DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 66                                              April 7,1999

**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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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: April 7, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 04/06/99. Contact: Public Reference Room: (202) 418-1933. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt040699.pdf

Report No: 3674. Released: April 7, 1999. CABLE SERVICES ACTION. Contact: Cable Services Bureau: (202) 418-7000.

Report No: 1406. Released: April 7, 1999. CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Contact: Cable Services Bureau: (202) 418-7200.

Report No: IN-99-15. Released: April 7, 1999. WRC-2000 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF INFORMAL WORKING GROUP 2. Contact: International Bureau, Planning and Negotiation Division: (202) 418-2213.

Report No: SES-00067. Released: April 7, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION RE: ACTIONS TAKEN. Contact: Satellite and Radicommunication Division: (202) 418-0719, TTY: (202) 418-2555. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9071.pdf

Report No: SES-00066. Released: April 7, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES RE: SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Contact: Satellite and Radiocommunication Division: (202) 418-0719, TTY: (202) 418-2555. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9070.pdf

Report No: 44465. Released: April 7, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990407.txt

Report No: 24465. Released: April 7, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990407.txt

Report No: D-1037-A. Released: April 7, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/md990407.pdf

Report No: 81. Released: April 7, 1999. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE APPLICATIONS/AMENDMENTS TENDERED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/pnmm9041.html

Report No: 194. Released: April 7, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9077.pdf

Report No: 198. Released: April 7, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9076.pdf

Report No: 197. Released: April 7, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9075.pdf

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TEXTS

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OMNIPOINT. Granted Omnipoint's request for a limited waiver of Section 24.710(a) for bidders in Auction No. 22. Bidders in Auction No. 22 will be subject to a 112-license limit. Clarified that C and F block licenses won by Auction No. 22 bidders at prior auctions count toward this limit, except that C block spectrum returned to the Commission pursuant to the pure amnesty option does not count toward the limit. By Letter. Action by Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division. by Letter. (DA No. 99-667). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990667.wp

BACHOW/COASTEL, L.L.C./MOBILETEL, INC. Dismissed without prejudice Bachow/Coastel's complaint, which concerns alleged unlawful extensions into its service area boundary ("SAB") of its cellular geographic service area ("CGSA") by MobileTel. Action by Chief, Compliance and Litigation Branch, Enforcement and Consumer Information Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: April 6, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-662). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990662.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released April 6, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 65:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC CHAIRMAN KENNARD REMINDS CONSUMERS TO SHOP AROUND. Kennard. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1999/nrmc9017.html

AMATEUR STATION SEQUENTIALLY ASSIGNED CALL SIGNS. WTB Contact: William Cross at (202) 418-0680. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1999/nrwl9012.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 2035. Released: April 6, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEKLY RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.

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TEXTS

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ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Denied Aliant's Petition for reconsideration of a denial of its petition for Waiver of Section 32.27 of the Commission's Rules. Action by Acting Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: April 6, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-664). CCB

GUY GANNETT COMMUNICATIONS AND WGME LICENSEE, LLC, WTWC LICENSEE, LLC, WOKR LICENSEE LLC, WICS LICENSEE LLC, WICS LICENSEE LLC, WICD LICENSEE, WGGB LICENSEE LLC, KGAN LICENSEE LLC(SUBSIDIARIES OF SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)/CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC. Granted conditional waivers, and a temporary waiver of the Commission's duopoly rules for various applications, and various cities, subject to conditions. Granted assignment of license for various stations in various cities. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: April 5, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-658). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/da990658.wp

FRANK LEPERA. Issued monetary forfeiture in the amount of $2,000 to Frank Lepera, licensee of Paging and Radiotelephone Station KNLN886, for failing to timely notify the Commission of the commencement of service of Station KNLN886 at Tyler Texas, in violation of Section 22.142(b) of the Commission's Rules. By Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture. Action by Deputy Chief, Enforcement and Consumer Information Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: April 6, 1999. by NAL. (DA No. 99-661). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990661.txt

RAYMOND BASSETT. Issued monetary forfeiture in the amount of $1,000 to Raymond Bassett, licensee of Paging and Radiotelephone Station KNLU221, Chico, California, for failing to timely notify the Commission of the commencement of service of Station KNLU221, in violation of Section 22.142(b) of the Commission's Rules. By Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture. Action by Deputy Chief, Enforcement and Consumer Information Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: April 6, 1999. by NAL. (DA No. 99-660). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da990660.txt