DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 64                                              April 5,1999

**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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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: April 5, 1999. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK SERVICES DIVISION MOVES TO NEW ADDRESS ON APRIL 8 AND REOPENS FOR BUSINESS ON APRIL 12. DIVISION REFERENCE ROOM REMAINS TEMPORARILY AT CURRENT LOCATION.Contact: Ginny Kennedy (202) 418-2328, TTY (202) 418-0484. (DA No. 99-651). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/da990651.wp

Report No: 99-2. Released: April 5, 1999. FM TRANSLATOR-BOOSTER APPLICATIONS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING.Cut-off date May 5, 1999. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm9044.wp

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TIME WARNER. Order denying operator's petition for reconsideration of DA 98-1142. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: March 30, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-621). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990621.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-617). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990617.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-618). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990618.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-619). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990619.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-620). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990620.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-621). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990621.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-622). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990622.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-623). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990623.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-624). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990624.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-625). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990625.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-626). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990626.wp

TIME WARNER CABLE. Order denying petitioner's request for reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: March 30, 1999. by Order on recon. (DA No. 99-616). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990616.wp

FRIENDSHIP CABLE OF ARKANSAS, INC. Petitions for reconsiderations of Hope Television, Inc. v. Friendship Cable of Arkansas, Inc. 13 FCC Rcd 13446, 13 FCC Rcd 13450 and 13 FCC Rcd 13458 (CSB 1998) are denied, and the orders for carriage of KTSS-LP, Hope, Arkansas, are modififed. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-644). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990644.wp

RANKIN COUNTY CABLEVISION, INC. Dismissed a complaint regarding the cable programming services tier rates that Rankin Cablevision was charging in Pearl River Water, MS because the complaint concerned a basic service tier rate that is outside the jurisdiction of the FCC. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division. Adopted: March 30, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-611). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990611.wp

CITIZENS CENTURY CABLE TV VENTURE. Granted in part a complaint filed against the rate charged by Citizens Century Cable for cable programming services tier in Glendora and Los Angeles, CA amount de minimis. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division. Adopted: March 31, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-634). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990634.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released April 2, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 63:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: April 2, 1999. FCC ANNOUNCES THE NEXT MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL.Wednesday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Thursday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. - noon; at FCC, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Room TW -C305, Washington, D.C. 20554; CC Docket 92-237; Contact: Linda Simms at (202) 418-2330, or Jeannie Grimes (202) 418-2313, TTY (202) 418-0484. (DA No. 99-647). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/da990647.html

Report No: 44462A. Released: April 2, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS.

Released: April 2, 1999. APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF AUTHORIZATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING FOR MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.Contact: Stephen Svab at (202) 418-7069. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/pnmm9040.wp

Released: April 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU TO BEGIN USE OF UNIVERSAL LICENSING SYSTEM FOR GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE LICENSING ACTIVITY BEGINNING APRIL 19, 199. (DA No. 99-653). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da990653.wp

Released: April 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICAITONS BUREAU TO BEGIN USE OF UNIVERSAL LICENSING SYSTEM FOR AUCTIONED 900 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO SERVICE BEGINNING APRIL 19, 1999. (DA No. 99-650). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da990650.wp

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FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE. Steps taken designed to ensure that eligible schools, libraries, and rural health care providers gain access to, and receive, discounted services throughout the first funding cycle. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45. Adopted: March 17, 1999. by Order. (FCC No. 99-46). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/fcc99046.wp

1998 BIENNIAL REGULATORY REVIEW -- TESTING NEW TECHNOLOGY. Adopted a Policy Statement that is targeted to promote the testing and development of new technologies that make new and innovative services -- including advanced telecommunications services -- possible. Dkt No.: CC- 98-94. Action by the Commission. Adopted: March 19, 1999. by Policy Statement. (FCC No. 99-53). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/fcc99053.wp

ERRATA TO ORDER (DA 98-2633) RELEASED DECEMBER 28, 1998, ARMIS ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT. Action by Chief, Accounting Safeguards Division. by Errata. CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/er982633.wp

MORRADIO INC., RADIO STATION WLMA(AM), GREENWOOD, SC. Affirmed $4,000 forfeiture issued to Morradio for willful violations of Sections 73.1350(a) and 73.1690 of the rules. Action by Director, Legal Services Group. Adopted: March 31, 1999. by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 99-631). CIB

LORAL ORION SERVICES, INC. Authorized Loral Orion to construct and operate an 11-meter, Ku-band earth station, and a 13-meter C-band satellite earth station at Kapolei, HI, and to conduct tracking, telemetry and command and gateway communications services to and from the Orion-3 satellite at 139 degrees E.L. Action by Acting Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: April 2, 1999. by O&A. (DA No. 99-652). IB

HAWESVILLE AND WHITESVILLE, KY. Reallocated Channel 246A from Hawesville to Whitesville as that community's first local aural service and modified the license for station WXCM(FM) accordingly. Dkt No.: MM- 98-2. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch. Adopted: March 24, 1999. by R&O. (DA No. 99-654). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/da990654.txt

CERTAIN CELLULAR RURAL SERVICE AREA APPLICATIONS. Dismissed all pending Cellular Radiotelephone applications in the six Rural Service Areas in which no initial cellular license has been awarded. Action by Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: April 2, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-649). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990649.wp

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE FCC'S INITIAL NON-DELINQUENCY PERIOD FOR C AND F BLOCK INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS. Denied petitions for reconsideration submitted by SouthEast Telephone, Inc. and Wireless Ventures, Inc., of order denying requests for waiver of October 29, 1998, deadline for late resumption of installment payments for several broadband PCS C and F block licensees, and denied SouthEast's requests for stay. Dkt No.: WT- 97-82. Action by the Commission. Adopted: March 25, 1999. by MO&O. (FCC No. 99-62). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/fcc99062.wp