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Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Vol. 22 No. 200 | News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555 October 21, 2003 |
Released: 10/21/2003. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING DATE AND AGENDA OF CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (DA No. 03-3309). CGB. Contact: Scott Marshall at (202) 418-2809, TTY: (202) 418-0179, email: cac@fcc.gov  DA-03-3309A1.doc  DA-03-3309A1.pdf  DA-03-3309A1.txt Report No: 45595 Released: 10/21/2003. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-240101A1.txt  DOC-240101A1.pdf Report No: 25595 Released: 10/21/2003. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-240100A1.txt  DOC-240100A1.pdf Released: 10/21/2003. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. WCB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270  DOC-240159A1.pdf  DOC-240159A1.txt Released: 10/21/2003. SBC NO LONGER REQUIRED TO REPORT MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO AND WISCONSIN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS RESULTS UNDER SBC/AMERITECH MERGER CONDITIONS. (DA No. 03-3321). (Dkt No 98-141). WCB. Contact: Dennis Johnson at (202) 418-0809  DA-03-3321A1.doc  DA-03-3321A1.pdf  DA-03-3321A1.txt SBC AMERITECH. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3253). CGB  DA-03-3253A1.doc  DA-03-3253A1.pdf  DA-03-3253A1.txt SBC LONG DISTANCE. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3288). CGB  DA-03-3288A1.doc  DA-03-3288A1.pdf  DA-03-3288A1.txt THE FREE NETWORK. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3248). CGB  DA-03-3248A1.doc  DA-03-3248A1.pdf  DA-03-3248A1.txt MERCURY MARKETING. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3256). CGB  DA-03-3256A1.doc  DA-03-3256A1.pdf  DA-03-3256A1.txt BROADVIEW NETWORKS. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3243). CGB  DA-03-3243A1.doc  DA-03-3243A1.pdf  DA-03-3243A1.txt INTERNATIONAL PLUS. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3245). CGB  DA-03-3245A1.doc  DA-03-3245A1.pdf  DA-03-3245A1.txt VARTEC TELECOM, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3250). CGB  DA-03-3250A1.doc  DA-03-3250A1.pdf  DA-03-3250A1.txt LCR TELECOMUNICATIONS. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Polciy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3286). CGB  DA-03-3286A1.doc  DA-03-3286A1.pdf  DA-03-3286A1.txt ACN COMMUNICATION, INC. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3255). CGB  DA-03-3255A1.doc  DA-03-3255A1.pdf  DA-03-3255A1.txt PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3284). CGB  DA-03-3284A1.doc  DA-03-3284A1.pdf  DA-03-3284A1.txt UKI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3242). CGB  DA-03-3242A1.doc  DA-03-3242A1.pdf  DA-03-3242A1.txt AMI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3252). CGB  DA-03-3252A1.doc  DA-03-3252A1.pdf  DA-03-3252A1.txt UKI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3247). CGB  DA-03-3247A1.doc  DA-03-3247A1.pdf  DA-03-3247A1.txt QWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3257). CGB  DA-03-3257A1.doc  DA-03-3257A1.pdf  DA-03-3257A1.txt ONESTAR LONG DISTANCE, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3251). CGB  DA-03-3251A1.doc  DA-03-3251A1.pdf  DA-03-3251A1.txt COMBINED BILLING CORPORATION. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3258). CGB  DA-03-3258A1.doc  DA-03-3258A1.pdf  DA-03-3258A1.txt PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3283). CGB  DA-03-3283A1.doc  DA-03-3283A1.pdf  DA-03-3283A1.txt PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3287). CGB  DA-03-3287A1.doc  DA-03-3287A1.pdf  DA-03-3287A1.txt UNIVERSAL BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS. Granted the complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3244). CGB  DA-03-3244A1.doc  DA-03-3244A1.pdf  DA-03-3244A1.txt AMERICA'S DIGITAL SATELLITE TELEPHONE. Granted the complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3249). CGB  DA-03-3249A1.doc  DA-03-3249A1.pdf  DA-03-3249A1.txt BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3254). CGB  DA-03-3254A1.doc  DA-03-3254A1.pdf  DA-03-3254A1.txt GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Denied the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3259). CGB  DA-03-3259A1.doc  DA-03-3259A1.pdf  DA-03-3259A1.txt ADVANTAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3285). CGB  DA-03-3285A1.doc  DA-03-3285A1.pdf  DA-03-3285A1.txt WORLD COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Granted the complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3246). CGB  DA-03-3246A1.doc  DA-03-3246A1.pdf  DA-03-3246A1.txt SUWANNEE CABLE TV, OLD TOWN, FL. