Vol. 16, No. 134 July 14,1997
Released: July 14, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - DOMINANT CARRIERS - JULY 11, 1997. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d071197.pdf
Released: July 14, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - JULY 11. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd071197.pdf
Report No: CS 96-46. Released: July 14, 1997. OVS CERTIFICATION RULE CHANGES REQUIRING OMB APPROVAL EFFECTIVE AS OF JULY 3, 1997. (DA No. 97-1473). Contact: Carolyn Fleming, Cable Services Bureau at (202) 418-1026. News Media Contact: Morgan Broman (202) 418-2358. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/1997/da971473.txt
Report No: 44032. Released: July 14, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970714.txt
Report No: 24032. Released: July 14, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970714.txt
Report No: CW-97-51. Released: July 14, 1997. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Contact: Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7171.txt
Report No: CW-97-52. Released: July 14, 1997. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Contact: Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7172.txt
FALCON TELECABLE. Granted Falcon Telecable's Petition for Special Relief claiming that Falcon Telecable, d/b/a Falcon Cable TV is subject to local exchange carrier effective competition in the City of Mesquite, Nevada. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1455). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971455.txt
LORILEI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE FIRM. Dismissed petition filed by Lorilei Communications, Inc. d/b/a The Firm against Cablevision of Monmouth, operator of cable system in Tinton Falls, New Jersey alleging violations of the Commission's commercial leased access regulations. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1456). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971456.txt
SUBURBAN CABLE TV CO., INC. AND LENFEST ATLANTIC, INC. Granted in part and denied in part petition filed by Suburban Cable TV Co., Inc. and Lenfest Atlantic, Inc., seeking special relief to modify the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ADI to exclude various communities located in the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey, from the market of WFMZ-TV (Ind., Ch. 69), Allentown, Pennsylvania. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1469). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971469.txt
WGNX, INC., LICENSEE, WGNX(TV). Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture of $14,000 for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming; granted the license renewal application of WGNX, Inc., for Station WGNX(TV), Atlanta, GA. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by NAL Letter. (DA No. 97-1445). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da971445.txt
MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS, LICENSEE, WABG-TV. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture of $15,000 for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming; granted Mississippi Broadcasting Partners application for renewal of license for Station WABG-TV, Greenwood, Mississippi. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by NAL Letter. (DA No. 97-1444). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da971444.txt
HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP., LICENSEE, WZDX(TV). Issues a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture of $10,000 for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by NAL Letter. (DA No. 97-1446). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da971446.txt
INTERNATIONAL ACTION - ITU COST RECOVERY FOR RADIOCOMMUNICATION NOTIFICATIONS. IB Contact: Roderick Porter at (202) 418-0423. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/News_Releases/1997/nrin7025.txt
Released: July 11, 1997. COMMENTS INVITED ON DEPRECIATION RATE PRESCRIPTIONS PROPOSED FOR INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS.Comments due July 31; replies August 11. (DA No. 97-1360). Contact: Steven Steckler at (202) 418-0865. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/da971360.txt
Report No: CL-97-69. Released: July 11, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7173.txt
AMENDMENT TO PART 63 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Amended Rule to revise the secondary reporting location for telephone network outages by changing the secondary facility to the Columbia Operations Center in Columbia, MD, or such other facility which the Commission may designate by regulation, or, in case of emergency, by Public Notice; clarified conditions under which notification of the secondary facility is appropriate. Action by the Commission. Adopted: July 3, 1997. by Order. (FCC No. 97-243). CCB
ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Amended Part 68 of the Commission's rules; concluded that as of January 1, 2000, manufacturers must ensure that all telephones manufactured or imported for use in the United States contain a volume control feature consistent with the technical standards; adjusted existing rules that require workplaces, hotels and motels and confined settings to provide telephones with volume control as of November 1, 1998, so that such establishments will not be required to comply until January 1, 2000, parallel with the manufacturing requirements. Action by the Commission. Adopted: July 3, 1997. by Order on Recon. (FCC No. 97-242). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/fcc97242.txt
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION V. PACIFIC BELL. Granted MCI Telecommunications Corporation's and Pacific Bell's joint request for acceptance of their negotiated Protective Agreement regarding treatment of confidential material. Action by Chief, Formal Complaints and Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 10, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1411). CCB
WILTEL, INC. V. NORTH-WEST TELEPHONE CO. AND TELEPHONE UTLITIES OF WASHINGTON, INC. Granted WilTel, Inc's (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of WorldCom), North-West Telephone Company's and Telephone Utilities of Washington, Inc.'s joint motion for voluntary dismissal and termination of WorldCom's October 5, 1993 complaints; dismissed with prejudice complaints; terminated proceedings. Action by Chief, Formal Complaints and Investigations Branch, Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: July 11, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1460). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da971460.txt
ERRATUM TO MO&O, DA 97-1346, RELEASED JUNE 26, 1997. Amended page 2 of Appendix A in this proceeding. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: July 11, 1997. by Erratum. (DA No. 97-1458). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da971458.txt
ERRATUM TO MO&O, DA 97-1345, RELEASED JUNE 27, 1997. Amended page 4 of Appendix A in this proceeding. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: July 11, 1997. by Erratum. (DA No. 97-1457). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da971457.txt
DALLAS MTA FREQUENCY BLOCK A IN THE 900 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO SERVICE. Granted Dallas License Holdings A, Inc.'s (DLHA) request for waiver of Section 90.813 of the Commission's rules regarding the geographic partitioning of the Dallas MTA Frequency Block A in the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: July 11, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1470). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da971470.txt
Released: July 10, 1997. MANUFACTURING ILLEGAL SCANNERS INCLUDES SCANNER MODIFICATION. (DA No. 97-1440). Contact: Art Wall at (301) 725-1585, ext. 205. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Public_Notices/1997/da971440.txt