Daily Digest
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Vol. 22 No. 45	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555 March 10, 2003

AUDREY SPIVACK NAMED ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MEDIA RELATIONS. News Release. News Media Contact: David Fiske at (202) 418-0513 or Audrey Spivack at (202) 418-0512 OMR  DOC-231861A1.doc  DOC-231861A1.pdf  DOC-231861A1.txt

INTERNATIONAL BUREAU TAKES ACTION TO PROTECT U.S. CONSUMERS AND U.S. CARRIERS ON THE U.S.-PHILIPPINES ROUTE. News Release. News Media Contact: Linda Haller at (202) 418-1408 IB. Contact James Ball at (202) 418-0427  DOC-231916A1.doc  DOC-231916A1.pdf  DOC-231916A1.txt

FCC STRENGTHENS RULES CONCERNING TRUTHFUL WRITTEN STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION. News Release OGC. Contact David Senzel at (202) 418-1760  DOC-231908A1.doc  DOC-231908A1.pdf  DOC-231908A1.txt

FCC INSPECTOR GENERAL FEASTER ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES IN THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. News Release. News Media Contact: David Fiske at (202) 418-0513 OIG  DOC-231859A1.doc  DOC-231859A1.pdf  DOC-231859A1.txt

Report No: 2599 Released: 03/10/2003. CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED. CGB  DOC-231900A1.doc  DOC-231900A1.pdf  DOC-231900A1.txt

Report No: 45438 Released: 03/10/2003. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-231879A1.txt

Report No: 25438 Released: 03/10/2003. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-231881A1.txt

Released: 03/10/2003. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. OMD. Contact: Barbara J. Lowe at (202) 418-0310  DOC-231898A1.doc  DOC-231898A1.pdf  DOC-231898A1.txt

INTEGRISS, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-683). CGB  DA-03-683A1.doc  DA-03-683A1.pdf  DA-03-683A1.txt

AT&T CORPORATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-674). CGB  DA-03-674A1.doc  DA-03-674A1.pdf  DA-03-674A1.txt

AT&T CORPORATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-676). CGB  DA-03-676A1.doc  DA-03-676A1.pdf  DA-03-676A1.txt

AT&T CORPORATION. Resolved the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecomunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-675). CGB  DA-03-675A1.doc  DA-03-675A1.pdf  DA-03-675A1.txt

AT&T CORPORATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-677). CGB  DA-03-677A1.doc  DA-03-677A1.pdf  DA-03-677A1.txt

AT&T CORPORATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-673). CGB  DA-03-673A1.doc  DA-03-673A1.pdf  DA-03-673A1.txt

AT&T CORPORATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-672). CGB  DA-03-672A1.doc  DA-03-672A1.pdf  DA-03-672A1.txt

GLOBAL TELDATA, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subsciber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-679). CGB  DA-03-679A1.doc  DA-03-679A1.pdf  DA-03-679A1.txt

UKI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-682). CGB  DA-03-682A1.doc  DA-03-682A1.pdf  DA-03-682A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-657). CGB  DA-03-657A1.doc  DA-03-657A1.pdf  DA-03-657A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-656). CGB  DA-03-656A1.doc  DA-03-656A1.pdf  DA-03-656A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-655). CGB  DA-03-655A1.doc  DA-03-655A1.pdf  DA-03-655A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-654). CGB  DA-03-654A1.doc  DA-03-654A1.pdf  DA-03-654A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-653). CGB  DA-03-653A1.doc  DA-03-653A1.pdf  DA-03-653A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-652). CGB  DA-03-652A1.doc  DA-03-652A1.pdf  DA-03-652A1.txt

CLEARWORLD COMMUNICATIONS. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-678). CGB  DA-03-678A1.doc  DA-03-678A1.pdf  DA-03-678A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-659). CGB  DA-03-659A1.doc  DA-03-659A1.pdf  DA-03-659A1.txt

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Granted complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-658). CGB  DA-03-658A1.doc  DA-03-658A1.pdf  DA-03-658A1.txt

ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-681). CGB  DA-03-681A1.doc  DA-03-681A1.pdf  DA-03-681A1.txt

ELEC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Granted complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-648). CGB  DA-03-648A1.doc  DA-03-648A1.pdf  DA-03-648A1.txt

EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Resolved the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-684). CGB  DA-03-684A1.doc  DA-03-684A1.pdf  DA-03-684A1.txt

COMMUNICATE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, LLC. Resolved the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-680). CGB  DA-03-680A1.doc  DA-03-680A1.pdf  DA-03-680A1.txt

