Daily Digest
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Vol. 22 No. 218	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555 November 17, 2003

CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE RELEASES FINAL AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 20. News Release. News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511, email: Rosemary.Kimball@fcc.gov CGB. Contact Scott Marshall at (202) 418-2809, email: Scott.Marshall@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0179  DOC-241304A1.doc  DOC-241304A1.pdf  DOC-241304A1.txt

Report No: 2637 Released: 11/17/2003. CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED. CGB  DOC-241310A1.doc  DOC-241310A1.pdf  DOC-241310A1.txt

Released: 11/17/2003. AT&T AND MCI CIRCUITS TO THE PHILIPPINES REACTIVATED BY SMART: SUSPENSION LIFTED ON U.S. CARRIER PAYMENTS TO SMART. (DA No. 03-3664). (Dkt No 03-38). IB. Contact: James Ball at (202) 418-1460  DA-03-3664A1.doc  DA-03-3664A1.pdf  DA-03-3664A1.txt

Released: 11/17/2003. SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW CAUSE PETITIONS. MB. Contact: (202) 418-7200  DOC-241285A1.doc  DOC-241285A1.pdf  DOC-241285A1.txt

Released: 11/17/2003. FILING OF FCC ANNUAL DTV ANCILLARY/SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES REPORT. (DA No. 03-3646). MB. Contact: James Brown at (202) 418-1600  DA-03-3646A1.doc  DA-03-3646A1.pdf  DA-03-3646A2.pdf  DA-03-3646A1.txt  DA-03-3646A2.txt

Report No: 45613 Released: 11/17/2003. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-241253A1.txt  DOC-241253A1.pdf

Report No: 25613 Released: 11/17/2003. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-241252A1.txt  DOC-241252A1.pdf

Released: 11/17/2003. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. WCB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270  DOC-241286A1.pdf  DOC-241286A1.txt

Report No: NCD-880 Released: 11/17/2003. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY BELLSOUTH. WCB. Contact: Carmell Weathers at (202) 418-2325, email: Carmell.Weathers@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0484  DOC-241298A1.doc  DOC-241298A1.pdf  DOC-241298A1.txt

JOHNSONBURG COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC. Denied Johnsonburg Community Television, Inc.'s request for a waiver extension. Action by: Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 11/13/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3620). EB  DA-03-3620A1.doc  DA-03-3620A1.pdf  DA-03-3620A1.txt

SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $11,000 to Southern Media Communications, Inc. for failure to have operational Emergency Alert System Equipment and its failure to register its antenna structure. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 11/13/2003 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 03-3654). EB  DA-03-3654A1.doc  DA-03-3654A1.pdf  DA-03-3654A1.txt

FM TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, ENCINO, TX. Amended FM Table of Allotments for this community. (Dkt No. 02-341). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 11/14/2003 by R&O. (DA No. 03-3649). MB  DA-03-3649A1.doc  DA-03-3649A1.pdf  DA-03-3649A1.txt

FM TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, TALLAPOOSA, GA. Amended FM Table of Allotments for this community. (Dkt No. 03-161). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 11/14/2003 by R&O. (DA No. 03-3651). MB  DA-03-3651A1.doc  DA-03-3651A1.pdf  DA-03-3651A1.txt

CABLEVISION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. Denied petition for declaratory ruling of rate order of Bayonne and Bergen, New Jersey. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 11/12/2003 by MO&O. (DA No. 03-3658). MB  DA-03-3658A1.doc  DA-03-3658A1.pdf  DA-03-3658A1.txt

FM TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, LANCASTER AND PICKERINGTON, OH. Proposed Amendment of FM Table of Allotments for these communities. (Dkt No. 03-238). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Comments Due: 01/15/2004. Reply Comments Due: 01/30/2004. Adopted: 11/14/2003 by NPRM. (DA No. 03-3648). MB  DA-03-3648A1.doc  DA-03-3648A1.pdf  DA-03-3648A1.txt

FM TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, MARATHON AND MERTZON, TX. Amended FM Table of Allotments for these communities, and terminated the proceeding. (Dkt No. 02-243). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 11/14/2003 by R&O. (DA No. 03-3650). MB  DA-03-3650A1.doc  DA-03-3650A1.pdf  DA-03-3650A1.txt

TCI-TKR OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY, INC. D/B/A TKR CABLE OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. Granted the request to dismiss the petitions filed by Insight Communications Corporation, successor-in-interest of TCI-TKR of Northern Kentucky, Inc. d/b/a TKR Cable of Northern Kentucky. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 11/13/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3659). MB  DA-03-3659A1.doc  DA-03-3659A1.pdf  DA-03-3659A1.txt

SECOND PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES AND POLICIES AFFECTING THE CONVERSION TO DIGITAL TELEVISION.. Granted requests for waiver of DTV Simulcasting Requirements filed by the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico, the Board of Education of the City of Albuquerque, NM, et al. (Dkt No. 03-15). Action by: Chief, Media Bureau. Adopted: 11/14/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-3663). MB  DA-03-3663A1.doc  DA-03-3663A1.pdf  DA-03-3663A1.txt

RURAL HEALTH CARE SUPPORT MECHANISM. Adopted new rules to improve the universal service program for rural health care providers. The program helps rural health care providers obtain access to modern telecommunications and information services for medical and health maintenance purposes. (Dkt No. 02-60). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 11/13/2003 by R&O. (FCC No. 03-288). WCB  FCC-03-288A1.doc  FCC-03-288A2.doc  FCC-03-288A3.doc  FCC-03-288A4.doc  FCC-03-288A5.doc  FCC-03-288A1.pdf  FCC-03-288A2.pdf  FCC-03-288A3.pdf  FCC-03-288A4.pdf  FCC-03-288A5.pdf  FCC-03-288A1.txt  FCC-03-288A2.txt  FCC-03-288A3.txt  FCC-03-288A4.txt  FCC-03-288A5.txt

MDS DIGITAL NETWORK, INC. Conclude that MDS Digital Network, Inc. forfeited its licenses by failing to use those licenses to provide service for a period of at least twelve consecutive months. Dismissed the renewal applications filed by MDS Digital Network, Inc. Action by: Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 11/14/2003 by MO&O. (DA No. 03-3656). WTB  DA-03-3656A1.doc  DA-03-3656A1.pdf  DA-03-3656A1.txt

RE: BELL ATLANTIC/GTE MERGER ORDER. Approved one of Verizon's requested exceptions and denied the other three requested exceptions. (Dkt No. 98-184) by LETTER. (DA No. 03-3661). WCB  DA-03-3661A1.doc  DA-03-3661A1.pdf  DA-03-3661A1.txt

RE: SBC/AMERITECH MERGER ORDER. Granted SBC's request to modify the implementation schedule for certain disaggregations for line splitting performance measures of the version 3.0 Texas Business Rules adopted in the Carrier-to-Carrier Performance Plan for the SBC Midwest and SBC SNET re. (Dkt No. 98-141). Action by: Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau by LETTER. (DA No. 03-3662). WCB  DA-03-3662A1.doc  DA-03-3662A1.pdf  DA-03-3662A1.txt