Daily Digest Vol. 15 No. 195 October 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- **PUBLIC FORUM ON THE ECONOMICS OF MANDATED STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION. On Friday, October 18, 1996 the FCC will host a public forum on the economics of mandated standards for digital TV. News Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick (202) 418-0500. MMB. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/nrmc6086.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released: October 16, 1996. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION.(2 documents) Report Nos. DS-1673, DS-1674. Internet URL: /Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 43847. Released: October 16, 1996. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: 23847. Released: October 16, 1996. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 16, 1996. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 16, 1996. WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION.(2 documents) Report Nos. NCS-97-03, NCS-97-03-A. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html Released: October 16, 1996. FCC ANNOUNCES GRANT OF 900 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO MTA LICENSES. (DA No. 96-1707). Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html Report No: CL-97-4. Released: October 16, 1996. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION. (DA No. 96-1708). Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEWITT, AR. Granted to an extent the application for review filed by Max H. Pearson with regard to the applications for assignment of license and transfer of control regarding Station KDEW-FM, DeWitt, Arkansas. Action by the FCC. Adopted: October 9, 1996. by MO&O. (FCC No. 96-406). MMB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/index.html ADDENDA: The following items, released October 15, 1996, did not appear in Digest No. 194: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- **TELEMEDICINE REPORT RELEASED; TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND HEALTH CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXPANSION OF TELEMEDICINE. The FCC's Advisory Committee on Telecommunications and Health Care released a report that will help the FCC implement sections of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that impact telemedicine.. News Media Contact: Patricia Chew (202) 418-0500. OPP Contact: Lygia Ricciardi at (202) 418-2672. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/nrcc6074.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report No: 1907. Released: October 15, 1996. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECHES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS OF FCC COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS, OCTOBER 15, 1996, CHICAGO, IL, BEFORE THE MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE FCBA. Internet URL: index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. (SWBT). Waived certain rules with regard to SWBT's Tariff F.C.C. No. 73. (Please note that the text of the item reads "DA 96-1706" but will be corrected to read "DA 96-1709"). Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, CCB. Adopted: October 15, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-1709). CCB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/index.html TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Granted small system relief and found the cable operator's cable programming services tier rates to be not unreasonable in the City of Eden, NC; the North Carolina Towns of Wadesboro, Mayodan, Madison, and Mebane; and Alamance County, North Carolina,. Action by Chief, Fiinancial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 13, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-1710). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html RICHMOND, VA. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 against WBZU(FM), Richmond, Virginia, for broadcasting allegedly indecent material. Action by Chief, MMB. Adopted: October 15, 1996. by NAL by Letter. (DA No. 96-1713). MMB Internet URL: index.html TELETRAC LICENSE, INC. Granted in part the petition for waiver filed by of Teletrac License with regard to the relocation of its transmitter sites. Action by Chief, WTB. Adopted: October 11, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-1706). 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