Daily Digest
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Vol. 24 No. 16	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555 January 27, 2005

COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN ANNOUNCES INTERIM STAFF APPOINTMENT. News Release. News Media Contact: Barry Ohlson at (202) 418-2300, e-mail: Barry.Ohlson@fcc.gov CMMR  DOC-256315A1.doc  DOC-256315A1.pdf  DOC-256315A1.txt

JOINT INTERNATIONAL BUREAU AND MEDIA BUREAU WORKING PAPER ON DBS-CABLE COMPETITION. The International and Media Bureaus announced today the availability of a paper that examines substitutability between Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") and basic cable services. News Release. News Media Contact: Jacki Ponti at (202) 418-0436 IB  DOC-256317A1.doc  DOC-256317A1.pdf  DOC-256317A1.txt

P. JUNE TAYLOR NAMED ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE FCC OFFICE OF WORKPLACE DIVERSITY. News Release. News Media Contact: David Fiske at (202) 418-0513, E-mail: David.Fiske@fcc.gov OWPD  DOC-256306A1.doc  DOC-256306A1.pdf  DOC-256306A1.txt

Report No: TEL-00875 Released: 01/27/2005. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED. (DA No. 05-192). IB. Contact: (202) 418-1460  DA-05-192A1.pdf  DA-05-192A1.txt

Released: 01/27/2005. MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES DISMISSAL OF UNAMENDED FORM 301, 314, AND 315 AM AND FM APPLICATIONS. (DA No. 05-178). MB. Contact: Peter Doyle or James Bradshaw at (202) 418-2700  DA-05-178A1.doc  DA-05-178A2.xls  DA-05-178A1.pdf  DA-05-178A2.pdf  DA-05-178A1.txt  DA-05-178A2.txt

Report No: 45909 Released: 01/27/2005. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-256283A2.txt  DOC-256283A1.pdf

Report No: 25909 Released: 01/27/2005. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-256281A2.txt  DOC-256281A1.pdf

Released: 01/27/2005. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILING IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSURE PROCEEDINGS (1 OF 2). OMD. Contact: Barbara P. Chappelle @ (202) 418-0310  DOC-256313A1.pdf  DOC-256313A1.txt

Released: 01/27/2005. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILING IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSURE PROCEEDINGS (2 OF 2). OMD. Contact: Barbara P. Chappelle @ (202) 418-0310  DOC-256314A1.pdf  DOC-256314A1.txt

HORRY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. V. GE MEDIA, INC., LICENSEE OF WFXB. Dismissed the Emergency Complaint filed by Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. against GE Media, Inc. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2005 by ORDER. (DA No. 05-136). MB  DA-05-136A1.doc  DA-05-136A1.pdf  DA-05-136A1.txt

MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF LICENSE FOR STATION WMBB(TV), PANAMA CITY, FL. Granted the Media General's Request for an Extension of Time until February 14, 2005 to respond to the "Petition to Dismiss or in the Alternative to Deny" filed by the NAACP and Free Press. Action by: Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2005 by ORDER. (DA No. 05-190). MB  DA-05-190A1.doc  DA-05-190A1.pdf  DA-05-190A1.txt

WINSTAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Denied Copeland's Petition for Reconsideration. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 01/24/2005 by Order on Reconsideration. (FCC No. 05-19). WTB  FCC-05-19A1.doc  FCC-05-19A1.pdf  FCC-05-19A1.txt

Released: 01/26/2005. DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR ACQUISITION OF ASSETS OF WORKING ASSETS FUNDING SERVICES, INC. BY TRINSIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (DA No. 05-189). (Dkt No 05-22) STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. Comments Due: 02/11/2005. Reply Comments Due: 02/18/2005. WCB. Contact: Tracey Wilson-Parker at (202) 418-1394 or Kimberly Jackson at (202) 418-7393  DA-05-189A1.doc  DA-05-189A1.pdf  DA-05-189A1.txt

Report No: AUC-05-60-A Released: 01/26/2005. AUCTION OF LOWER 700 MHZ BAND LICENSES SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2005; COMMENT SOUGHT ON RESERVE PRICES OR MINIMUM OPENING BIDS AND OTHER PROCEDURES FOR AUCTION NO. 60. (DA No. 05-171). Comments Due: 02/11/2005. Reply Comments Due: 02/18/2005. WTB. Contact: Howard Davenport at (202) 418-0660, Roy Knowles or Lisa Stover at (717) 338-2888, Erin McGrath, Keith Harper, or JoAnn Epps at (202) 418-0620  DA-05-171A1.doc  DA-05-171A2.xls  DA-05-171A1.pdf  DA-05-171A2.pdf  DA-05-171A1.txt  DA-05-171A2.txt

REMARKS OF FCC COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELEVISION PROGRAM EXECUTIVES, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. CMMR. JANUARY 26, 2005  DOC-256292A1.doc  DOC-256292A1.pdf  DOC-256292A1.txt

XM RADIO, INC. Authorized XM Radio to launch and operate two replacement satellites, XM-3, Call Sign S2616, at the 85º W.L. orbital location and XM-4, Call Sign S2617, at the 115º W.L. orbital location. Action by: Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2005 by O&A. (DA No. 05-180). IB  DA-05-180A1.doc  DA-05-180A1.pdf   DA-05-180A1.txt

AMENDMENT OF PARTS 1, 21, 73, 74 AND 101 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF FIXED AND MOBILE BROADBAND ACCESS. Correction to Daily Digest Volume 24, No. 15, released January 26, 2005, FCC 05-176 should be changed to read DA 05-176