fcclogoDaily Digest

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

Vol. 21 No. 97
News media information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555



May 20, 2002


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC PROPOSES TO FINE AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. $2.2 MILLION FOR E911 VIOLATIONS. The Commission has released an NAL finding AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. apparently liable for a $2.2 million forfeiture for violations of the E911 Phase II requirements and other rules.. News Release. News Media Contact: John Winston at (202) 418-7450 EB. Contact John Winston at (202) 418-7450 or Kathy Berthot at (202) 418-7454  DOC-222664A1.doc  DOC-222664A1.pdf  DOC-222664A1.txt

WIRELESS BUREAU ANNOUNCES POLICY DIVISION STAFF CHANGES. Barry Ohlson Named Division Chief, Blaise Scinto Named Senior Deputy Division Chief, Jared Carlson Named Deputy Division Chief. News Release. News Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654, email: mmccarri@fcc.gov WTB  DOC-222655A1.doc  DOC-222655A1.pdf  DOC-222655A1.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 45238 Released: 05/20/2002. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-222653A1.txt

Report No: 1333 Released: 05/20/2002. MEDIA BUREAU REGISTRATIONS. MB. Contact: (202) 418-7000

Report No: 25238 Released: 05/20/2002. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-222654A1.txt

Released: 05/20/2002. WIRELESS AD HOC MESH NETWORK TECHNOLOGY. (DA No. 02-1201). OET  DA-02-1201A1.doc  DA-02-1201A1.pdf  DA-02-1201A1.txt

Released: 05/20/2002. TARIFF TRANSMITTALS PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. WCB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270  DOC-222638A1.pdf  DOC-222638A1.txt

Released: 05/20/2002. COMMENTS INVITED ON SOUTHERN CA (REGION 5) PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN AMENDMENT (GEN. DOCKET NO. 89-97). (DA No. 02-1200). Comments Due: 06/17/2002. Reply Comments Due: 07/02/2002. WTB. Contact: Joy Alford at (202) 418-0694, TTY: (202) 418-7233, email: jalford@fcc.gov  DA-02-1200A1.doc  DA-02-1200A1.pdf  DA-02-1200A1.txt

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AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. Notified AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. that it is apparently liable for a $2.2 million forfeiture. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 05/09/2002 by NAL. (FCC No. 02-142). EB  FCC-02-142A1.doc  FCC-02-142A1.pdf  FCC-02-142A1.txt

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC). Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $3,000 to Puerto Rico Electric for violating Section 17.4(a) of the Commission's Rules involving failure to register its antenna structure located at the Atalya Substation, Ricon, PR. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 05/16/2002 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 02-1181). EB  DA-02-1181A1.doc  DA-02-1181A1.pdf  DA-02-1181A1.txt

EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION V. RCN-BECOCOM, LLC REQUEST FOR CARRIAGE. Denied must carry complaint filed by Educational Public TV Corporation, licensee of television broadcast station WYDN, Worcester, MA, against RCN-BecoCom LLC, operator of a cable system serving the community of Boston, MA. Action by: Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 05/13/2002 by MO&O. (DA No. 02-1168). MB  DA-02-1168A1.doc  DA-02-1168A1.pdf  DA-02-1168A1.txt

FRONTIERSVISION OPERATING PARTNERS, LP (FRONTIERVISION) MARTHA'S VINEYARD CABLEVISION, LP, ET AL. REQUESTS FOR MODIFICAITON OF THE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS DMA. Granted petition filed by operators of cable systems serving various communities in the Boston, MA, DMA, seeking special relief to modify the Boston DMA to exclude television broadcast station WYDN, Worcester, MA, for purposes of the must carry rules. Action by: Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 05/14/2002 by MO&O. (DA No. 02-1169). MB  DA-02-1169A1.doc  DA-02-1169A1.pdf  DA-02-1169A1.txt

NYNEX TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Suspended for one day the revisions to Verizon's Virtual Collocated Expanded Interconnection Service filed in Tariff FCC No. 11 under Transmittal No. 192. (Dkt No. 98-240). Action by: Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 05/20/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1199). WCB  DA-02-1199A1.doc  DA-02-1199A1.pdf  DA-02-1199A1.txt

COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL, INC. Dismissed CCI's petition for reconsideration as repetitious. Action by: Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 05/17/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1195). WTB  DA-02-1195A1.doc  DA-02-1195A1.pdf  DA-02-1195A1.txt

IN THE MATTER OF REVISION OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEMS/CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 20.18(F). Dismissed as moot the Cingular petition for waiver. (Dkt No. 94-102). Action by: Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 05/17/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1193). WTB  DA-02-1193A1.doc  DA-02-1193A1.pdf  DA-02-1193A1.txt

CHASETEL LICENSEE CORPORATION (CHASETEL). Granted the request for waiver and extension of the Broadband PCS construction requirements filed by Chasetel on September 17, 2001. Deemed acceptable demonstration of the five-year construction requirement. Action by: Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 05/17/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1192). WTB  DA-02-1192A1.doc  DA-02-1192A1.pdf  DA-02-1192A1.txt

IN THE MATTER OF CMRS SYSTEMS, INC. FOR SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO SERVICE -- TRUNKED SYSTEM, LICENSE KNRP591 AT PEORIA, ILLINOIS. Granted the petition for reconsideration filed by Supreme Radio Communications, Inc. on June 14, 2001, and dismissed the petition for reconsideration filed by Supreme Radio Communications, Inc. on August 21, 2000 as moot. Action by: Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 05/17/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1190). WTB  DA-02-1190A1.doc  DA-02-1190A1.pdf  DA-02-1190A1.txt

ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED MAY 17, 2002, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 96:

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NEW MEDIA SECURITY AND RELIABILITY COUNCIL LAUNCHED TO STUDY AND IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY MEDIA COORDINATION. News Release. News Media Contact: David Fiske at 202-418-0513 MB. Contact Susan Mort at 202-418-1600  DOC-222643A1.doc  DOC-222643A1.pdf  DOC-222643A1.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: TEL-00530NS Released: 05/17/2002. NON-STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. IB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270  DOC-222652A1.pdf  DOC-222652A1.txt

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IN THE MATTER OF IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 800 MHZ BAND/CONSOLIDATING THE 800 MHZ INDUSTRIAL/LAND TRANSPORTATION AND BUSINESS POOL CHANNELS. Extended time to file reply comments until July 8, 2002. (Dkt No. 02-55). Action by: Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 05/17/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1196). WTB  DA-02-1196A1.doc  DA-02-1196A1.pdf  DA-02-1196A1.txt