DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 11                                           January 19,1999

**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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NEWS RELEASES

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REBECCA ARBOGAST TO BE NAMED CHIEF, TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL BUREAU. IB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/News_Releases/1999/nrin9001.wp

ROSALIND ALLEN TO BECOME DIRECTOR OF LEGAL ANALYSIS IN THE OFFICE OF PLANS AND POLICY. OPP. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/OPP/News_Releases/1999/nrop9001.wp

JEANINE POLTRONIERI TO BECOME SENIOR COUNSEL OF THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. WTB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1999/nrwl9003.wp

JIM SCHLICHTING TO BECOME DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF OF THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. WTB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1999/nrwl9002.wp

DIANE CORNELL TO BECOME ASSOCIATE BUREAU CHIEF OF THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. WTB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1999/nrwl9004.wp

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: January 18, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 01/15/99. Contact: Public Reference Log: (202) 418-1933. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt011599.pdf

Released: January 19, 1999. COMMENTS SOUGHT ON UPDATE OF COST ALLOCATION MANUALS.Comments Due: February 16, 1999; Reply Comments Due: March 2, 1999. (DA No. 99-162). Contact: Mark Stephens at (202) 418-0810; TTY: (202) 418-0484. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/da990162.wp

Report No: 44410. Released: January 19, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990119.txt

Report No: 24410. Released: January 19, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990119.txt

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SPEECHES

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REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OBSERVATION, BOSTON, MA, JANUARY 18, 1999. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/spwek902.html

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TEXTS

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PART 68 WAIVER REQUESTS - STUTTER DIAL TONE. Granted Part 68 Waiver Requests of Home Wireless Networks, inc., Matsushita Electric Corp. of America, Nor Pac Group, Inc., Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., and Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Action by Deputy Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: January 14, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-176). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da990176.wp

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.106 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO ALLOCATE SPECTRUM AT 2 GHZ FOR USE BY THE MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE. Extended comments in this proceeding to February 3, 1999; and the date for filing reply comments is extended to March 5, 1999. Action by Office of Engineering and Technology. Adopted: January 15, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-179). OET Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Orders/1999/da990179.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released January 15, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 10:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 1217. Released: January 15, 1999. CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER FILINGS.

Report No: D-1024-B. Released: January 15, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS.Re: Applications Accepted For Filing.

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TEXTS

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BUXTON, NORTH CAROLINA. Effective March 1, 1999, amended FM Table to allot Channel 260A and Channel 268A to Buxton, North Carolina. Dkt No.: MM-98-144, MM-98-145. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: January 6, 1999. by R&O. (DA No. 99-155). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/da990155.wp

PAULS VALLEY AND WYNNEWOOD, OKLAHOMA. Effective March 1, 1999, amended FM table of allotments to allot Channel 283A to Wynnewood. Dkt No.: MM-98-140. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: January 6, 1999. by R&O. (DA No. 99-114). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/da990114.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released January 12, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 7:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: January 12, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU IS PREPARED TO GRANT 900 MHZ SMR MAJOR TRADING AREA LICENSES TO CLEARCALL, INC.Final Down Payment Due on January 27, 1999. (DA No. 99-147). Contact: Payment Questions: Linwood Jenkins or Gail Glasser at (202) 418-1995; Cheryl Kornegay at (202) 418-7240. News Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick (202) 418-0654.

Released: January 12, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS 900 MHZ SMR MAJOR TRADING AREA LICENSE TO WILDERNESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. (DA No. 99-148). Contact: Payment Questions: Linwood Jenkins or Gail Glasser at (202) 418-1995; Legal Questions: Cheryl Kornegay at (202) 418-7240. News Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick (202) 418-0654. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da990148.wp