DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 18                                           January 28,1997

**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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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: January 28, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -- DOMINANT CARRIERS.

Released: January 28, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG -- NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS.

Report No: 43917. Released: January 28, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS.

Report No: 23917. Released: January 28, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.

Report No: 2172-CORRECTED. Released: January 28, 1997. OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION -- PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED.

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GRAND JUNCTION, CO. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeitures in the amount of $5,000 each against Western Slope Communications, Ltd., permittee of Station K27CO, Grand Junction, Colorado, and W. Russell Withers, Jr., licensee of Station KREX-TV, Grand Junction, Colorado, for transferring and assuming control, respectively, of Station K27CO without FCC authorization to do so. Action by Chief, MMB. by NAL. (DA No. 97-173). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da970173.txt

ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO. Ordered Angel F. Ginorio, licensee of low power TV station W28AH, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, to forfeit $5,000 for violations of the FCC rules involving unauthorized assignments of station W28AH. Action by Chief, MMB. Adopted: January 24, 1997. by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 97-172). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da970172.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released January 27, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 17:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: NCD-4. Released: January 27, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION.

Report No: NCD-5. Released: January 27, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS.

Report No: 43916. Released: January 27, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS.

Report No: 23916. Released: January 27, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.

Released: January 27, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES GRANT OF BROADBAND PCS ENTREPRENEURS' C BLOCK LICENSES TO GWI PCS INC. (DA No. 97-156). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/da970156.txt

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SPEECHES

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SPEECH OF CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, JANUARY 27, 1997, WASHINGTON, D.C. "GIVING SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES THE KEYS TO THE FUTURE".

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URBAN COMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT CORP. Granted certification to operate open video systems in New York, New York and Westchester County, New York. Action by Deputy Chief, CSB. Adopted: January 27, 1997. by Consolidated Order. (DA No. 97-190). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970190.txt

BUFFALO, NY, ET AL. Granted the applications to assign the licenses of WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, New York; WLWT(TV), Cincinnati, Ohio; WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City. Oklahoma; granted the request for a temporary waiver of the FCC's daily newspaper cross-ownership rule with regard to WGRZ-TV and the Niagara Gazette, subject to conditions. Action by Chief, Video Services Division, MMB. Adopted: January 27, 2007. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-174). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da970174.txt

ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE. Dismissed the application for Phase I Unserved Area for RSA Market No. 639B2-South Dakota 6 - Haakon filed by Rosebud Sioux Tribe on April 28, 1995. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, WTB. Adopted: January 27, 1997. by Order. (DA No. DA- 97-189). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da970189.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released January 24, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 16:

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SPEECHES

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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS TO THE WOMEN'S FOREIGN POLICY GROUP, JANUARY 24, 1997, WASHINGTON, D.C., "GLOBAL COMPETITION IN COMMUNICATIONS".