DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 85                                                May 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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Report No: 91. Released: May 5, 1999. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/pnmm9068.html

Released: May 5, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - MAY 4. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt050499.pdf

Report No: N-117-A. Released: May 5, 1999. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS FILED UNDER RULES PART 68. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Part68_Actions/1999/05may99r.txt

Report No: 3676. Released: May 5, 1999. CABLE SERVICES ACTION.

Report No: 1410. Released: May 5, 1999. CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING.

Released: May 5, 1999. CABLE SERVICES ACTION - PETITIONS SEEKING DECLARATORY RULINGS THAT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ARE PREEMPTED BY THE COMMISSION'S OVER-THE-AIR RECEPTION DEVICES RULE.The Commission has received two Petitions for Declaratory Rulings, both asking the Commission to determine whether covenants restricting installation and placement of television antennas and satellite dishes are preempted by Section 1.4000 of the Commission's rules. One Petition involves the Meadow Community Service Association's covenants (The Meadow, New Market, MD) and the other involvves the Crooked Creek Villages Homeowners' Assocation, Inc's covenants (Crooked Creek, Indianapolis, IN). Comments for both due June 4; replies June 21.. (DA No. 99-839). Contact: Eloise Gore at (202) 418-1066; Roberto Rodas at (202) 418-1024. News Media Contact: Morgan Broman (202) 418-2358. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/1999/da990839.wp

Report No: SES-00075. Released: May 5, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION RE: ACTIONS TAKEN. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9085.pdf

Report No: SES-00074. Released: May 5, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES RE: SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9083.pdf

Report No: 44480. Released: May 5, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990505.txt

Report No: 24480. Released: May 5, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990505.txt

Report No: 93. Released: May 5, 1999. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE APPLICATIONS/AMENDMENTS TENDERED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/pnmm9069.html

Report No: 219. Released: May 5, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9107.pdf

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TEXTS

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CB SHACK. Affirmed the $7,000 forfeiture amount imposed on CB Shack for violation of Section 2.815 of the Commission's Rules re: the manufacture, sale or lease of external radio frequency power amplifiers or amplifier kits capabale of operating on any frequency or frequencies between 24 and 35 MHz; ordered CB Shack to pay the forfeiture amount. Action by Director, Legal Services Group. Adopted: April 30, 1999. by Forf. Ord. (DA No. 99-834). CIB

KPXN(TV). Granted channel positioning complaint filed by Paxon Los Angeles License, Inc. against comcast Cablevision, operator of a cable television system serving the areas of Grand Terrace, Ontario, Fontana, Fullerton, Buena Park, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, and Newport News, California. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division. Adopted: May 3, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-831). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990831.wp

KPXN(TV). Granted channel positioning complaint filed by Paxson Los Angeles License, Inc. against West Valley Cablevision Industries, Inc. d/b/a Time Warner Communications, operator of a cable television system serving the area of Chatsworth, California. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division. Adopted: May 4, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-835). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990835.wp

JASAS CORPORATION. Granted must carry complaint filed against Tele-Media Company, operator of a cable television system serving Barton, Maryland, seeking carriage. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division. Adopted: May 3, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-832). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990832.wp

JASAS CORPORATION. Denied must carry complaint filed against TCI Cablevision of Maryland, Inc., operator of a cable television system serving Cumberland, Maryland. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division. Adopted: May 3, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-9-833). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da990833.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released May 4, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 84:

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NEWS RELEASES

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COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION ACTION - FCC DECLARES AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE - REPORT NO. CI 99-20. Because of the recent violent torandos and other severe weather expected in the midwest, at the request of the American Radio Relay League Section Manager in Oklahoma, the Commission has issued an Emergency Declaration in the Amateur Radio Service. CIB Contact: News Media Contact: Arlan van Doorn at (202) 418-1105. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Compliance/News_Releases/1999/nrci9016.wp

CHAIRMAN KENNARD ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF "PARENTS, KIDS, AND COMMUNICATIONS PAGE" ON FCC WEBSITE. News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball (202) 418-0500. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1999/nrmc9024.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: May 4, 1999. NO REALAUDIO AVAILABLE FOR MAY 5TH TUTORIAL ON "DATA AND VOICE OVER POWER LINES".

Released: May 4, 1999. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Contact: Barbara Lowe, Office of the Secretary at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1999/ex990504.html

Released: May 4, 1999. SBC-AMERITECH PUBLIC FORUM EXTENDED FOR SECOND DAY - CC DOCKET NO. 98-141.Forum now scheduled for Thursday, May 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. continues on Friday, May 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the FCC Meeting Room. (DA No. 99-837). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/da990837.wp

Released: May 4, 1999. PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON KMC TELECOM, INC. PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING - CC DOCKET NO. 99-142.On April 26, 1999, KMC Telecom, Inc. filed a petition for declaratory ruling requesting that the Commission: (1) declare unlawful termination penalties imposed by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs); (2) prohibit enforcement of these ILEC termination penalties; and (3) require the removal of ILEC termination penaliteis from ILEC state tariffs until such time as customers have more genuine competitive choice than currently exists. Comments due June 3; oppositions or responses due June 18. (DA No. 99-836). Dkt No.: CC- 99-142. Contact: Janice M. Myles, Poicy and Program Planning Division at 9202) 418-1580. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/da990836.txt

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SPEECHES

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REMARKS OF FCC COMMISSIONER GLORIA TRISTANI BEFORE THE NEW MEXICO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, APRIL 30. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Tristani/spgt905.html