Vol. 18, No. 169 September 2,1999
Report No: N-134-A. Released: September 2, 1999. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Part68_Actions/1999/02sep99r.txt
Released: September 2, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 09/01/99. Contact: Public Reference Room: (202) 418-1933. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt090199.pdf
Report No: TEL-00131. Released: September 2, 1999. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS (47 C.F.R. SECTION 63.18); CABLE LANDING LICENSE APPLICATIONS (47 C.F.R. SECTION 1.767); REQUESTS TO AUTHORIZE SWITCHED SERVICES OVER PRIVATE LINES (47 C.F.R SECTION 63.16); SECTION 310(B)(4).REQUESTS. (DA No. 99-1782). Contact: International Bureau, Telecommunications Division, Policy & Facilities Branch: (202) 418-1460. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/da991782.pdf
Report No: 44563. Released: September 2, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990902.txt
Report No: 24563. Released: September 2, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990802.txt
Report No: 120. Released: September 2, 1999. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/pnmm9173.html
Report No: 137. Released: September 2, 1999. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE APPLICATIONS/AMENDMENTS TENDERED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/pnmm9174.html
Report No: 24563A. Released: September 2, 1999. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR FILING OF TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION APPLICATION AND NOTICE OF PETITION TO DENY DEADLINE.Cut-Off Date: October 12, 1999. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/TV_Notices/pnmm9175.wp
Released: September 2, 1999. FCC'S OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES REVISED BULLETIN ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS. Contact: Office of Engineering and Technology's RF safety program: (202) 418-2464, via email: rfsafety@fcc.gov, FCC's Call Center: 1-888 CALL FCC (1-888-225-5322). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Public_Notices/1999/pnet9017.wp
Released: September 2, 1999. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1999/ex990902.html
Report No: CWS-99-62. Released: September 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION.
Report No: CW-99-63. Released: September 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9213.pdf
Released: September 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION DISMISSES REQUEST. (DA No. 99-1794). Contact: Commercial Wireless Division: Don Johnson at (202) 418-7240. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da991794.txt
Released: September 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO FEE REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE WITH RECEIPTS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 1999. Contact: FCC's National Call Center: 1-888-225-5322. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9212.txt
Released: September 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS CONSENT TO ASSIGN OR TRANSFER C, D, AND F BLOCK BROADBAND PCS LICENSES. (DA No. 99-1787). Contact: Rita Cookmeyer or Rachel Kazan: (202) 418-0660. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da991787.wp
Released: September 2, 1999. FCC ANNOUNCES THE CONDITIONAL GRANT OF 7 LOCAL MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LICENSES (BALANCE OF WINNING BIDS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 17, 1999) AUCTION EVENT NO. 23. (DA No. 99-1783). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da991783.wp
Released: September 2, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION DISMISSES 19 PETITIONS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME. (DA No. 99-1795). Contact: Commerical Wireless Division: Don Johnson at (202) 418-7240. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da991795.doc
NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF THE LOTTERY. Granted the New York State Division of the Lottery motion to withdraw. Dkt No.: CC-78-72, CC-80-286. Action by Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 2, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-174). CCB
TIME WARNER CABLE. Denied appeal filed by Time Warner Cable with regard to jusitifcation of basic service tier rates in certain North Carolina communities. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 31, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1757). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991757.wp
ERRATUM TO FCC-99-116. In the Definition of Markets for Purposes of the Cable Television Broadcast Signal Carriage Second Report and Order (FCC 99-116, rel. May 26, 1999), the Commission amended Section 76.55(e). This Erratum reinstates a phrase inadvertently omitted from the amended Section 76.55(e)(2) to specify that Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam each will continue to be considered a single market. Dkt No.: CS-95-178. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 31, 1999. by Erratum. (DA No. 99-1750). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991750.wp
RCN CABLE OF NEW JERSEY, INC. Denied Operator's Petition for Reconsideration , and dismissed Request for Stay as moot. By Order on Reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 30, 1999. by Order on Recon. (DA No. 99-1745). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991745.wp
HARRON CABLEVISION OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. Dismissed Operator's Petition for Reconsideration of DA-95-558. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 30, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1747). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991747.wp
BOOTH AMERICAN COMPANY D/B/A SALEM CABLE TV. Dismissed Operator's Peition for Reconsideration of DA-95-1822. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 30, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1746). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991746.wp
MOUNTAIN CABLE COMPANY D/B/A ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, AND BETTER TV D/B/A ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS. Granted nine petitions for revocation filed by Adelphia challenging the certification of the Vermont Public Service Board to regulate Adelphia's basic cable service and associated equipment rates in ten franchise areas. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: August 30, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1749). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991749.wp