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $8,000 to Suwannee Cable TV for failure to comply with the Commission's cable signal leakage standards. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 10/17/2003 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 03-3274). EB  DA-03-3274A1.doc  DA-03-3274A1.pdf  DA-03-3274A1.txt MAX MEDIA OF MONTANA, LLC (MAX MEDIA), GREAT FALLS, MT. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $8,000 to Max Media for violations of the antenna structure lighting and registration requirements. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 10/17/2003 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 03-3276). EB  DA-03-3276A1.doc  DA-03-3276A1.pdf  DA-03-3276A1.txt A.C.E. SECURITY & ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR, MIAMI, FL. Issued official citation to A.C.E. Security & Electronic Distributor, Miami, FL for violation of the TCPA and Commission's rules regarding unsolicited fax advertising. Action by: Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau by LETTER. EB  DOC-240118A1.doc  DOC-240118A1.pdf  DOC-240118A1.txt IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 304 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996/COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF NAVIGATION DEVICES/COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CABLE SYSTEMS AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT. Issued Erratum correcting, FCC 03-225, released October 9, 2003. (Dkt No. 97-80, 00-67). Action by: Chief, Media Bureau by ERRATUM. MB  DOC-240154A1.doc  DOC-240154A1.pdf  DOC-240154A1.txt PRICE BROADCASTING, INC. V. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS. Granted the petition filed by Price Broadcasting, licensee of television broadcast station KUTF, Price, UT, against Charter Communications, operator of cable systems serving various communities in the state of WA and UT. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 10/17/2003 by MO&O. (DA No. 03-3281). MB  DA-03-3281A1.doc  DA-03-3281A1.pdf  DA-03-3281A1.txt PRICE BROADCASTING, INC. V. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the petition filed by Price Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of television broadcast station KUTF, Price, Utah, against Comcast Cable, operator of cable systems serving approximately 110 communities located in the Salt Lake City, UT DMA. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 10/17/2003 by MO&O. (DA No. 03-3282). MB  DA-03-3282A1.doc  DA-03-3282A1.pdf  DA-03-3282A1.txt REVISION OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEMS. Denied in part, granted in part a Petition from OnStar that asks the Commission to determine that embedded telematics operating on wireless carrier networks are not "handsets" as that term is used in the Commission's Enhanced 911 (E911) rules and orders. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 10/10/2003 by ORDER. (FCC No. 03-242). WTB  FCC-03-242A1.doc  FCC-03-242A1.pdf  FCC-03-242A1.txt REVISION OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEMS; PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PHASE II WAIVERS AND COMPLIANCE PLANS OF CINGULAR WIRELESS, NEXTEL, AND VERIZON WIRELESS, ET AL. Denied petitions for reconsideration of orders approving waivers and compliance schedules for wireless Enhanced 911 (E911) Phase II. (Dkt No. 94-102). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 10/15/2003 by ORDER. (FCC No. 03-247). WTB  FCC-03-247A1.doc  FCC-03-247A1.pdf  FCC-03-247A1.txt Released: 10/20/2003. COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NEW TIME FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON BROADCAST LOCALISM IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. (DA No. 03-3311) RM 10803. MB  DA-03-3311A1.doc  DA-03-3311A1.pdf  DA-03-3311A1.txt Released: 10/20/2003. AGENDA RELEASED FOR FCC'S OCTOBER 22ND CHARLOTTE FIELD HEARING ON BROADCAST LOCALISM. (DA No. 03-3312) RM 10803. MB. Contact: Localism Task Force: (202) 418-7777. News Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-2358 or Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654  DA-03-3312A1.doc  DA-03-3312A1.pdf  DA-03-3312A1.txt Released: 10/20/2003. COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE TELRIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING. (DA No. 03-3278). (Dkt No 03-173). Comments Due: 12/16/2003. Reply Comments Due: 01/30/2004. WCB. Contact: Jeremy D. Marcus at (202) 418-1520  DA-03-3278A1.doc  DA-03-3278A1.pdf  DA-03-3278A1.txt