DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 115                                              June 17,1999

**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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FCC CHAIRMAN KENNARD DETAILS NEW TAX CERTIFICATE FOR THE AGE OF CONVERGENCE; URGES CONGRESS, INDUSTRY AND CONCERNED CITIZENS TO SUPPORT PROGRAM. FCC Chairman William E. Kennard detailed a plan to open the doors of opportunity to women, minority and small-scale entrepreneurs across all communications industries. As the different communications industries converge--when phone lines carry movies, cable lines carry phone calls, and the airwaves carry both, Chairman declared, "We can and should initiate a new tax certificate program." He made these remarks today at a luncheon in New York hosted by the Citizenship Education Fund. Contact: Audrey Spivack at (202) 418-0500. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1999/nrmc9045.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: SAT-00019. Released: June 17, 1999. SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION.

Report No: 44510. Released: June 17, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990617.txt

Report No: 24510. Released: June 17, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990617.txt

Released: June 17, 1999. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1999/ex990617.html

ADDENDA: The following items, released June 16, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 114:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 3683. Released: June 16, 1999. CABLE SERVICES ACTION.

Report No: 1416. Released: June 16, 1999. CABLE TV RELAY SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING.

Report No: SES-00087. Released: June 16, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION RE: ACTIONS TAKEN. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9115.pdf

Report No: SES-00086. Released: June 16, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES RE: SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9114.pdf

Report No: D-1049. Released: June 16, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/md990616.pdf

Report No: D-1049-A. Released: June 16, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/md990616.pdf

Released: June 16, 1999. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1999/ex990616.html

Report No: WT 99-9. Released: June 16, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION.The Florida (Region 9) public safety plan receives approval for minor amendments to its public safety plan, GEN Docket No. 90-119, contact: Ghassan Khalek at (202) 418-2771. (DA No. 99-659). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da990659.wp

Report No: 253. Released: June 16, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9143.pdf

Report No: AUC-21-L. Released: June 16, 1999. ERRATUM TO LOCATION AND MONITORING SERVICE PUBLIC NOTICE RELEASED JUNE 8, 1999.Contact: Linda Chan 202-418-7240. (DA No. 99-1174).

Report No: 251. Released: June 16, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9143.pdf

Report No: 252. Released: June 16, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICAITONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9142.pdf

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TEXTS

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ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORP. Granted EchoStar special temporary authority to temporarily relocate a DBS EchoStar 4 from 148 degrees W.L. orbital location to the 110.2 degrees W.L. orbital location and operate channels 1-31 and 2-26 at that location. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division. Adopted: June 16, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1176). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/da991176.wp

AIRTOUCH PAGING, INC. Granted Airtouch's application for partial assigment of station KCC485 to Schuylkill Mobile Fone, Inc. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch. Adopted: June 9, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1175). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991175.wp

C.H. PCS, INC. Denied CHPCS's petition for reconsideration of Bureau's dismissal of long-form applications for seven broadband PCS C block licenses. Action by Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1166). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991166.wp