commission Meeting Room (856), 1919 M Street, N.W. Contact: William von Alven at (202) 418-2342. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 43846. Released: October 15, 1996. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 23846. Released: October 15, 1996. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 15, 1996. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - OCTOBER 11. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: CF-36. Released: October 15, 1996. WINDOW NOTICE FOR THE FILING OF FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS - OCTOBER 15 TO NOVEMBER 18. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 15, 1996. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG INFORMATIONAL TARIFFS - OCTOBER 11. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 15, 1996. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS. Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: CL-97-3. Released: October 15, 1996. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY V. TRT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, AND FTC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Directed IDB Worldcom Services, Inc., the successor in interest to TRT Telecommunications Corporation and FTC Communications, Inc., to pay New Valley Corporation (formerly Western Union Telegraph Company) certain amounts, insofar as undisputed, for which the Commission previously determined they were liable. Action by the Commission. Adopted: October 10, 1996. by MO&O. (FCC No. 96-410). CCB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/index.html TIME WARNER CABLE. Granted peition filed by Time Warner Cable seeking special relief to modify the Philadelpia, Pennsylvania ADI to exclude Station WTGI-TV (Ind., Ch. 61), Wilimington, Delaware, from carriage on cable systems serving various communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 8, 1996. by MO&O. (DA No. 96-1694). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html TWIN FALLS, ID. Granted Motion for Summary Decision filed by the College of Southern Idaho; resolved issues in favor of the College and determined that the College is qualified to be and to remain a Commission licensee of station KEZJ(AM) in Twin Falls, Idaho; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 96-91. Action by Administrative Law Judge Arthur I. Steinberg. Adopted: October 10, 1996. by Summary Decision. (FCC No. 96D-08). MMB Internet URL: index.html ADDENDA: The following items, released October 11, 1996, did not appear in Digest No. 193: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLEMENT FOR THE FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. OPA. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECHES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "TO BUILD ONE WORLD, ONLY CONNECT," SPEECH OF CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT BEFORE THE ASIA SOCIETY, HONG KONG, OCTOBER 11, 1996. Internet URL: spreh642.txt "MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE," REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS' POLICYMAKERS BREAKFAST, LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 11, 1996. Internet URL: /Speeches/Ness/spsn617.txt "VOYAGING TO COMPETITION: THE NEW COIN OF THE REALM," REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER RACHELLE CHONG BEFORE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL'S 1996 EASTERN CONFERENCE & EXPO, NASHVILLE, OCTOBER 11, 1996. Internet URL: /Speeches/Chong/sprbc612.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TCI CABLEVISION OF NEWPORT OREGON. Dismissed complaints filed against Operator concerning its charges for cable programming services tier in Newport, OR. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 4, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-1675). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html TCI CABLEVISION OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS. Denied complaints filed against Operator concerning its charges for cable programming services tier in Kerrville, TX. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: September 29, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-1676). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html RATON, NM. Proposed allotting Channel 249A to Raton, New Mexico, as the community's third local FM service; proposed alloting Channel 299A to Raton should an additional interest in use of Channel 249A at Raton be expressed. comments due December 2; replies December 17. Dkt No.: MM- 96-206. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 4, 1996. by NPRM. (DA No. 96-1668). MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/index.html ROMNEY, WV. Effective November 25, 1996, amended Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Table of FM Allotments, to substitute Channel *281A for Channel 201A at Romney, West Virginia, and reserve the channel for noncommercial educational use; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 94-137. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 4, 1996. by MO&O. (DA No. 96-1672). MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/index.html SAN ANGELO, TX. Amended Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Table of FM Allotments, to allot Channel 289C3 to San Angelo, Texas, as the community's ninth local FM service; filing window November 25-December 26; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 95-150. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 4, 1996. by R&O. (DA No. 96-1671). MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/index.html PRINCEVILLE, HI. Effective November 25, 1996, amended Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Table of FM Allotments, to allot Channel 260C1 to Princeville, Hawaii, as that community's second local FM service; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 96-52. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 4, 1996. by R&O. (DA No. 96-1673). MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/index.html CAWKER CITY, KS. Proposed allotting Channel 242C3 to Cawker City, Kansas, as the community's first local FM service. Comments due December 2; replies December 17. Dkt No.: MM- 96-207. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 4, 1996. by NPRM. (DA No. 96-1669). MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/index.html ADDENDA: The following items, released October 10, 1996, did not appear in Digest No. 192: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAR CABLEVISION, INC. D/B/A ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS. Granted Petition for Special Relief requesting decertification of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities applicable to Dover Township (CUID No. NJ0160) based upon LEC effective competition. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 10, 1996. by MO&O. (DA No. 96-169). 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