fcclogoDaily Digest

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20554

Vol. 20 No. 102
News media information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555



May 23, 2001


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:

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NEWS RELEASES

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COMMISSIONER FURCHTGOTT-ROTH TO JOIN AEI. News Release. News Media Contact: Katie King at 202-418-2000 CMMR  DOC-213039A1.pdf  DOC-213039A1.doc  DOC-213039A1.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: 05/23/2001. TARIFF TRANSMITTALS PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - 5/22/2001. CCB  DOC-213020A1.pdf  DOC-213020A1.txt

Report No: 3788 Released: 05/23/2001. CABLE SERVICES ACTION. CSB

Released: 05/23/2001. EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM 2001HANDBOOKS AVAILABLE ON LINE. (DA No. 01-1197). ENF. Contact: John Winston at 202-418-1107 and Bonnie Gay at 202-418-1228  DA-01-1197A1.pdf  DA-01-1197A1.doc  DA-01-1197A1.txt

Report No: TEL-00397S Released: 05/23/2001. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. IB  DOC-213033A1.pdf  DOC-213033A1.txt

Report No: TEL-00398NS Released: 05/23/2001. NON STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTD FOR FILING. IB  DOC-213034A1.pdf  DOC-213034A1.txt

Report No: 44991 Released: 05/23/2001. BROADCAST ACTION. MMB  DOC-213022A1.pdf  DOC-213022A1.txt  DOC-213022A1.txt

Report No: 24991 Released: 05/23/2001. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MMB  DOC-213023A1.pdf  DOC-213023A1.txt  DOC-213023A1.txt

Report No: 406 Released: 05/23/2001. MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN CHANGES. MMB  DOC-212948A1.pdf  DOC-212948A1.txt

Report No: 387 Released: 05/23/2001. INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ACTIONS. MMB  DOC-213016A1.pdf  DOC-213016A1.txt

Report No: 386 Released: 05/23/2001. INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACCPETED FOR FILING. MMB  DOC-213015A1.pdf  DOC-213015A1.txt

Report No: 864 Released: 05/23/2001. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU (SITE-BY-SITE) ACTIONS. WTB  DOC-213012A1.pdf  DOC-213012A1.txt

Report No: 862 Released: 05/23/2001. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACTION. WTB  DOC-213037A1.pdf  DOC-213037A1.txt

Report No: 863 Released: 05/23/2001. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU (SITE-BY-SITE) ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB  DOC-213011A1.pdf  DOC-213011A1.txt

Report No: 861 Released: 05/23/2001. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB  DOC-213038A1.pdf  DOC-213038A1.txt

Report No: 866 Released: 05/23/2001. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACTION. WTB  DOC-213007A1.pdf  DOC-213007A1.txt

Report No: 865 Released: 05/23/2001. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB  DOC-212974A1.pdf  DOC-212974A1.txt

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TEXTS

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DUMMERSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DUMMERSTON, VT. Denied waiver request finding that applicant did not demonstrate a sufficient basis for waiving the Commission's rules governing discounts. (Dkt No. 96-45, 97-21). Action by: Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by ORDER. (DA No. 01-1252). CCB  DA-01-1252A1.pdf  DA-01-1252A1.doc  DA-01-1252A1.txt

WESKAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CROWN KING, AZ. Dismissed Request for Review as moot because the Schools and Libraries Division reconsidered and granted Weskan's request for service change. (Dkt No. 96-45, 97-21). Action by: Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by ORDER. (DA No. 01-1253). CCB  DA-01-1253A1.pdf  DA-01-1253A1.doc  DA-01-1253A1.txt

NORTHPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY FOR PERMANENT DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 63.63. Granted NorthPoint Communication's application to discontinue service. Action by: Acting Chief, Network Services Division. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by Certificate & Order. (DA No. 01-1234). CCB  DA-01-1234A1.pdf  DA-01-1234A1.doc  DA-01-1234A1.txt

