DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 17, No. 78                                             April 23,1998

**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: April 23, 1998. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 04/22/98. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt042398.pdf

Released: April 23, 1998. GST TELECOM NEW MEXICO, INC. FILES A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ESTABLISH AN OPEN VIDEO SYSTEM. (DA No. 98-774). Contact: Cable Services Bureau: Carolyn Fleming at (202) 418-7200. News Media Contact: Morgan Broman (202) 418-2358. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Public_Notices/1998/da980774.txt

Report No: I-8299. Released: April 23, 1998. OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN. (DA No. 98-780). Contact: International Bureau Public Reference Center: (202) 418-1492 or (202) 418-1493.

Report No: 44226. Released: April 23, 1998. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac980423.txt

Report No: 24226. Released: April 23, 1998. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap980423.txt

Report No: CWS-98-29. Released: April 23, 1998. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS INFORMATION. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1998/pnwl8036.txt

Report No: LB-98-37. Released: April 23, 1998. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION.360 Degrees Communications Company and ALLTEL Corporation Seek FCC Consent for Transfer of Control Pleading Cycle Established; Comments Due: May 29, 1998, Reply Comments Due: June 11, 1998. Contact: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division: James Loughry or Elizabeth Williams at 9202) 418-7240; Common Carrier Point-to-Point Microwave Service, Gettysburg, PA: Tracy Simmons at (717) 338-2657. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1998/pnwl8038.txt

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TEXTS

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PAXSON PHOENIX LICENSE, INC. Granted the petition for special relief filed on behalf of Paxson Phoenix License, Inc. in File No. CSR-5188-A, and modified the television market of television station KWBF, Flagstaff, AZ, to include 26 Arizona communities. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: April 21, 1998. by MO&O. (DA No. 98-779). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/da980779.txt

DISMISSAL OF ALL PENDING PIONEER'S PREFERENCE REQUESTS. Denied petition for reconsideration filed on October 20, 1997 by QUALCOMM, Inc. of an order that dismissed all pending pioneer's preference requests in 2 GHz broadband PCS. Dkt No.: CC-92-277, et al.. Action by the Commission. Adopted: April 16, 1998. by MO&O. (FCC No. 98-71). OET Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Orders/1998/fcc98071.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released April 22, 1998, did not appear in Digest No. 77:

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NEWS RELEASES

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TRISTANI BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH LATIN AMERICAN REGULATORS; URGES REGULATORY REFORM. News Media Contact: Maureen Peratino (202) 418-0500. Tristani. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1998/nrmc8029.txt

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SPEECHES

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STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD RE: SECTION 706 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 AND BANDWIDTH. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/Statements/stwek825.html

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PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS, INTERCONNECTION, AND OPERATOR SERVICES AND DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE. On April 17, 1998, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the above-mentioned proceeding. The signature block was inadvertently omitted from the document. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is corrected to add the omitted language. Dkt No.: CC-98-56. Action by Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau. by Erratum. CCB

ADDENDA: The following items, released April 21, 1998, did not appear in Digest No. 76:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: April 21, 1998. PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED FOR "CLASS A" TV SERVICE. Contact: Mass Media Bureau, Assistant Chief for Engineering: Keith Larson at (202) 418-2600. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/pnmm8061.txt