fcclogoDaily Digest

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20554

Vol. 21 No. 177
News media information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555



September 12, 2002


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:

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NEWS RELEASES

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INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE ACCESSIBILITY FORUM ANNOUNCED. The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions wll host the next meeting of the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Accessibility Forum on October 9, 2002. News Release. News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-04511 (voice); 418-0189 (TTY) CGB. Contact Gregory Hlibok at (202) 418-0431 (TTY); 418-8124 (voice)  DOC-226163A1.doc  DOC-226163A1.pdf  DOC-226163A1.txt

ABERNATHY BIDS FAREWELL TO SENIOR ADVISOR BRYAN TRAMONT AND NAMES INTERIM APPOINTMENTS. News Release. News Media Contact: Jason Scism at (202) 418-2529 CMMR  DOC-226181A1.doc  DOC-226181A1.pdf  DOC-226181A1.txt

PETER TENHULA NAMED CO-DIRECTOR OF FCC SPECTRUM POLICY TASK FORCE. News Release. News Media Contact: David Fiske at (202) 418-0513 OCH  DOC-226180A1.doc  DOC-226180A1.pdf  DOC-226180A1.txt

BRYAN TRAMONT APPOINTED SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR TO FCC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL POWELL. News Release. News Media Contact: Maureen Peratino at (202) 418-0506 OCH  DOC-226179A1.doc  DOC-226179A1.pdf  DOC-226179A1.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: TEL-00576 Released: 09/12/2002. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED. (DA No. 02-2234). IB. Contact: (202) 418-1460  DA-02-2234A1.pdf  DA-02-2234A1.txt

Report No: 325-00043 Released: 09/12/2002. PERMIT TO DELIVER PROGRAMS TO FOREIGN BROADCAST STATIONS. IB, IB  DOC-226125A1.pdf  DOC-226125A1.txt

Report No: 45318 Released: 09/12/2002. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-226166A1.txt

Report No: 25318 Released: 09/12/2002. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-226170A1.txt

Released: 09/12/2002. REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION'S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES CSR 5957. (DA No. 02-2236). MB. Contact: Sonia Greenaway-Mickle or Steve Garner at (202) 418-7200. News Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-7200  DA-02-2236A1.doc  DA-02-2236A1.pdf  DA-02-2236A1.txt

Released: 09/12/2002. REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION'S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES CSR 5917. (DA No. 02-2235). MB. Contact: Sonia Greenaway-Mickle or Steve Garner at (202) 418-7200, TTY: (202) 418-7172. News Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-7200  DA-02-2235A1.doc  DA-02-2235A1.pdf  DA-02-2235A1.txt

Released: 09/12/2002. REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION'S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES CSR 5979. (DA No. 02-2237). MB. Contact: Sonia Greenaway-Mickle or Steve Garner at (202) 418-7200, TTY: (202) 418-2555. News Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-7200  DA-02-2237A1.doc  DA-02-2237A1.pdf  DA-02-2237A1.txt

Released: 09/12/2002. MEDIA BUREAU RECEIVES REQUEST BY ANALOG TELEVISION STATION IN THE LOWER 700 MHZ BAND TO CEASE ANALOG BROADCASTING, SURRENDER NTSC LICENSE, AND OPERATE AS A SINGLE CHANNEL, DIGITAL-ONLY TELEVISION STATION. (DA No. 02-2238). MB. Contact: Joyce Bernstein at (202) 418-1647  DA-02-2238A1.doc  DA-02-2238A1.pdf  DA-02-2238A1.txt

Released: 09/12/2002. FEE DECISIONS OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. (DA No. 02-2096). OMD. Contact: (202) 418-1995  DA-02-2096A1.doc  DA-02-2096A1.pdf  DA-02-2096A1.txt

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TEXTS

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UNIVISION PARTNERSHIP OF NEW JERSEY V. COMCAST CABLEVISION OF DANBURY, INC. Granted the complaint for must carry status in three of the cable communities, but declined to mandate that WFUT be carried on channel 68 of the cable systems. Action by: Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 09/09/2002 by MO&O. (DA No. 02-2239). MB  DA-02-2239A1.doc  DA-02-2239A1.pdf  DA-02-2239A1.txt

IN THE MATTER OF AMENDMENT OF SECTION 73.622(B), TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCAST STATIONS, ATHENS, GA. Correcting DA 02-1687, released July 19, 2002 to read DTV channel allotted at Athens, Georgia, for station WGTV-DT should read *12c. (Dkt No. 02-94). Action by: Chief, Video Division by ERRATUM. (DA No. 02-2215). MB  DOC-226119A1.doc  DOC-226119A1.pdf  DOC-226119A1.txt

RE: BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION AND GTE CORPORATION. Granted Verizon's request for the Wireline Competition Bureau to apply changes adopted by the New York Public Service Commission to the Carrier-to-Carrier Performance Plan for the NP-2-01 and NP-2-02 Performance Measures to July data instead of May. (Dkt No. 98-184). Action by: Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 09/12/2002 by LETTER. (DA No. 02-2258). WCB  DA-02-2258A1.doc  DA-02-2258A1.pdf  DA-02-2258A1.txt

ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED SEPTEMBER 11, 2002, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 176:

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Released: 09/11/2002. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS CELLULAR RURAL SERVICE AREAS LICENSES AUCTION EVENT NO. 45. (DA No. 02-2232). WTB. Contact: Amal Abdallah at (202) 418-7307. News Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654  DA-02-2232A1.doc  DA-02-2232A2.xls  DA-02-2232A3.doc  DA-02-2232A4.doc  DA-02-2232A5.doc  DA-02-2232A1.pdf  DA-02-2232A2.pdf  DA-02-2232A3.pdf  DA-02-2232A4.pdf  DA-02-2232A5.pdf  DA-02-2232A1.txt  DA-02-2232A2.txt  DA-02-2232A3.txt  DA-02-2232A4.txt  DA-02-2232A5.txt