VERIZON TRANSMITTAL NO. 36 EXPANDED INTERCONNECTION ROLL-IN ORDER.. Suspended Verizon's Transmittal No. 36 for one day from the effective date pending an investigation of the referenced transmittal. (Dkt No. 94-97, 96-234). Action by: Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by ORDER. (DA No. 01-1270). CCB  DA-01-1270A1.pdf  DA-01-1270A1.doc  DA-01-1270A1.txt

DANBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DANBURY, CT. Denied Waiver request filed by Danbury Public Schools finding that the applicant did not demonstrate a sufficient basis for waiving the Commission's rules governing discounts for services. (Dkt No. 96-45, 97-21). Action by: Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by ORDER. (DA No. 01-1251). CCB  DA-01-1251A1.pdf  DA-01-1251A1.doc  DA-01-1251A1.txt

OLMSTEAD FALLS CITY SCHOOLS, OLMSTEAD FALLS, OH. Granted and remanded Request for Review filed by Omstead Falls City Schools for further consideration because the Schools and Library Division erred in dismissing the initial appeal as untimely. (Dkt No. 96-45, 97-21). Action by: Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by ORDER. (DA No. 01-1249). CCB  DA-01-1249A1.pdf  DA-01-1249A1.doc  DA-01-1249A1.txt

BANK STREET VOCATIONAL REGIONAL , NEW YORK, NY. Dismissed without prejudice Request for Review filed by Bank Street School for Children, New York, NY because Bank Street had a request pending before the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company. (Dkt No. 96-45, 97-21). Action by: Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by ORDER. (DA No. 01-1248). CCB  DA-01-1248A1.pdf  DA-01-1248A1.doc  DA-01-1248A1.txt

NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC V. FRONTIERVISION OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P., A SUBSIDIARY OF ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Granted must carry complaint filed by Norwell Television LLC, licensee of television broadcast station WWDP, Norwell, Massachusetts, against Frontiervision Operating Partners, L.P., a subsidiary of Adelphia Communications Corporation. Action by: Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: 05/22/2001 by MO&O. (DA No. 01-1267). CSB  DA-01-1267A1.pdf  DA-01-1267A1.doc  DA-01-1267A1.txt

ALAN-LEONARD BROCKWAY, KALISPELL, MONTANA. Issued a monetary forfeiture against Alan-Leonard Brockway in the amount of $17,000 noting violations involving Brockway's operation of a radio transmitter without a license and his failure to allow an inspection of his radio installation. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 05/21/2001 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 01-1263). ENF  DA-01-1263A1.pdf  DA-01-1263A1.doc  DA-01-1263A1.txt

ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED MAY 22, 2001, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 101:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: 05/22/2001. COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITION FOR INQUIRY INTO NETWORK PRACTICES FILED BY NETWORK AFFILIATED STATIONS ALLIANCE. (DA No. 01-1264). Comments Due: 06/23/2001. Reply Comments Due: 08/22/2001. MMB. Contact: Mania K. Baghdadi at 202-418-2120  DA-01-1264A1.pdf  DA-01-1264A1.doc  DA-01-1264A1.txt

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SPEECHES

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TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL K. POWELL, CHAIRMAN,. CMMR. Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary of the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives, on the FCC's Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Estimates  DOC-212996A1.pdf  DOC-212996A1.doc  DOC-212996A1.txt

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TEXTS

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IN THE MATTER OF JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS AND REFERRAL TO THE FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD. Placed a freeze, on an interim basis, the Part 36 jurisdictional separations rules, in order to stabilize and simplify the separtations process while continuing to work on more comprehensive separations reform. (Dkt No. 80-286). Action by: The Commission. Adopted: 05/11/2001 by R&O. (FCC No. 01-162). CCB  FCC-01-162A1.pdf  FCC-01-162A1.doc  FCC-01-162A1.txt