DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 213                                           November 4,1997

**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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NEWS RELEASES

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CORRECTION TO FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/calendar.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: November 4, 1997. DOMINANT CARRIERS TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 11/03/97. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d110397.pdf

Released: November 4, 1997. NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 11/3/97. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd110397.pdf

Released: November 4, 1997. OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG INFORMATION TARIFFS.Public Reference Log: 11/03/97. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Operator/os110397.pdf

Released: November 4, 1997. LETTER REGARDING THE 30-DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR CHANGES IN PROGRAMMING SERVICES. Contact: Cable Services Bureau: Nancy Stevenson at (202) 418-7039. News Media Contact: Morgan Broman (202) 418-2358.

Released: November 4, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU UNIVERSAL LICENSING SYSTEM REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE. Contact: FCC Technnical Support Staff at (202) 414-1250. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7253.txt

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PAY TELEPHONE RECLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PROVISIONS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Denied American Public Communications Council motion for extension of time for filing reply comments in response to the Public Notice regarding petitions to waive certain payphone-specific coding digit requirements established in the Payphone Orders. Dkt No.: CC-96-128. Action by Acting Chief, Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: November 4, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-2321). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da972321.txt

ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS. Issued letter granting Adelphia's request for a waiver of the Commission's 30-day notice requirement with respect to a channel addition to Adelphia's Boca Tecca, Florida system. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: November 4, 1997. by Letter. (DA No. 97-2319). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da972319.txt

STATE CABLE TV CORPORATION. Granted petitoin for reconsideration, set aside Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA-97-429, and granted complaint of Mid-Maine Community Broadcasting for carriage of WFYW-LP in Fairfield, Maine. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 31, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-2310). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da972310.txt

COMCAST CABLEVISION OF SANTA ANA, INC. Dismissed complaint concerning the rates Comcast Cablevision of Santa Ana, Inc. was charging for its cable programming services tier in Santa Ana, California on the grounds that the complaints are subject to effective competition. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 30, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-2313). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da972313.txt

FALCON TELECABLE. Dismissed a complaint regarding the cable programming services tier rates that Falcon TeleCable was charging in Benton, KY because the complaint was untimely filed with the Commission. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 31, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-2312). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da972312.txt

CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS. Dismissed complaint filed against Century Communications concerning its rate increase for their cable programming service tier in Twentynine Palms, CA. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 29, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-2293). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da972293.txt

WTTE, CHANNEL 28 LICENSEE, INC. Issued Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to WTTE Channel 28 Licensee, Inc. for station WTTE-TV, Baltimore, Maryland for repeated violations of the Commission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming, granted license renewal application of WTTE, Channel 28 Licensee, Inc. for Station WTTE-TV, Columbus, OH. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: November 3, 1997. by NAL. (DA No. 97-2315). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da972315.txt

MALRITE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to Malrite Communications Group, Inc., for station WOIO-TV, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 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: November 3, 1997. by NAL. (DA No. 97-2314). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da972314.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released November 3, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 212:

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NEWS RELEASES

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COMMISSIONER MICHAEL K. POWELL NAMES STAFF. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7081.html

GLORIA TRISTANI SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7079.html

MICHAEL K. POWELL SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7080.html

COMMISSIONER HAROLD FURCHTGOTT-ROTH NAMES STAFF. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7084.html

THOMAS POWER NAMED LEGAL ADVISOR TO CHAIRMAN KENNARD. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7078.html

ARI FITZGERALD NAMED LEGAL ADVISOR TO CHAIRMAN KENNARD. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7074.html

JOHN NAKAHATA NAMED CHIEF OF STAFF BY CHAIRMAN KENNARD. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7075.html

HAROLD W. FURCHTGOTT-ROTH SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7083.html

SUSAN FOX NAMED SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR TO CHAIRMAN KENNARD. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7076.html

ELDORIS "CRICKET" JACKSON NAMED CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT TO CHAIRMAN KENNARD. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7077.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: B-169. Released: November 3, 1997. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR FILING OF TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION APPLICATIONS AND NOTICE OF PETITION TO DENY DEADLINE.Cut-Off Date: December 10, 1997.

ADDENDA: The following items, released October 31, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 211:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: October 31, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU MAKES AVAILABLE POTENTIAL MODULES FOR DETERMINING CUSTOMER LOCAL AND OUTSIDE PLANT DESIGN IN FORWARD-LOOKING MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR NON-RURAL CARRIERS. (DA No. 97-2311). Dkt No.: CC-96-45, CC-97-160. Contact: Information concerning the Hybrid Cost Proxy Model:: William Sharkey at 418-2743. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/da972311.html

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MINIMUM RATE PRICING, INC. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $80,000 dollars to Minimum Rate Pricing, Inc., for willful or repeated violation of Section 258 of the Act and the Commission's rules and orders, by changing the primary interexchange carriers for interstate service designated by Ms. Patricia M. Cohoon of Belleville, Michigan and Ms. Cheryl Sowers of Farina, Illinois without their authorization. Action by Acting Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: October 31, 1997. by NAL. (DA No. 97-2306). MMB

"WASILLA, ALASKA. Proposed allotment of Channel 273C2 to Wasilla, Alaska, as that community's second local FM transmission service. Comment Date: December 22, 1997; Reply Comment Date: January 6, 1997. Dkt No.: MM-97-227. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 22, 1997. by NPRM. (DA No. 97-2270). MMB Internet URL: " https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da972270.txt

MT. JULIET AND BELLE MEADE, TENNESSEE. Denied Petition for Reconsideration filed by the Cromwell Group, Inc. directed to the Report and Order and terminated this proceeding. Dkt No.: MM-97-97. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 22, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-2297). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da972297.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released October 30, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 210:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: October 30, 1997. AMATEUR STATION VANITY CALL SIGN SYSTEM FILING GATE 4 OPENS DECEMBER 2, 1997. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7252.txt