Daily Digest Vol. 15 No. 233 December 10, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON CARRIER SCORECARD REPORT GOES ON-LINE. The Common Carrier Bureau released today the second editionof the Common Carrier Scorecard. The Scorecard, now available on the Common Carrier Bureau's home page, includes a compilation of comparative complaint statistics that the public can use to make informed decisions about telephone-related services.. CCB Contact: Jodie Buenning at (202) 418-1500; Kathie A. Kneff (202) 418-0700; Katie Rangos (202) 418-0954; Brian J. Benison (202) 418-2800. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/nrcc6083.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released: December 10, 1996. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: DECEMBER 9, 1996. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/index.html Released: December 10, 1996. REPORT NO. 43884.BROADCAST ACTIONS. Released: December 10, 1996. REPORT NO. 23884.BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RATE OF RETURN PRESCRIPTIONS. Recalculated damages in the matter of Section 208 complaints alleging violations of the Commission's rate of return prescriptions. Action by the Commission. Adopted: December 2, 1996. by MO&O. (FCC No. 96-466). CCB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/index.html STAR CABLEVISION. Dismissed a complaint against the rate that Star Cablevision was charging for additional cable outlets in the Community of Jackson, WI, on the grounds that the complaint concerned a rate that is outside the jurisdiction of the FCC. Action by Chief, Fin. Analysis & Compliance Div.. Adopted: December 2, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2050). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html INTERMEDIA PARTNERS. Concluded that the cable programming services tier (CPST) rate increase InterMedia implemented on January 1, 1995, for Aiken, SC, is not unreasonable. Action by Chief, Fin. Analysis & Compliance Div.. Adopted: December 6, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2068). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html COMSAT CORPORATION. Authorized Comsat to participate in the launch of the Inmarsat-3 satellite. Action by Chief, Satellite & Radiocomm. Div.. Adopted: December 9, 1996. by O&A. (DA No. 96-1446). IB Internet URL: index.html ADDENDA: The following items, released December 9, 1996, did not appear in Digest No. 232: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. OPA. Internet URL: /Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAPHNET, INC. V. MCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. Granted joint request for approval of the Protective Agreement regarding treatment of confidential materials in this proceeding. Action by Chief, Formal Complaints & Investigations Branch. Adopted: December 5, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2048). CCB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/index.html OPEN VIDEO SYSTEM. Granted applications for certification to operate open video systems in New York City, NY and Boston, MA. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: December 9, 1996. by Consolidated Order. (DA No. 96-2075). CSB Internet URL: index.html MARYLAND CABLE PARTNERS, L.P. Concluded that the rates charged by Maryland Cable Partners for Prince George's County are unreasonable. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: December 9, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2071). CSB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Cable/Orders/index.html J. DOERING COMMUNICATIONS. Granted Pacific Bell's informal petition to deny and dismissed Doering Communications' applications requesting authority to add Public Land Mobile Service base stations on frequencies 454.500 and 454.550 MHz at Station KNKP397 at Mt. Lukens (La Canada), CA. Adopted: December 9, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2060). WTB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/index.html HAWAIIAN WIRELESS PARTNERS (HWP). Granted HWP's request for waiver of the 800 MHz SMR application freeze, and the requirement that 800 MHz SMR licensees complete construction and commence service to subscribers in an area before seeking additional channels, subject to conditions. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: December 9, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2057). WTB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/index.html JET-TEL GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Denied JET-TEL's request to waive the three-year construction requirement as requied by the rules. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: December 9, 1996. by Order. (DA No. 96-2061). WTB Internet URL: /Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/index.html - FCC -