VERIZON LONG DISTANCE. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-651). CGB  DA-03-651A1.doc  DA-03-651A1.pdf  DA-03-651A1.txt

TELE UNO INTERNATIONAL. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-650). CGB  DA-03-650A1.doc  DA-03-650A1.pdf  DA-03-650A1.txt

WORLD COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier. Action by: Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Divison, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 03/06/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-649). CGB  DA-03-649A1.doc  DA-03-649A1.pdf  DA-03-649A1.txt

AT&T CORP. EMERGENCY PETITION FOR SETTLEMENTS STOP PAYMENT ORDER AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE INTERIM RELIEF AND PETITION OF WORLDCOM, INC. FOR PREVENTION OF "WHIPSAWING" ON THE U.S.-PHILIPPINES ROUTE.. Ordered all U.S. carriers providing facilities-based services to suspend payments for termination services to the Philippine carriers pending restoration of circuits on the U.S.-Philippine route. (Dkt No. 03-38). Action by: Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: 03/10/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-581). IB  DA-03-581A1.doc  DA-03-581A1.pdf  DA-03-581A1.txt

PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE LICENSES FOR TRANSLATOR STATIONS K272DG AND K285EG, SEWARD, ALASKA, SHOULD NOT BE MODIFIED. Denied Peninsula's Protest and Opposition and modified the Seward Translator Stations' licenses to terminate the waivers of Sections 74.1231(b) and 74.1232(d), effective 60 days from release of this Order. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 03/04/2003 by MO&O. (FCC No. 03-47). MB  FCC-03-47A1.doc  FCC-03-47A1.pdf  FCC-03-47A1.txt

AMENDMENT OF PARTS 2, 73, 74, 80, 90, AND 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO IMPLEMENT DECISIONS FROM WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCES CONCERNING FREQUENCY BANDS BELOW 28000 KHZ. Issued erratum correcting Report and Order, FCC 03-39, released March 3, 2003, in the text of the document, and also Appendix B. (Dkt No. 02-16). Action by: Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology by ERRATUM. OET  DOC-231902A1.doc  DOC-231902A1.pdf  DOC-231902A1.txt

IN THE MATTER OF AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1.17 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CONCERNING TRUTHFUL STATEMENTS TO THE COMMISSION. Amended rules to specify the requirements for the submission of truthful statements of the Commission. (Dkt No. 02-37). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 03/04/2003 by R&O. (FCC No. 03-45). OGC  FCC-03-45A1.doc  FCC-03-45A1.pdf  FCC-03-45A1.txt

CASTILLO COMMUNICATIONS FOR PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO STATIONS. Denied the Petitions to Deny (Informal Requests) filed by Ralph Addington d/b/a Arcom Communications. Action by: Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 03/05/2003 by ORDER. (DA No. 03-690). WTB  DA-03-690A1.doc  DA-03-690A1.pdf  DA-03-690A1.txt

Released: 03/07/2003. COMMENTS INVITED ON GENUITY TELECOM INC. APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (DA No. 03-693). Comments Due: 03/21/2003. WCB. Contact: Carmell Weathers at (202) 418-2325, email: cweather@fcc.gov or Darryl Cooper at (2020 418-7131, email: dcooper@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0484  DA-03-693A1.doc  DA-03-693A1.pdf  DA-03-693A1.txt

Released: 03/07/2003. COMMENTS INVITED ON KMC TELECOM III LLC APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (DA No. 03-692). Comments Due: 03/21/2003. WCB. Contact: Carmell Weathers at (202) 418-2325, email: cweather@fcc.gov or Rodney McDonald at (202) 418-7513, email: rlmcdona@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0484  DA-03-692A1.doc  DA-03-692A1.pdf  DA-03-692A1.txt

Released: 03/07/2003. COMMENTS INVITED ON FOCAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND FOCAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (DA No. 03-694). Comments Due: 03/21/2003. WCB. Contact: Carmell Weather at (202) 418-2325, email: cweather@fcc.gov, or Rodney McDonald at (202) 418-7513, email: rlmcdona@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0484  DA-03-694A1.doc  DA-03-694A1.pdf  DA-03-694A1.txt

BIZTEL, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF 39 GHZ LICENSES FOR STATIONS WMT884, OMAHA, NEBRASKA AND WPJA898, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. Granted Biztel's renewal applications. Action by: Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 03/05/2003 by MO&O. (DA No. 03-641). WTB  DA-03-641A1.doc  DA-03-641A1.pdf  DA-03-641A1.txt