DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 241 December 22, 1994
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NEWS RELEASES
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CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTS ON CABLE RATE
LETTERS OF INQUIRY INVOLVING A LA CARTE
ISSUES
The Cable Services Bureau of the Federal
Communications Commission today issued orders resolving
the a la carte issues raised in twelve Letters of Inquiry that
were issued by the Commission.
Action by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau
December 21 by MO&O (DA 94-1427, 94-1545 - 94-1555).
News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416-
0852; Cable Service contact: Mark Bollinger, Mindy Littell
and Leora Hochstein at (202) 416-0800. [Internet file
name: nrcb4040.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
December 21
TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -
NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS: December 20 thru 21
REVISED COMPENSATION OBLIGATIONS FOR
INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS REQUIRED TO PAY
COMPENSATION TO COMPETITIVE PAYPHONE
PROVIDERS - CC DOCKET 91-35 [DA 94-1573]
Report CF-29A - ERRATUM to Report CF-29 - WINDOW
NOTICE FOR THE FILING OF FM BROADCAST
APPLICATIONS, released December 15
Report 16073 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 22050 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
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ADDISON, AL. Effective February 6, allotted Channel
289A at Addison as that community's first local service.
Window opens February 6, 1995; closes March 9.
Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 94-98 by R&O [DA
94-1475] adopted December 13 by the Chief, Allocations
Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
MADRID, IA. Effective February 6, allotted Channel 241A
at Madrid as that community's first local service. Window
opens February 6, 1995; closes March 9. Terminated
proceeding. (MM Docket 93-272 by R&O [DA 94-1476]
adopted December 14 by the Chief, Allocations Branch)
BUFFALO AND LAMAR, MO. Proposed substituting
Channel 260C3 for Channel 260A at Buffalo and modifying
the license of KFBL(FM) accordingly; proposed substituting
Channel 269A for Channel 260A at Lamar and modifying
the license of KHST(FM) accordingly. Comments are due
March 13; replies March 28. (MM Docket 94-151 by
NPRM [DA 94-1492] adopted December 14 by the Chief,
Allocations Branch)
VAN WERT AND RICHWOOD, OH. Effective February
6, substituted Channel 282B1 for Channel 282A at
Richwood and modified the construction permit
(BPH920113MC) accordingly; allotted Channel 230A at Van
Wert as that community's second local service. Window
opens for Van Wert February 6; closes March 9.
Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 94-14 by R&O [DA
94-1477] adopted December 13 by the Chief, Allocations
Branch)
BELLS, TX. Proposed allotment of Channel 225A at Bells
as that community's first local service. Comments are due
March 13; replies March 28. (MM Docket 94-152 by
NPRM [DA 94-1491] adopted December 14 by the Chief,
Allocations Branch)
CABLE ORDERS. See "News Release" released December
22.
(over)
ALLTEL SERVICE CORPORATION AND SANDHILL
TELEPHONE COMPANY. Granted petition filed by Alltel
Service Corporation and Sandhill Telephone Company for
waiver of the definition of "Study Area." (By MO&O [DA
94-1569] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Accounting
and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH. Denied
petition filed by MCI Telecommunications Corporation to
reject American Telephone and Telegraph Communications
Tariff F.C.C. No. 1 - Transmittal No. 7731 introducing
Postalized Calling Plan which offers distance insensitive
peak and off-peak rates for residential customers making
direct-dialed domestic and international calls. (By Order
[DA 94-1572] adopted December 22 by the Acting Chief,
Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
CTA COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., ET AL. Granted
request filed by Orbital Communications Corporation and
extended the comment dates on applications for non-voice,
non-geostationary mobile satellite service applications.
Comments are due February 24, 1995; replies and
oppositions March 27; responses April 14. (By Order [DA
94-1563] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Satellite and
Radiocommunications Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released December 21,
were not listed on Digest 240:
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ADDITIONAL COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE
COMMISSION'S NARROWBAND PCS
ENTREPRENEUR'S BLOCK PROPOSALS - Comments
are due January 13; replies January 23 - Contact: Sue
McNeil or Lisa Warner at (202) 418-0602 [DA 94-1560]
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
SEEKS COMMENT ON MOTOROLA'S REQUEST FOR
COMMISSION CONSENT TO ASSIGN LICENSES TO
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Comments are due
January 13; replies January 20 - Contact: Commercial Radio
Division at (202) 418-0620 [DA 94-1567]
Report CL-95-31 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES
INFORMATION
Report D-779 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU
DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS RE:
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report 1114 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - Week
of December thru December 14
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CABLE ORDERS. Issued (4) cable orders involving
various actions in the matter of the following cable entities:
1) Viacom Cable [DA 94-1516]; Twin County Trans Video,
Inc. [DA 94-1526; Horizon Cable I Limited Partnership
[DA 94-1536]; Tele-Media Company of North Carolina [DA
94-1537]. (By MO&Os [DA 94-1516, 1526, 1536-37]
adopted December 21 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CABLE RATES. Granted motions filed by cable operators
to dismiss complaints concerning cable service rates on the
grounds that the complaints concern rates that are outside
the jurisdiction and authority of this Commission. (By Order
DA 94-1532] adopted December 19 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION, INC.
Clarified that cable operators may share a single cable
channel between such home shopping services as the Home
Shopping Network or QVC and BET's planned service
called BET on Jazz, without offsetting the revenues and the
programming costs of the respective services. (By Letter
[DA 94-1473] adopted December 19 by the Chief, Cable
Services Bureau)
US CABLE OF PATERSON, L.P. Clarified that the waiver
of Section 76.922(d)(3)(iii) equally applies to basic service
tiers. (By Letter [DA 94-1472] adopted December 19 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureua)
PACIFIC BELL.Granted request filed by the National Cable
Television Association and extended the deadline for filing
comments in response to Pacific Bell application for Section
214 Video Dialtone authority in various locations in
California. Comments are due January 6, 1995. (By Order
[DA 94-1565] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Policy
and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau)
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