fcclogoDaily Digest

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

Vol. 27 No. 24
News media information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555



February 5, 2008


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:

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Report No: 46666 Released: 02/05/2008. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-279951A2.txt  DOC-279951A1.pdf

Report No: 26666 Released: 02/05/2008. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-279950A2.txt  DOC-279950A1.pdf

Released: 02/05/2008. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILING IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. OMD. Contact: Jason Lewis at (202) 418-0310  DOC-279994A1.pdf  DOC-279994A1.txt

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ERRATUM - SHAREHOLDERS OF TRIBUNE COMPANY AND SAM ZELL ET AL. Issued an Erratum correcting FCC 07-211 released on November 30, 2007. (Dkt No. 07-119). Action by: Chief, Media Bureau by ERRATUM. (DA No. 08-296). MB  DOC-280014A1.doc  DOC-280014A1.pdf  DOC-280014A1.txt

SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY, WCPO-TV, CINCINNATI, OHIO. The violation of Section 73.670 of the Commission's Rules does not warrant further consideration in connection with WCPO-TV's renewal application. Action by: Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau by LETTER. (DA No. 08-293). MB  DA-08-293A1.doc  DA-08-293A1.pdf  DA-08-293A1.txt

GRANT MEDIA LLC. Issued a $8,000 Notice of Apparent Liability to Station WEUX(TV), Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin for the admitted violation of Section 73.670 of the Commission's Rules described in WEUX(TV)'s renewal application. Action by: Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 02/04/2008 by NAL. (DA No. 08-287). MB  DA-08-287A1.doc  DA-08-287A1.pdf  DA-08-287A1.txt

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ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED FEBRUARY 4, 2008, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 23:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC BUDGET OF $338.9 MILLION PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009. News Release. News Media Contact: David Fiske 202-418-0513 OMD  DOC-279987A1.doc  DOC-279987A1.pdf  DOC-279987A1.txt

FCC RELEASES NEW TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERSHIP REPORT. News Release. News Media Contact: Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253; Email: Mark.Wigfield@fcc.gov WCB. Contact Alexander Belinfante at (202) 418-0944; TTY: (202) 418-0484  DOC-279996A1.doc  DOC-279996A1.pdf  DOC-279996A1.txt

FCC RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT ON STATE OF COMPETITION IN THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY. The FCC released its Twelfth Annual Report to Congress on the state of competition in the mobile telephone - or Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS) - industry. News Release. (Dkt No 07-71). News Media Contact: Chelsea Fallon (202) 418-7991 WTB. Contact Ben Freeman (202) 418-0628, Heidi Kroll (202) 418-2361  DOC-279986A1.doc  DOC-279986A1.pdf  DOC-279986A1.txt

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Released: 02/04/2008. CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION THAT INTERNET PROTOCOL SPEECH TO SPEECH SERVICE IS A FORM OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE COMPENSABLE FROM THE INTERSTATE TRS FUND. (DA No. 08-292). (Dkt No 08-15). CGB. Contact: Gregory Hlibok at (800) 311-4381 (voice), email: Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0431  DA-08-292A1.doc  DA-08-292A1.pdf  DA-08-292A1.txt

Released: 02/04/2008. ERRATUM - MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE THIRD FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING. (Dkt No 98-120) Issued an Erratum correcting DA 08-283 released February 4, 2008. Reply Comments Due: 03/17/2008. MB  DOC-280003A1.doc  DOC-280003A1.pdf  DOC-280003A1.txt

Released: 02/04/2008. PSHSB SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR WAIVER FILED BY THE COUNTY OF BEAVERHEAD,COUNTY OF GRANITE, AND COUNTY OF SILVERBOW, MONTANA TO OPERATE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS USING PART 80 MARITIME VHF FREQUENCIES. (DA No. 08-289). Comments Due: 02/19/2008. Reply Comments Due: 02/26/2008. PSHSB. Contact: David Siehl at (202) 418-1313; Email: David.Siehl@fcc.gov; TTY: (202) 418-7233  DA-08-289A1.doc  DA-08-289A1.pdf  DA-08-289A1.txt

Released: 02/04/2008. ERRATUM - COMMENTS INVITED ON APPLICATION OF SBC LONG DISTANCE, LLC D/B/A AT&T LONG DISTANCE TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (Dkt No 08-13) Issued an Erratum correcting DA 08-285 released on February 1, 2008 by ERRATUM. WCB. Contact: Carmell Weathers at (202) 418-2325 or Matt Warner at (202) 418-2419  DOC-280000A1.doc  DOC-280000A1.pdf  DOC-280000A1.txt

Released: 02/04/2008. GUARD BAND LICENSEE AND BAND MANAGER ANNUAL REPORTS ARE DUE MARCH 3, 2008. (DA No. 08-291). WTB. Contact: James Brown at (717) 338-2621; Email: James.Brown@fcc.gov  DA-08-291A1.doc  DA-08-291A1.pdf  DA-08-291A1.txt

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STATEMENT

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JOINT STATEMENT BY FCC COMMISSIONERS MICHAEL J. COPPS AND JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN ON RELEASE OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP ORDER by Statement. CMMR, CMMR  DOC-280001A1.doc  DOC-280001A1.pdf  DOC-280001A1.txt

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IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 800 MHZ BAND ET AL. Waiver extending the deadline by which Sprint Nextel must relocate BAS by 30 days. (Dkt No. 95-18, 00-258 , 02-55). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 02/04/2008 by ORDER. (FCC No. 08-30). OET  FCC-08-30A1.doc  FCC-08-30A1.pdf  FCC-08-30A1.txt

ERRATUM-TELEPHONE NUMBER REQUIREMENTS FOR IP-ENABLED SERVICES PROVIDERS. Issued an Erratum correcting FCC 07-188 released on November 8, 2007. (Dkt No. 95-116, 04-36 , 07-243) by ERRATUM. (DA No. 08-290). WCB  DOC-279989A1.doc  DOC-279989A1.pdf  DOC-279989A1.txt

TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES. The report presents subscribership statistics based on the Current Population Survey conducted by the Census Bureau in July 2007. The telephone subscribership penetration rate in the U.S. was 95.0%, an increase of 0.4% over the rate from July 2006. Action by: Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Wireline Competition Bureau by REPORT. WCB  DOC-279997A1.pdf  DOC-279997A1.txt

IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 6002(B) OF OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993. The FCC released its Twelfth Annual Report to Congress on the state of competition in the mobile telephone - or Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS) - industry. (Dkt No. 07-71). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 01/28/2008 by REPORT. (FCC No. 08-28). WTB  FCC-08-28A2.doc  FCC-08-28A3.doc  FCC-08-28A4.doc  FCC-08-28A5.doc  FCC-08-28A1.pdf  FCC-08-28A2.pdf  FCC-08-28A3.pdf  FCC-08-28A4.pdf  FCC-08-28A5.pdf  FCC-08-28A1.txt  FCC-08-28A2.txt  FCC-08-28A3.txt  FCC-08-28A4.txt  FCC-08-28A5.txt