DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 13                             
              January 20,2000

**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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CHAIRMAN KENNARD TO MEET WITH EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS. News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball (202) 418-0500. Kennard. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/2000/nrmc0005.doc

FCC RELEASES REPORT ON STATE-BY-STATE TELEPHONE REVENUE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE DATA. News Media Contact: Michael Balmoris (202) 418-0253. CCB Contact: James Eisner (202) 418-0940. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0002.pdf

FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON COMPUTER MODEL PREDICTING SIGNAL INTENSITY TO DETERMINE UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS. Implementation of Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act Continues Expeditiously. Comments due Feb. 22; replies March 7. News Media contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-2358.. OET Contact: Robert Eckert at (202) 418-2433. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/News_Releases/2000/nret0001.doc

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: N-149-A. Released: January 20, 2000. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Part68_Actions/2000/g2kjan20.txt

Released: January 20, 2000. AD HOC TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS COALITION'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME DENIED. (DA No. 00-101). Dkt No.: CC- 94-1, CC- 96-262. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da000101.doc

Report No: 2380. Released: January 20, 2000. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS - CORRECTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Consumer_Information/Public_Notices/2000/pnci0010.doc

Report No: 44655. Released: January 20, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac000120.txt

Report No: 24655. Released: January 20, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap000120.txt

Report No: 158. Released: January 20, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxac0120.html

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TEXTS

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STATE-BY-STATE TELEPHONE REVENUE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE DATA. by Report. CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/staterev.doc

WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. Granted extension of time to March 31, 2000, for CSC Holdings to comply with statutory channel positioning requirements. Action by Deputy Chief. Adopted: January 14, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-97). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da000097.doc

MEDIA GENERAL CABLE OF FAIRFAX COUNTY. Granted in part and denied in part petition for reconsideration of order granting rate complaints. Action by Deputy Chief. Adopted: January 18, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-102). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da000102.doc

"MARKS CABLEVISION AND TCI CABLEVISION OF CALIFORNIA, INC. . Denied petition for reconsideration of denial of request for modification of the Los Angeles ADI. Action by Deputy Chief. Adopted: January 12, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-92). CSB Internet URL: " https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da000092.doc

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE BROADCAST TV FIELD STRENGTH RECEIVED AT INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS. Proposed rules prescribing a point-to-point predictive model for determining the ability of individual locations to receive an over-the-air television broadcast signal of a specific intensity through the use of a conventional, stationary, outdoor, rooftop receiving antenna. Dkt No.: ET- 00-11. Action by the FCC. Adopted: January 13, 2000. by NPRM. (FCC No. 00-17). OET Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Notices/2000/fcc00017.doc

DTC COMMUNICATIONS, INC, ET AL. Granted DTC request for deletion of channel 4 A/B from its authorization in Wilmington, DE. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division. Adopted: January 18, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-100). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da000100.doc

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION. Granted request to allow AEP to share its frequencies with public safety and federal government users. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division. Adopted: January 18, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-107). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da000107.doc

ALCATEL REQUEST FOR RULING CONCERNING FREQUENCY DIVERSITY. Granted request for clarification that rules concerning frequency diversity do not apply to collapsed ring architecture for microwave systems. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division. Adopted: January 19, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 99-1502). WTB

ADDENDA: The following items, released January 19, 2000, did not appear in Digest No. 12:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: January 19, 2000. COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON JOINT APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL FILED BY MCI WORLDCOM, INC. AND SPRINT CORPORATION.Petitions/comments due Feb. 18; oppositions/responses due March 20. (DA No. 00-104). Dkt No.: CC- 99-333. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da000104.doc

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SPEECHES

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"""AGENDA 2000 AND THE THIRD MILLENNIUM COMMISSION"" STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN KENNARD . Internet URL: " https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/Statements/2000/stwek007.html

REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD BEFORE THE COMPETITIVE CARRIER SUMMIT 2000 CONFERENCE ON CURRENT U.S.TELECOM POLICY, "THE FCC'S NEW ENFORCEMENT ETHIC," JAN. 19, WASHINGTON, DC. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/2000/spwek003.html


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