DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 34                                          February 22,1999

**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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ELIZABETH W. BEATY NAMED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. OLIA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1999/nrmc9007.wp

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: IBFS-99-0002. Released: February 22, 1999. INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ANNOUNCES IBFS DEMONSTRATION SESSION. Contact: Jack Ponti at (202) 418-0436. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9038.pdf

Report No: IN 99-8. Released: February 22, 1999. INTERNATIONAL ACTION - WRC-2000 ADVISORY COMMITTEE SCHEDULES SEVENTH MEETING. Contact: Nancy Wiley, Planning and Negotiation Division at (202) 418-2213. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9037.wp

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TEXTS

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MILE HI CABLE PARTNERS, L.P. ET AL. V. PUBLIC SERVICE COMJPANY OF COLORADO, PA 98-003. Denied Application for Review of FCC Order DA 98-1396 under Section 224 of the Communications Act concerning the scope of the commission's jurisdiction over cable television pole attachments. Action by the Commission. Adopted: February 17, 1999. by MO&O. (FCC No. 99-25). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/fcc99025.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released February 19, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 33:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: February 19, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU TO CONDUCT UNIVERSAL LICENSING SYSTEM (ULS) INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS. (DA No. 99-366). Contact: Tonya Savage at (202) 418-0596. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da990366.wp

Released: February 19, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES REQUEST FOR DIRECTORS/OFFICERS OF GTE, BELL ATLANTIC CORP. AND PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY.On February 19, 1999, Michael T. Masin, Alfred C. Giammarino, and Fares F. Salloum ("GTE Applicants"), pursuant to Sections 62.1(a) and 62.11 of the Commission's rules, filed applications for authority to serve as officers of both (a) GTE Corporation, a New York corporation, and its subsidiaries and b) directors of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company, and its successor, Telecommunicationes de Puerto Rico, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "PRTC"). On February 19, 1999, Richard Carrion ("Bell Atlantic Applicant") filed an application for authority to serve as both (a) a director of Bell Atlantic Corp. and b) a director of the PRTC. Comments on these requests due Feburary 25. (DA No. 99-367). Contact: Wilbert E. Nixon, Jr. or Jeffrey Steinberg, Commercial Wireless Division at (202) 418-7240.

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TEXTS

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PINE BELT PCS, INC. Denied Pine Belt PCS, Inc.'s request for confidential treatment of the information contained in Exhibit C of its FCC Form 175 application for Auction No. 22, specifically regarding non-disclosure of financial information, submitted in support of Pine Belt's claim to "very small business" status. Action by Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division. by Letter. (DA No. 99-360). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990360.wp

NORTH ALABAMA CELLULAR, LLC. Denied North Alabama Cellular, LLC's request for confidential treatment of the information contained in Exhibits C and G of its FCC Form 175 application for Auction No. 22, specifically regarding non-disclosure of financial information, submitted in support of North Alabama Cellular's claim to "very small business" status. Action by Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division. by Letter. (DA No. 99-363). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990363.wp

GRACEBA TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Denied Graceba Total Communications, Inc.'s request for confidential treatment of the information contained in Exhibits C and G of its FCC Form 175 application for Auction No. 22, specifically regarding non-disclosure of financial information, submitted in support of Graceba's claim to "very small business" status. Action by Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division. by Letter. (DA No. 99-362). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990362.wp

NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS OF WISCONSIN, INC. Denied Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc.'s request for confidential treatment of the information contained in Exhibits C and G of its FCC Form 175 application for Auction No. 22, specifically regarding non-disclosure of financial information, submitted in support of Northeast Communications of Wisconsin's claim to "small business" status. Action by Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division. by Letter. (DA No. 99-361). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990361.wp