ERRATUM TO FCC 99-178, RELEASED JULY 29, 1999 PARTS 1, 21 AND 74. Some of the rules in Appendix C to the Commissions recent decision in the matter of Amendment of Parts 1, 21 and 74 to Enable Multipoint Distribution Service and Instructional Television Fixed Service Licensees to Engage in Fixed Two-Way Transmissions, Report and Order on Reconsideration were inadvertently misprinted. The affected rule sections are attached to this erratum and a corrected version of the document is available on the Commission's intenet site. Dkt No.: MM-97-217. Action by Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau. by Erratum. MMB Contact: Dave Roberts at (202) 418-1600. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/err99178.wp
OPM AUCTION CO.'S (OPM). Denied OPM Auction Co.'s Petition for Emergency Relief in the form of the immediate reinstatement of a pre-final round bid as winning bid in Auction 22, the C, D, E and F block broadband PCS license auction that closed on April 15, 1999 (Auction 22) Personal Communication Service Beckley, West VIrginia Basic Trading Area No. 35, C Block License Auction No. 22. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: September 2, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1784). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991784.wp
HIGHLAND CELLULAR, INC. Denied the waiver request filed by Highland Cellular, Inc. on May 5, 1999. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: September 2, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1785). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991785.wp
WESTLINK LICENSEE CORPORATION. Dismissed as moot Petition to Deny, filed by Ameritech on May 22, 1995. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: September 2, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1786). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991786.wp
HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. Partially granted REquest for Waiver of the Commission's rules filed by High Tech Communications Services, Inc., the winning bidder for an A Block license for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the 800 MHz band Specialized Mobile Radio service auction that closed on December 8, 1997. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: September 2, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1788). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991788.wp
Released: September 1, 1999. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND US WEST, INC. SEEK FCC CONSENT FOR A PROPOSED TRANSFER OF CONTROL.Comments/Petitions Due: October 1, 1999; Responses/Oppositions to Petitions Due: October 18, 1999. (DA No. 99-1775). Dkt No.: CC-99-272. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/da991775.doc
Released: September 1, 1999. PETITION SEEKS A DECLARATORY RULING THAT THE MANNER IN WHICH AT&T MARKETED AND IMPLEMENTED CERTAIN OF ITS OPTIONAL CALLING PLANS TO POTENTIAL AND EXISTING CUSTOMERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA VIOLATED SECTIONS 201(B), 202, 203, 254, AND 258 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS.ACT OF 1934, Oppositions Due: September 24, 1999. Contact: Tonya Rutherford at (202) 418-0960. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1999/pncc9029.txt
Report No: 1429. Released: September 1, 1999. CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Contact: Cable Services Bureau: (202) 418-7000.
Report No: SES-00109. Released: September 1, 1999. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION RE: ACTIONS TAKEN. Contact: Satellite and Radiocommunication Division: (202) 418-0719, TTY: (202) 418-2555. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9168.pdf
Report No: D-1062. Released: September 1, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/md990901.pdf
Report No: D-1062-A. Released: September 1, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/md990901.pdf
Report No: 309. Released: September 1, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9216.pdf
Report No: 308. Released: September 1, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/pnwl9215.pdf
Report No: 305. Released: September 1, 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/pnwl9210.pdf
FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE. Granted the Florida Department of Management Services' Motion for a Declaratory Ruling. Dkt No.: CC-96-45. Action by Acting Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1773). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da991773.wp
RCN TELECOM SERVICES OF WASHINGTON, INC. Granted application for Open Video System certification in certain communites surrounding Seattle, Washington filed by RCN Washington. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1772). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991772.wp
ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPRATION. Granted the Application for Modification to Direct Broadcast Satellite Authorization and for Operation Authority. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division, International Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1758). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/da991758.wp
DIRECTV ENTERPRISES, INC. Granted DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc. authority to effect a modification to its Direct Broadcast system authorization to relocate its DBS-1 satellite from 101 Degrees W.L. and operate it at the 109.8 Degree W.L. orbital location. By Order and Authorization. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division, International Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 1999. by Order & Auth. (DA No. 99-1781). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/da991781.wp
PATRICK CONNELLY. Denied 4 Petitions for Reconsideration of Target Licensee: Fincher Radio Service and other Requests for Finder's Preference. Action by Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1740). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991740.txt
NO WIRE LLC. Dismissed Petitions and Withdrawal Requests filed by Astrolink Communications, Inc. and Columbia Millimeter Communications, Inc. against No Wire LLC for Consent to Transfer of Control of Authorizations and Applications to WinStar Wireless Fiber Corp. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, WIreless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: August 31, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1776). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991776.wp
DALE KANE D/B/A KANE COMMUNICATIONS. Affirmed the May 20, 1993, petition for reconsideration cancelling its license to operate Station WIK209, a station operatng out of the Los Angeles vicinity, at three of Station WIK209's four authorized sites, and denied Kane's petition. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: September 1, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1762). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991762.wp
Report No: 2056. Released: August 31, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.