DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 199                                
           October 17,2000

COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS HIGHLIGHTS FCC POLICY PROMOTING CONTRACTS WITH WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. News Media contact: Lauren Northrop 202-418-2100. CMMR. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Ness/States/2000/stsn034.html

ENFORCEMENT BUREAU AND VERIZON ENTER INTO $250,000 CONSENT DECREE REGARDING LONG DISTANCE VERIFICATION AND RECORD RETENTION. News Media contact John Winston 202-418-7450 or Cynthia Bryant 418-8164. by Order. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. (DA No. 00-2341). ENF. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/News_Releases/2000/nren0021.html

FCC MANAGING DIRECTOR PROMULGATES POLICY IN SUPPORT OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. News Media contact Rosemary Kimball 202-418-0511. OMD. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/OMD/News_Releases/nrmd0006.doc

Released: October 17, 2000. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: OCT. 16. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt101600.pdf

Report No: N-185-A. Released: October 17, 2000. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS FILED UNDER RULES PART 68. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Part68_Actions/2001/g2koct13.doc

Released: October 17, 2000. FCC SEEKS COMMENTS TO UPDATE THE RECORD IN THE CALEA TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES PROCEEDING, CC DOCKET 97-213.Comments due Nov. 16, replies Dec. 1; contact Geraldine Matise 202-418-2322 or Rodney Small 418-2452. (DA No. 00-2342). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da002342.doc

Released: October 17, 2000. CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTION: RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. FILES NOTICE OF INTENT TO ESTABLISH OVS IN N.J.Contact Sonia Greenaway 202-418-7200. (DA No. 00-2347). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/2000/da002347.doc

Report No: 44841. Released: October 17, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac001017.txt

Report No: 24841. Released: October 17, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap001017.txt

Report No: 244. Released: October 17, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxac1017.pdf

Report No: 258. Released: October 17, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE: PROPOSED MINOR MODIFICATION CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND EXTENSION APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxab1017.pdf

Released: October 17, 2000. APPLICATION FOR REVIEW FILED BY WI-LAN, INC. ACCEPTED FOR FILING.Comments due Nov. 16, replies Dec. 1; contact Raymond laForge 301-362-3041. (DA No. 00-2317). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Public_Notices/2000/da002317.doc

Report No: 2115. Released: October 17, 2000. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEKLY RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.

BELL ATLANTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Adopted a Consent Decree terminating an investigation into possible violations by Bell Atlantic Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Long Distance. Action by Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: October 16, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2341). ENF Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/da002341.doc

ECONOPAGE OF CLEVELAND, INC., LICENSE OF PAGING STATION KNKJ435, COLUMBUS, OHIO. Issued Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for $5,000 against Econopage for apparently violating FCC rules. Action by Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: October 13, 2000. by NALF. (DA No. 00-2335). ENF Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/da002335.doc

PORTSMOUTH, VA. Proposed amending digital TV table of allotments for Portsmouth. Comments due Dec. 8, replies Dec. 26. Dkt No.: MM- 00-201. Action by Chief, Video Services Division. Adopted: October 16, 2000. by NPRM. (DA No. 00-2324). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/2000/da002324.doc

SIOUX FALLS, SD. Proposed amending digital TV table of allotments for Sioux Falls. Comments due Dec. 8, replies Dec. 26. Dkt No.: MM- 00-200. Action by Chief, Video Services Division. Adopted: October 16, 2000. by NPRM. (DA No. 00-2323). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/2000/da002323.doc

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF OCTOBER 1, 2000, REPORTING DEADLINE PHASE II E911 ALI TECHNOLOGY SELECTION REPORT. Granted requests to withdraw five petitions for extension of deadline for carriers to report on their plans for implementation of the requirements set forth in the rules on wireless enhanced 911. Dkt No.: CC- 94-102. Action by Chief, Policy Division. Adopted: October 16, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2336). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da002336.html

STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD REGARDING EN BANC HEARING ON THE PUBLIC INTEREST OBLIGATIONS OF TELEVISION BROADCASTERS. CMMR. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/Statements/2000/stwek087.html