DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 172                                          September 8,1999

**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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THE FCC WILL HOLD AN OPEN COMMISSION MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 AT 9:30 AM IN THE COMMISSION MEETING ROOM 445 12TH STREET, S.W., WASHINGTON, DC.. OMD. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Agenda/1999/ag990915.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: September 8, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.September 7, 1999. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt090799.pdf

Report No: TEL-00132S. Released: September 8, 1999. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9173.pdf

Report No: 24566. Released: September 8, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990908.txt

Report No: 140. Released: September 8, 1999. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE APPLICATIONS/AMENDMENTS TENDERED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/pnmm9184.html

Released: September 8, 1999. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS.Office of the Secretary Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1999/ex990908.doc

Report No: 2357. Released: September 8, 1999. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDING - CORRECTION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/1999/pnmc9071.wp

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MAC AMERICA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND BELO TV, INC. Granted applications for assignment of license of KTVK(TV), Phoenix, AZ, and associated low-power television and translator facilities, from MAC America Communications, Inc. to Belo TV, Inc.; granted temporary waiver of duopoly rule. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: September 3, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1813). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/da991813.wp

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. The Commission is seeking comments on behalf of the Petitioner Corpus Christi, Inc., licensee station KIII, NTSC Channel 3, Corpus Christi, Texas, requesting substitution of DTV channel 8 for its assigned DTV Channel 47. Comments Due: November 1, 1999; Comments Due: November 16, 1999. Dkt No.: MM-99-277. Action by Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau. by NPRM. (DA No. 99-1810). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1999/da991810.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released September 7, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 171:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC ADOPTS REVISED LICENSING AND SERVICE RULES FOR THE 218-219 MHZ SERVICE. News Media Contact: Maribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Contacts: Jamieson Prime, Shellie Blakeney, or Nick Kolovos at (202) 418-0680, or Robert Allen at (202) 418-0660. Report No: WT 99-25. Dkt No.: WT- 98-169. WTB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1999/nrwl9039.wp

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NEW SKIES SATELLITES, N.V. - ERRATUM. Correction of Paragraph 90 of FCC 99-210 released August 6, 1999. Action by Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: September 7, 1999. by Erratum. (DA No. 99-1817). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/da991817.wp

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY AND MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT. Granted petition from the Media Access Project and the People for the American Way that a broadcast station should not be allowed to refuse a request for political advertising time solely on the ground that the station does not sell or program such lengths of time. Action by the FCC. Adopted: August 27, 1999. by MO&O. (FCC No. 99-231). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/fcc99231.pdf

ADDENDA: The following items, released September 3, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 170:

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ALLTEL CORP. Granted applicationsof Alltel for waiver to remain under rate-of-return regulation after merger with Aliant Communications. Action by the FCC. Adopted: June 30, 1999. by MO&O. (FCC No. 99-156). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/fcc99156.wp

MINBURN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted Minburn's petition for waiver of sections 61.41(c) and (d) of Commission Rules to allow Minburn to operate the Woodward, Iowa telephone exchange as a cost carrier under rate of return regulation following Minburn's acquistion of the exchange from Frontier Communications-Schuyler, Inc. Action by Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: September 3, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1809). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da991809.wp