DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 154                                            August 11,1997

**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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NEWS RELEASES

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THIRTEEN FCC EMPLOYEES HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7056.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: August 11, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - AUGUST 8. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd080897.pdf

Report No: SPB-94. Released: August 11, 1997. SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION: ERRATA TO SBP-90 AND SPB-91 -- CORRECTION OF COMMENT DATES. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1997/pnin7168.txt

Report No: 44052. Released: August 11, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970811.txt

Report No: 24052. Released: August 11, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970811.txt

Released: August 11, 1997. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS (1 OF 2). Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/exa70811.html

Released: August 11, 1997. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS (2 OF 2). Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/exb70811.html

Report No: CW-97-59. Released: August 11, 1997. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION - BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION (1 OF 2). Contact: Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7199.txt

Report No: CW-97-58. Released: August 11, 1997. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION - BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION (2 OF 2). Contact: Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7198.txt

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WNDY-TV, MARION, IN. Notified IMS Broadcasting, LLC, licensee of WNDY-TV, Marion, Indiana, of apparent liability for forfeiture for $10,000 for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming. Adopted: August 8, 1997. by NAL Letter. (DA No. 97-1703). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da971703.txt

WEMT(TV), GREENEVILLE, TN. Notified Max Television of Tri-Cities L.P., licensee of WEMT(TV), Greeneville, TN, of apparent liability for forfeiture for $10,000 for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming. Adopted: August 8, 1997. by NAL Letter. (DA No. 97-1702). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da971702.txt

YOUNG BROADCASTING, INC. Denied Young Broadcasting, Inc.'s request for permanent waiver and granted conditional waiver of the television duopoly rule to permit the common ownership by Young Broadcasting, Inc. of television stations KWQC-TV, Davenport, Iowa, and WTVO(TV), Rockford, Illinois, subject to the outcome of the Commission's pending broadcast ownership rulemaking in MM Docket Nos. 91-221 and 87-8. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: August 8, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1709). MMB

ERRATUM TO MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 97-180), RELEASED AUGUST 5, 1997. Corrected MO&O in the proceeding. Action by Deputy General Counsel. by Erratum. MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/err97180.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released August 8, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 153:

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COMMISSION AMENDS RULES GOVERNING PRE-1964 GRANDFATHERED SHORT-SPACED FM BROADCAST FACILITIES -- MM DOCKET 96-120 (REPORT NO. MM 97-11, MASS MEDIA ACTION). The FCC has revised the rules specifying how certain grandfathered short-spaced FM stations may improve operating facilities or relocate transmitter sites. By this action, the FCC has streamlined the rules to permit the utmost in flexibility while maintaining the technical integrity of the FM band. Action by the Commission August 4, 1997, by Report and Order (FCC 97-276). News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball (202) 418-0500. MMB Contact: Jim Bradshaw at (202) 418-2740. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1997/nrmm7009.txt

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Released: August 8, 1997. BELL ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC BELL FILE APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW OF THE COMMON CARRIER BUREAU'S ORDER THAT REQUIRED THESE COMPANIES TO REVISE THEIR REFUND PLANS SUBMITTED IN THE 1993-96 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF INVESTIGATION - PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED.Oppositions/Comments: September 8, 1997; Reply Comments: September 23, 1997. (DA No. 97-1699). Dkt No.: CC- 93-193, CC- 94-65. Contact: Joel Taubenblatt or Wanda Harris, Competitive Pricing Divison, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-1530.

Released: August 8, 1997. COMMISSION PROCEEDING REGARDING THE PERSONAL ATTACK AND POLITICAL EDITORIAL RULES. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/1997/pnmc7015.html

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ERRATUM TO 1997 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF INVESTIGATION DESIGNATION ORDER. Corrects Footnote 45 of "1997 Annual Access Tariff Investigation Designation Order," released July 28, 1997 by Common Carrier Bureau. Dkt No.: CC- 97-149. Action by Deputy Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau. by Erratum.

GRANDFATHERED SHORT-SPACED FM STATIONS. Revised rules specifying how certain grandfathered short-spaced FM stations may improve operating facilities or relocate transmitter sites. By this action, the FCC has streamlined the rules to permit the utmost in flexibility while maintaining the technical integrity of the FM band. Dkt No.: MM- 96-120. Action by the Commission. Adopted: August 4, 1997. by R&O. (FCC No. 97-276). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/fcc97276.txt

MOBILEMEDIA CORPORATION, ET AL. Reconsidered in part the Commission's action staying the hearing in this proceeding (MobileMedia Corp, FCC 97-197, released June 6, 1997.) Found that certain aspects of the stay order not relating directly to the stay itself should be clarified. Granted two motitions to intervene. Dkt No.: WT- 97-115. Action by the Commission. Adopted: August 7, 1997. by Order. (FCC No. 97-284). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/fcc97284.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released August 7, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 152:

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Released: August 7, 1997. PROCEDURES FOR STATES TO ELECT TO FILE STATE-CONDUCTED FORWARD-LOOKING COST STUDIES FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR NON-RURAL CARRIERS. (DA No. 97-1677). Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-160. Contact: Natalie Wales at (202) 418-7389. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/da971677.html