Daily Digest
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Vol. 21 No. 48	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555 March 12, 2002

Released: 03/12/2002. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERIZON'S REQUEST TO COUNT INVESTMENT IN NORTHPOINT TOWARD OUT-OF-REGION MERGER OBLIGATION. (DA No. 02-567). (Dkt No 98-184). Comments Due: 03/19/2002. Reply Comments Due: 03/22/2002. CCB. Contact: Mark Stone at (202) 418-0816  DA-02-567A1.doc  DA-02-567A1.pdf  DA-02-567A2.pdf  DA-02-567A1.txt  DA-02-567A2.txt

Released: 03/12/2002. COMMENTS REQUESTED ON THE COMMISSION'S NOI CONCERNING EQUAL ACCESS AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE TO LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS. (DA No. 02-588). (Dkt No 02-39). CCB. Contact: Julie Veach at (202) 418-1558. News Media Contact: Michael Balmoris at (202) 418-1500  DA-02-588A1.doc  DA-02-588A1.pdf  DA-02-588A1.txt

Released: 03/12/2002. WRC-03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE - MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS. (DA No. 02-587). IB. Contact: Don Weiland at (202) 418-2220  DA-02-587A1.doc  DA-02-587A1.pdf  DA-02-587A1.txt

Report No: SAT-00104 Released: 03/12/2002. SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION SATELLITE SPACE APPLICATION ACCEPTED FOR FILING. IB. Contact: (202) 418-0719, TTY: (202) 418-2555  DOC-220745A1.pdf  DOC-220745A1.txt

Report No: 45189 Released: 03/12/2002. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MMB  DOC-220710A1.txt

Report No: 25189 Released: 03/12/2002. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MMB  DOC-220677A1.txt

Released: 03/12/2002. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO HOLD MEETING. (DA No. 02-590). OET. Contact: Robert Kimball at (202) 418-2339, TTY: (202) 418-2989, email: rkimball@fcc.gov  DA-02-590A1.doc  DA-02-590A1.pdf  DA-02-590A1.txt

Released: 03/12/2002. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. OMD. Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310  DOC-220732A1.doc  DOC-220732A1.pdf  DOC-220732A1.txt

Released: 03/12/2002. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU REMINDS BROADBAND PCS D, E AND F BLOCK LICENSEES OF FIVE-YEAR CONSTRUCTION BENCHMARK. (DA No. 02-578) Notiifcations must be submitted electronically via the Universal Licensing System (ULS). WTB. Contact: Melvin Spann at (202) 418-0620, email: mspann@fcc.gov or Denise Walter at (202) 418-0620, email: dwalter@fcc.gov  DA-02-578A1.doc  DA-02-578A1.pdf  DA-02-578A1.txt

NATIONAL CABLE, COLUMBUS, OHIO. Issued monetary forfeiture in the amount of $4,000.00 to National Cable for willfully violating Section 1.89(b) of the Commission's Rules for failure to respond to Commission Correspondence.. Action by: Chief, Enforcement. Adopted: 03/08/2002 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 02-574). EB  DA-02-574A1.doc  DA-02-574A1.pdf  DA-02-574A1.txt

NORTHEAST UTILITIES/LICENSEE OF VARIOUS LAND MOBILE AND MICROWAVE LICENSES. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $5,500 against Northeast Utilities for having willfully and repeatedly violation Section 1.17 of the Commission's rules for failure to properly disclose that it had been convicted of felonies in three applicat. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 03/11/2002 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 02-336). EB  DA-02-336A1.doc  DA-02-336A1.pdf  DA-02-336A1.txt

Released: 03/11/2002. COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON A JOINT APPLICATION FILED BY NEPTUNE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC., ALASKA FIBER STAR LICENSE CORPORATION AND NORTHSTAR LICENSE CORPORATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL DA 02-586, CC DKT. 02-51. (DA No. 02-586). (Dkt No 02-51) Pleading Cycle Established. CCB. Contact: Tracey Wilson at (202) 418-1394, Bill Dever at (202) 418-1578  DA-02-586A1.doc  DA-02-586A1.pdf  DA-02-586A1.txt

Report No: 685 Released: 03/11/2002. MASS MEDIA BUREAU INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ACTION. MMB  DOC-220747A1.pdf  DOC-220747A1.txt

Report No: AUC-35 Released: 03/11/2002. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS FIFTEEN C AND F BLOCK BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (PCS) LICENSES TO ALASKA NATIVE WIRELESS, L.L.C.. (DA No. 02-589) (Auction No. 35). WTB. Contact: Gary Oshinsky, Erin McGrath or Amal Abdallah at (202) 418-7240. News Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654  DA-02-589A1.doc  DA-02-589A1.pdf  DA-02-589A2.pdf  DA-02-589A3.pdf  DA-02-589A4.pdf  DA-02-589A5.pdf  DA-02-589A1.txt  DA-02-589A2.txt  DA-02-589A3.txt  DA-02-589A4.txt  DA-02-589A5.txt

REVIEW OF THE SECTION 251 UNBUNDLING OBLIGATIONS OF INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL COMPETITION PROVISIONS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996/DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELINE SERVICES OFFERING ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY. Granted request for limited extension of time.. (Dkt No. 96-98, 98-147, 01-338). Action by: Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Comments Due: 04/05/2002. Reply Comments Due: 05/21/2002. Adopted: 03/11/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-591). CCB  DA-02-591A1.doc  DA-02-591A1.pdf  DA-02-591A1.txt

ORBITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND ORBCOMM GLOBAL, L.P./ORBCOMM LICENSE CORP. AND ORBCOMM LLC. Granted the applications of OCC and ORCOMM Global for authority to assign non-common carrier earth and space station authorizations, experimental licenses, and a VSAT network related to the ORBCOMM system to OLC and ORBCOMM LLC. Action by: Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: 03/08/2002 by O&A. (DA No. 02-576). IB  DA-02-576A1.doc  DA-02-576A1.pdf  DA-02-576A1.txt