DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 170                            
              September 5,2000

**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: September 5, 2000. THE COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENTS ON THE THOUSANDS-BLOCK POOLING ADMINISTRATOR TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS/PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED.Comments Due: September 25, 2000, Reply Comments Due: October 2, 2000. (DA No. 00-2011). Dkt No.: CC-99-200. Contact: Sanford Williams at (202) 418-1508. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da002011.doc

Released: September 5, 2000. BELSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. FILED AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PRICING FLEXIBILITY FOR SWITCHED SERVICES. (DA No. 00-2034). Contact: Competitive Pricing Division: Joi Roberson Nolen at (202) 418-1520. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da002034.doc

Released: September 5, 2000. ERRATUM -.Public Notice, Report No. 44782, released July 24, 2000, to report the grant of application (File No. BTCTT-19930921LD) for transfer of control of low power television station WSQY-LP, Spartanburg, NC (Fac. ID 47699), is hereby corrected to reflect that the grant was in error, and is set aside, and the application dismissed as moot. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/pnmm0063.doc

Report No: 44812. Released: September 5, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac000905.txt

Report No: 24812. Released: September 5, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap000905.txt

Report No: 224. Released: September 5, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxac0905.pdf

Report No: 137. Released: September 5, 2000. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/mdaa0905.pdf

Released: September 5, 2000. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS. Contact: Office of the Secretary: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/2000/ex000905.doc

Report No: 2109. Released: September 5, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEKLY RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.

Released: September 5, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU APPROVES WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR REVIEW. (DA No. 00-2026). Contact: Policy and Rules Branch: Evan C. Baranoff at (202) 418-7142. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/da002026.doc

Released: September 5, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU APPROVES WITHDRAWAL OF THREE PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION. (DA No. 00-2027). Contact: Policy and Rules Branch: Evan C. Baranoff at (202) 418-7142. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/da002027.doc

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REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR. Extended the time period for taking action by sixty days for Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts to October 31, 2000; Petersburg Public Schools, Petersburg, Virginia to November 3, 2000. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1997). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001997.doc

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR. Extended the time period for taking action by sixty days for numerous communities. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting and Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2008). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002008.doc

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR. Extended the time period for taking action by sixty days for numerous communities. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting and Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2009). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002009.doc

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR. Granted Letter of Appeal filed by Gulfport School Disctrict, Gulfport, Mississippi. Dkt No.: CC- 96-45, CC- 97-21. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting and Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2010). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002010.doc

ERRATUM - IN THE MATTER OF JOINT APPLICATION OF NORTHPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS FOR AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 214 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 AS AMENDED TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF BLANKET AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE DOMESTIC. INTERSTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AS A NON-DOMINANT CARRIER - Correctintg Order Adopting Protective Order released August 31, 2000. On all pages delete DA-1969, and insert DA 00-1969. Dkt No.: CC-00-157. Action by Deputy Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 5, 2000. CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/er001969.doc

PETITION OF ATLANTIC SATELLITE CORPORATION, INC. Granted Petition for Declaratory Relief preempting the zoning restrictions of the Town of Orangetown, New York. Action by Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-2023). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da002023.doc

COMMCO, L.L.C., ET AL. Denied Application for Review filed by Commco, L.L.C., Plaincom, Inc., and Eric Sterman. Action by the Commission. Adopted: August 24, 2000. by MO&O. (FCC No. 00-325). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/fcc00325.doc

ADDENDA: The following items, released September 1, 2000, did not appear in Digest No. 169:

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Released: September 1, 2000. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU TO CONDUCT REGIONAL MEETINGS TO ADDRESS SECTION 271 PROCEEDINGS WITH STATE COMMISSIONS, BELL OPERATING COMPANIES, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. (DA No. 00-2033). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da002033.doc

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FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE. Appointed the Honorable G. Nanette Thompson, Chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. Dkt No.: CC-96-45. Action by the Commission. Adopted: August 31, 2000. by Order. (FCC No. 00-334). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00334.doc

EXPANDED INTERCONNECTION SERVICES/CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES REVISION TO TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 1. Suspended for one day the authority delegated pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Sections 0.91, 0.291, the revisions to Citizens' Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1 applicable to Expanded Interconnection Service offerings filed under Transmittal No. 81. Dkt No.: CC-97-240. Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: August 31, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2007). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002007.doc

SHAREHOLDERS OF AMFM, INC. AND CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted transfer of AMFM, Inc. to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., subject to the conditions set forth therein. Action by the Commission. Adopted: August 7, 2000. by MO&O. (FCC No. 00-296). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/fcc00296.pdf

LAREDO, TEXAS. Denied Petition for Reconsideration filed by Texas A&M International University, directed to the staff action returning its Petition for Rule Making requesting the allotment of Channel 227A to Laredo, Texas, and the reservation of that channel for noncommercial use. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: August 23, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-2019). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002019.doc


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