DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 39                                          February 27,1997

**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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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: N-5-A. Released: February 27, 1997. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS.

Report No: N-9-A. Released: February 27, 1997. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS.

Report No: N-10-A. Released: February 27, 1997. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS.

Released: February 27, 1997. DOMINANT CARRIERS - TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: FEBRUARY 26, 1997. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d022697.pdf

Released: February 27, 1997. NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: FEBRUARY 26, 1997. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd022697.pdf

Released: February 27, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SOLICITS COMMENTS REGARDING MODIFICATI0NS TO THE 1997 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF REVIEW PLANS - CCB/CPD 97-11.Comments are due March 5, no reply comments will be considered. (DA No. 97-439). Contact: John Scott (202) 418-1528 or Dan Abeyta (202) 418-1538. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/da970439.txt

Report No: I-8231. Released: February 27, 1997. OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN. (DA No. 97-432). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1997/pnin7038.txt

Report No: 43938. Released: February 27, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970227.txt

Report No: 23938. Released: February 27, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970227.txt

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SPEECHES

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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS BEFORE THE USTTI SATELLITE MODULE, WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 26, 1997. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Ness/spsn705.txt

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ERRATUM. to Second R&O and Second Order on Reconsideration of the first R&O, FCC 97-27, released February 4, in the matter of implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Leased Commercial Access. Dkt No.: CS- 96-60. Adopted: February 26, 1997. by Erratum. CSB

TKR CABLE COMPANY. Granted TKR's petition for special relief seeking to modify the New York ADI and to exclude several communities located in Orange County, New York and Hamilton, Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, Passiac, Somerset and Union Counties, NJ, from WHAI-TV's television market for purposes of the cable television broadcast signal carriage rules. Action by Deputy Chief. Adopted: February 20, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-419). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970419.txt

CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION, INC. Granted Continental's request to extend the filing date, from March 1 to May 1, 1997, for its next set of Form 1205s due under its Social Contract with the Commission. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: February 26, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-434). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970434.txt

ENSTAR/FALCON CABLE TV. Dismissed complaints against Enstar/Falcon concerning the rate it charged for its cable programming services tier in the communities of Wheatland and Hermitage, MO, because the complaints concern a rate that is outside the jurisdiction of the FCC. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Div. Adopted: February 24, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-420). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970420.txt

SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC./MARKS CABLEVISION. Granted Sunbelt's petition and ordered Marks CableVision to commence carriage of television station KHIZ, Barstow, CA. Marks is operator of a cable television system serving San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Comp. Div. Adopted: February 24, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-425). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970425.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released February 26, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 38:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: DS-1712. Released: February 26, 1997. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1997/pnin7035.txt

Report No: D-913-A. Released: February 26, 1997. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS.

Report No: D-913. Released: February 26, 1997. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS.

Report No: NCS-97-22-A. Released: February 26, 1997. WIRELESS NARROWBAND BRANCH INFORMATION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7051.txt

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SPEECHES

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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER RACHELLE CHONG TO THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY UTILITY COMMISSIONERS, FEBRUARY 26, 1997, WASHINGTON, D.C. "A FOREST VIEW FROMTHE MYSTERY COMMISSIONER". Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Chong/sprbc701.txt

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT I, L.P. Concluded that Charter's November 1995 cable programming services tier rate (CPST) rate increase, and April 1996 CPST rate increase were not unreasonable. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Div. Adopted: February 25, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-428). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970428.txt

MID-MAINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING/STATE CABLE TV CORPORATION. Denied Mid-Maine's complaint against State Cable claiming entitlement to madatory carriage of WFYW-LP on the cable system of State Cable in Fairfield, ME. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Div. Adopted: February 25, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-429). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970429.txt

ERRATUM. to DA 96-1446 in the matter of Comsat's application for authority to participate in the launch of the Inmarsat-3 (F-3). by Erratum. (DA No. 96-2212). IB