DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 174                                          September 9,1997

**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-36-A. Released: September 9, 1997. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS.

Report No: N-35-A. Released: September 9, 1997. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS.

Released: September 9, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - DOMINANT CARRIERS - SEPTEMBER 8. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d090897.pdf

Released: September 9, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - SEPTEMBER 8. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd090897.pdf

Report No: 1147. Released: September 9, 1997. CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER FILINGS.

Released: September 9, 1997. COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON REVISED INDUSTRY PROPOSAL FOR RATING VIDEO PROGRAMMING (CS DOCKET NO. 97-55).Comments due October 6; replies October 20. (FCC No. 97-321). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/1997/fcc97321.html

Released: September 9, 1997. TELEVISION CHANNEL UTILIZATION. Contact: Evelyn Ripka, Policy and Rules Division at (202) 418-2127.

Report No: 44072. Released: September 9, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970909.txt

Report No: 24072. Released: September 9, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970909.txt

Released: September 9, 1997. WTB ANNOUNCES ELECTRONIC FILING TEST FOR LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS. Contact: For technical assistance, call FCC Technical Support Group at (202) 414-1250. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7220.wp

Report No: WT 97-34. Released: September 9, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION - FLORIDA (REGION 9) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR MINOR AMENDMENT TO ITS REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN (GEN. DOCKET NO. 90-119). Contact: Joy Alford at (202) 418-0680. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7226.txt

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PARAGON CABLE. Granted complaint filed against Paragon Cable concerning its rates for cable programming service tier in Gresham, Wood Village, Troutdale and Fairview, Oregon. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: September 5, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1937). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971937.wp

PARAGON CABLE. Granted complaint filed against Paragon Cable concerning its rates for cable programming service tier in Multnomah County, Oregon. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: September 5, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1936). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971936.txt

COMSAT RSI, INC. Denied AT&T Corp.'s and PanAmSat Corporation's applications for review of the decision by the International Bureau's Telecommunications Division to grant COMSAT RSI, Inc. authority pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to operate as an international resale carrier of space segment service. Action by the Commission. Adopted: September 2, 1997. by Order. (FCC No. 97-315). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1997/fcc97315.txt

PACIFIC BELL COMMUNICATIONS. Granted application filed by Pacific Bell Communications to provide international facilities-based switched and private line services that originate outside of the SBC Communications Inc./Pacific Telesis Group region and terminate in all international points except Chile and South Africa. Action by Chief, Telecommunications Division. Adopted: September 5, 1997. by Order, Auth, & Cert. (DA No. 97-1928). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1997/da971928.txt

U S WEST LONG DISTANCE, INC/MEDIA ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. AND MEDIAONE BUSINESS SERVICES INC. Granted application of U S WEST Long Distance, Inc. and the joint application of MediaOne Telecommunications Corp. and MediaOne Business Services, Inc. to resell international switched telecommunications services that originate outside the in-region states of U S WEST Communications, Inc. and terminate in Lithuania and Russia. Action by Chief, Telecommunications Division. Adopted: September 5, 1997. by Order, Auth, & Cert. (DA No. 97-1929). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1997/da971929.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released September 8, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 173:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: September 8, 1997. ERRATA FOR PUBLIC NOTICES RELEASED BY THE COMPETITIVE PRICING DIVISION ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1997.

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SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Granted in part and denied in part Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's (SWBT) request for confidential treatment of cost data filed in support of Transmimttal No. 2656, filed by SWBT on August 28, 1997. Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division. Adopted: September 8, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1931). CCB

CHANNEL 39 LICENSEE, INC, LICENSEE, WDZL(TV). Issued to Channel 39 Licensee, Inc., licensee of WDZL(TV), Miami, FL, a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for $27,500 for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of comercial matter that may be aired during children't programming; granted Channel 39 Licensee, Inc.'s application for renewal of license for Station WDZL(TV), Miami, FL. Action by the Commission. Adopted: September 2, 1997. by NAL Letter. (FCC No. 97-311). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/fcc97311.txt