DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 140                                
              July 24,2000

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RESOLVES SEVERAL PENDING TELEPHONE SLAMMING ISSUES. Dkt No.: CC- 94-129. (FCC No. 00-255) News Media Contact: Michael Balmoris (202) 418-0253. CCB Contact: Michele Walters or Dana Walton-Bradford at (202) 418-7400. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0037.html

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ASSIGNS EASY TO USE PHONE NUMBERS FOR COMMUNITY & REFERRAL SERVICE INFORMATION AND TRAVEL & TRANSPORATION-RELATED INFORMATION. Dkt No.: CC- 92-105. (FCC No. 00-256/00-257) News Media Contact: Michael Balmoris (202) 418-0253. CCB Contact: Cheryl L. Callahan at (202) 418-2320; TTY (202) 418-0484. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0036.html

FCC MANDATES NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF 711 ACCESS TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS). Dkt No.: CC- 92-105. (FCC No. 00-257) News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0512. CCB Contact: Staci L. Pies, Common Carrier Bureau, at (202) 418-2320, TTY (202) 418-0484; Karen Peltz Strauss, Consumer Information Bureau, at (202) 418-1400, TTY (202) 418-2520. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0038.html

FCC ADOPTS TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR DISPLAY OF CLOSED CAPTIONING ON DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVERS. Dkt No.: ET- 99-254, MM- 95-176. (FCC No. 00-259) News Media Contact: David Fiske (202) 418-0500. MMB Contact: Neil L. McNeil, OET at (202) 418-2408, TTY (202) 418-2989; Meryl S. Icove, CIB at (202) 418-0178. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/2000/nrmm0031.html

FCC ADOPTS RULES FOR LARGE BROADCAST AND PROGRAM DISTRIBUTORS TO PROVIDE VIDEO DESCRIPTION FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES; ALSO ADOPTS RULES TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY OF EMERGENCY INFORMATION. Dkt No.: MM- 99-339. (FCC No. 00-258) News Media Contact: David Fiske (202) 418-0500. MMB Contact: Eric Bash at (202) 418-2130; TTY (202) 418-1169. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/2000/nrmm0030.html

The following items are dated for and released on July 24, 2000:

Report No: AUC-34-E. Released: July 24, 2000. AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR 800 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO (SMR) SERVICES IN THE GENERAL CATEGORY BAND (851-854) AND UPPER BAND (861-865. (DA No. 00-1639). Contact: M. Nicole Oden, Auctions Legal Branch at (202) 418-0660; Linda Sanderson (bidding and general filing status) or Bob Reagle (bidding) at (717) 338-2888.

Report No: N-173-A. Released: July 24, 2000. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Part68_Actions/2000/g2kjul24.doc

Released: July 24, 2000. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG; JULY 21, 2000. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt072100.pdf

Released: July 24, 2000. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON UPDATING LINE COUNTS FOR CALCULATING HIGH-COST UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR NON-RURAL CARIERS FOR THE YEAR 2001.Comments Due: August 8, 2000; Reply Comments Due: August 15, 2000. (DA No. 00-1626). Dkt No.: CC- 96-45. Contact: Katie King at (202) 418-7400; TTY (202) 418-0484. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da001626.doc

Report No: 2427. Released: July 24, 2000. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Consumer_Information/Public_Notices/2000/pnci0060.doc

Report No: 2425. Released: July 24, 2000. CORRECTION - PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Consumer_Information/Public_Notices/2000/pnci0059.doc

Report No: 3742. Released: July 24, 2000. CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTION.

Report No: 44782. Released: July 24, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac000724.txt

Report No: 24782. Released: July 24, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap000724.txt

Report No: 208. Released: July 24, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxac0724.pdf

Released: July 24, 2000. 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/2000/ex000724.doc

MOUTAIN HOME, IDAHO. Dismissed Letter of Appeal filed by Mountain Home School District 193, seeking review of a decision issued by the Universal Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1623). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001623.doc

CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK. Dismissed Letter of Appeal filed by Carle Place Union Free School District , seeking review of a decision issued by the Universal Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1620). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001620.doc

ROCKY MOUNT, VIRGINIA. Extented time period for taking action on Franklin Public School's, seeking review of a decision issued by the Universal Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1622). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001622.doc

BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY. Denied Letter of Appeal filed by Cerebal Palsy Center School, seeking review of a decision issued by the Universal Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1621). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001621.doc

NORTHBORO, MASSACHUSETTS. Dismissed Letter of Appeal filed by Northboro Public Schools, seeking review of a decision issued by the Universal Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1624). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001624.doc

INTERCONNECTION AND RESALE OBLIGATIONS PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES. Denied CSI/Comtech's request for a policy statement recognizing the right of resellers to interconnection. Dkt No.: CC- 94-54. Action by the Commission. Adopted: July 18, 2000. by 4th R&O. (FCC No. 00-253). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00253.doc

V-ONE PRODUCTIONS, INC. Granted must carry complaint filed by V-One Productions, Inc., licensee of Low Power Television Station WWCI-LP (Ch. 10), Vero Beach, Florida, against Charter Cable, operator of a cable television system serving various communities in Indian River County, Florida, seeking carriage. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 20, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1646). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da001646.doc

BRESNAN COMMUNICATIONS. Dismissed complaint filed against the October 1, 1995 rate increase for the cable programming services tier in Richmond Hill, Georgia and approved FCC Form 1235 calculated basic service tier maximum permitted rate. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 20, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1635). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da001635.doc

CHADMOORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Nextel, awarding a finder's preference against Station WPDF397, Mountain Home, Arkansas. Action by Deputy Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1636). WTB

CHADMOORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dismissed the Petition for Reconsideration for Finder's Preference Case No. 95F860. Action by Deputy Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1641). WTB

FCC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD'S STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY OF ADA AND SUPPORTING THREE DISABILITY COMMISSION ITEMS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/Statements/2000/stwek059.html

JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS REFORM AND REFERRAL TO THE FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD. Federal-State Joint Board recommends that the Commission adopt the interim freeze of Part 36 category relationships and jurisdictional allocation factors. Dkt No.: CC- 80-286. Action by the Commission. Adopted: July 19, 2000. by Recommended Decision. (FCC No. 00-J-2). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc000j2.doc

JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS REFORM AND REFERRAL TO THE FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD. Issued Protective Order intending to facilitate and expedite the review of certain records not routinely available for public inspection. Dkt No.: CC- 80-286. Action by Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 21, 2000. by Protective Order. (DA No. 00-1638). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001638.doc

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Adopted Concent Decree terminating an investigation regarding unauthorized primary interexchange carrier conversions. Action by the Commission. Adopted: July 19, 2000. by Order. (FCC No. 00-254). ENF Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/fcc00254.doc