DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 157                                
            August 16,2000

**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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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: August 16, 2000. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: AUG. 15. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt081500.pdf

Report No: 3746. Released: August 16, 2000. CABLE SERVICES ACTION.

Report No: SAT-00053. Released: August 16, 2000. SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION INMARSAT VENTURES LTD. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/2000/pnin0197.pdf

Report No: TEL-00275S. Released: August 16, 2000. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/2000/pnin0199.pdf

Report No: TEL-00274NS. Released: August 16, 2000. NON STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/2000/pnin0198.pdf

Report No: 44799. Released: August 16, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac000816.txt

Report No: 24799. Released: August 16, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap000816.txt

Report No: 188. Released: August 16, 2000. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/mdac0816.pdf

Report No: 126. Released: August 16, 2000. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/mdaa0816.pdf

Released: August 16, 2000. FCC ANNOUNCES IT IS PREPARED TO GRANT A BROADCAST CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AFTER FINAL PAYMENT IS MADE.Balance of Winning Bid due by Aug. 30, Auction 25; contact Lisa Scanlan 202-418-2700. (DA No. 00-1871). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/da001871.doc

Released: August 16, 2000. COMMENTS INVITED ON PROPOSED GIFT OF "E-LEARNING" TOOLS TO CREATE AN ON-LINE CURRICULUM MODEL FOR TRAINING OF FOREIGN REGULATORS.Comments due Aug. 23, contact Sheldon Guttmann 202-418-1700. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/OGC/Public_Notices/2000/pngc0002.doc

Report No: 612. Released: August 16, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATINS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/pnwl0212.pdf

Report No: 611. Released: August 16, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/pnwl0211.pdf

Released: August 16, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PHASE I E911 IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES.Comments due Sept. 18, replies Oct. 11; contact Wendy Austrie 202-418-1310. (DA No. 00-1875). Dkt No.: CC- 94-102. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/da001875.doc

Report No: 616. Released: August 16, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/pnwl0210.pdf

Report No: 615. Released: August 16, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/pnwl0209.pdf

Report No: AUC-30-G. Released: August 16, 2000. THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIOS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT IT IS PREPARED TO GRANT 959 LICENSES TO OPERATE IN THE 39 GHZ BAND.Balance of Winning Bids are due by Aug. 30, Auction 30; contacts: Gail Glass or Tim Dates 202-418-1995 or Keth Fickner 418-7308. (DA No. 00-1854). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/da001854.doc

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TELEPHONE USA OF WISCONSIN, LLC AND GTE NORTH INCORPORATED. Granted requests from Telephone USA and GTE for a waiver of the definition of study area. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45. Action by Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: August 15, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1862). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001862.doc

CENTURYTEL OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN, LLC AND GTE NORTH INCORPORATED. Granted requests from CenturyTel of Central Wisconsin and GTE for a waiver of the definition of study area. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: August 15, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1863). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.doc

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ET AL. Gratned in part, denied in part petitions for waiver of Section 76.1204 to provide point of deployment modules. Action by Deputy Chief. Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 14, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1870). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da001870.doc

COMCAST CABLEVISION OF THE SOUTH D/B/A COMCAST OF OAK RIDGE. Granted petition filed by Comcast seeking special relief to modify the Knoxville, TN DMA to exclude TV station WAGV (Ch. 44), Harlan, KY, from the communities served by its Oak Ridge, TN cable system. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division. Adopted: August 15, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1879). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da001879.doc

COMSAT GENERAL CORPORATION. Granted Comsat authority to relocate is Marisat-F2 space station. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division. Adopted: August 14, 2000. by O&A. (DA No. 00-1828). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da001828.doc

CHANCELLOR MEDIA/SHAMROCK RADIO LICENSES, LLC AND COX RADIO, INC. Granted application to assign the license of WFOX(FM), Gainesville, GA, from Chancellor to Cox. Action by the Commission. Adopted: August 7, 2000. by MO&O. (FCC No. 00-294). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/fcc00294.doc

SBC COMMUNCIATIONS INC. AND BELLSOUTH CORPORATION. Issued Order adopting protective Order for filings. Dkt No.: WT- 00-81. Adopted: August 15, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1876). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da001876.doc

ADDENDA: The following items, released August 15, 2000, did not appear in Digest No. 156:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC APPROVES AMFM/CLEAR CHANNEL MERGER. News Media contacts Linda Paris 202-418-7121 or David Fiske 418-0513. MMB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/2000/nrmm0034.doc

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: August 15, 2000. FCC'S COMMON CARRIER BUREAU AND NARUC TO HOST INDUSTRY FORUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SLAMMING LIABILITY PROCEDURES.Contact Michele Walters 202-418-7400 or William Cox 418-7400. (DA No. 00-1877). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da001877.doc

Report No: 44798. Released: August 15, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac000815.txt

Report No: 24798. Released: August 15, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap000815.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released August 11, 2000, did not appear in Digest No. 154:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Calendar/cl000811.doc

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TEXTS

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EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE ORGANIZATION. Granted each earth station with ALSAT designated as a point of communication authority to provide Fixed Satellite Services, excluding FSS Direct-to-Home services from the United States, by accessing the EUTELSAT II-F2 satellite, subject to conditions. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division. Adopted: August 10, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1741). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da001741.doc


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