DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 232                                           December 3,1997

**Before an entry denotes that the item is part of the FCC's implementation of the 1996 Telecom Act. While we will attempt to flag all Telecom Act-related items, this marking is unofficial and informational only.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: December 3, 1997. REQUEST FOR CENTRAL-OFFICE IMPLEMENTED COIN PHONE GRANDFATHERING INFORMATION. Contact: William von Alven at (202) 418-2342.

Report No: N-48-A. Released: December 3, 1997. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS ACTIONS.

Released: December 3, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - DECEMBER 2. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt120297.pdf

Report No: DS-1792. Released: December 3, 1997. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1997/pnin7264.txt

Report No: DS-1791. Released: December 3, 1997. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1997/pnin7263.txt

Report No: TEL-118-A. Released: December 3, 1997. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (FORMAL SECTION 63.18).

Report No: TEL-118-B. Released: December 3, 1997. NON-STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AND CABLE LANDING LICENSE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (FORMAL SECTION 63.18 AND 1.767).

Report No: 44130. Released: December 3, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac971203.txt

Report No: 24130. Released: December 3, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap971203.txt

Report No: PGL97-4. Released: December 3, 1997. LOW POWER/TELEVISION TRANSLATORS: PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PERMITS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/LPTV_Notices/pnmm7240.txt

Report No: NA-211. Released: December 3, 1997. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION OF JANUARY 7, 1998 PETITIONS TO DENY DEADLINE. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm7239.txt

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ATU-LONG DISTANCE, INC. V. ALASCOM, INC., D/B/A AT&T ALASCOM; ALASKA NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. V. ALASCOM, INC. Granted AT&T Alascom, Inc.'s motion to consolidate two referenced proceedings; discovery deadlines for consolidated proceedings will follow those applicable to ANS v. Alascom, Inc. Action by Acting Chief, Enforcement Division. Adopted: December 2, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-2525). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da972525.wp

E.W.S. NEWS CORP. AND BHI SUB, INC. Granted request for a permanent waiver of the Commission's one-to-a-market rule to allow BHI Sub, Inc. common ownership and operation of KENS-TV and KENS(AM), San Antonio, Texas; granted applications to assign the licenses of stations KENS-TV and KENS(AM) from E.W.S. News Corp. to BHI Sub, Inc. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: December 2, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-2536). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da972536.txt

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Reinstated until December 31, 1998, authorization for Station KNJA391, an eight-channel trunked radio system to be operated by the D.C. Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services on 800 MHz General Category frequencies; granted District's request to waive Section 90.629 of Commission's Rules to further extend its time to construct and place the Fire and EMS radio system into operation in accordance with submitted implementation schedule; reinstatement and waiver conditioned upon requirement that District formally notify Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of FCC when Station KNJA391 becomes operational. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: December 2, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-2264). WTB

ADDENDA: The following items, released December 2, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 231:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: December 2, 1997. ERRATUM TO PUBLIC NOTICE ISSUED NOVEMBER 25, 1997 - NOTICE OF PROHIBITED PRESENTATION IN GC DOCKET NO. 92-52 AND GEN. DOCKET NO. 90-264.Revised to set forth November 21, 1997, as the correct date when the prohibited e-mail presentation was made. Action by: Assistant General Counsel.

Released: December 2, 1997. FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON FILINGS ADDRESSING DIGITAL TV ALLOTMENTS (MM DOCKET NO. 87-268).Responses due December 17, 1997. Action by: Chief, OET. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Public_Notices/1997/pnet7027.txt

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FLORALA TELEPHONE COMPANY, GULF TELEPHONE COMPANY AND ST. JOSEPH TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Granted Florala's, Gulf's, and St. Joseph's petition for waiver of the definition of "Study Area" contained in Part 36, Appendix-Glossary, of the Commission's rules to allow these incumbent local exchange carriers to consolidate their study areas into one, in conjunction with their proposed merger. Action by Chief, Accounting and Audits Division. Adopted: December 2, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-2493). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da972493.txt