DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 17, No. 211                                           November 2,1998

**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: November 2, 1998. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 10/30/98. Contact: Public Reference Room: (202) 418-1933. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt103098.pdf

Report No: SPB-141. Released: November 2, 1998. INTERNATIONAL BUREAU SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION:.Cut-Off Established for Additional Application and Letters of Intent in the 12.75-13.25 GHz, 13.75-14.5 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 10.7-12.7 GHz Frequency Bands. Contact: Jennifer Gilsenan at (202) 418-0757, Alexandra Field at (202) 418-2064, Kathleen Campbell at (202) 418-0753. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1998/pnin8260.wp

Report No: 44359. Released: November 2, 1998. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac981102.txt

Report No: 24359. Released: November 2, 1998. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap981102.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released October 30, 1998, did not appear in Digest No. 210:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC SAYS GTE'S ADSL INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES IS AN INTERSTATE SERVICE. The Commission has found that a new service offered by GTE, which permits Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to furnish customers with high-speed access to the Internet through a dedicated connection, is an interstate special access service and therefore subject to federal jurisdiction. Today's decision affirms that GTE's tariff for this service was properly filed at the FCC. The Commission intends to address next week, in a separate order, the broader issue of whether conventional dial-up access to the Internet, made through calls to information service providers, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), is local or interstate in nature. That decision will address whether incumbent local telephone companies may be required to compensate their competitors for handling calls made by the incumbents' customers to ISPs that are the competitors' customers. Report No: CC-98-41. by MO&O. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: October 30, 1998. (FCC No. 98-292) CCB. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1998/nrcc8081.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: October 30, 1998. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 10/29/98. Contact: Public Reference Room: (202) 418-1933. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt102998.pdf

Released: October 30, 1998. COMMISSION ANNOUNCES Y2K FORUM ON PRIVATE NETWORKS AND CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT.The FCC will hold a forum consisting of a series of panel discussions among industry representatives, FCC and other Federal officials to examine the Year 2000 (Y2K) impact on private networks, call centers, and other customer-premises equipment on Tuesday, November 10, 1998, FCC, Commission Meeting Room, Room 856, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington DC, 200 pm - 4:00 pm. (DA No. 98-2229). Contact: Common Carrier Bureau: Doug Cooper at (202) 418-1686; dcooper@fcc.gov. News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0654. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da982229.html

Report No: 1206. Released: October 30, 1998. CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND OTHER FILINGS. Contact: Cable Services Bureau: (202) 418-7000.

Report No: 44358. Released: October 30, 1998. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac981030.txt

Report No: 24358. Released: October 30, 1998. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap981030.txt

Report No: 343. Released: October 30, 1998. MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Call_Sign_Changes/pnmm8154.wp

Report No: NA-228. Released: October 30, 1998. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS TO DENY DEADLINE.Petitions to Deny Deadline: December 3, 1998. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm8158.wp

Report No: A-339. Released: October 30, 1998. NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE.Cut-Off Date: December 3, 1998. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm8156.wp

Report No: B-221. Released: October 30, 1998. NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE.Cut-Off Date: December 3, 1998. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm8157.wp

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TEXTS

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GTE TELEPHONE OPERATING COS./GTOC TARIFF NO. 1/GTOC TRANSMITTAL NO. 1148. Conclude the investigation of a new access offering filed by GTE that GTE calls its DSL Solutions-ADSL Service ("ADSL service"). Find that this offering, which permits Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide their end user customers with high-speed access to the Internet, is an interstate service and is properly tariffed at the federal level. Dkt No.: CC-98-79. Action by the Commission. Adopted: October 30, 1998. by MO&O. (FCC No. 98-292). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1998/fcc98292.pdf

BOULDER, MONTANA. Effective December 14, 1998, alloted Channel 299A at Boulder, Montana, as that community's first local broadcast service. Dkt No.: MM-98-127. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 21, 1998. by R&O. (DA No. 98-2209). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1998/da982209.wp

CROSS PLAINS, TEXAS. Proposed the allotment of Channel 245C3 at Cross Plains, Texas. Comments Due: December 21, 1998; Reply Comments Due: January 5, 1998. Dkt No.: MM-98-198. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 21, 1998. by NPRM. (DA No. 98-2188). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/da982188.wp

CENTER AND JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS. Effective December 14, 1998, substituted of Channel 272C2 for Channel 272A at Jacksonville, Texas, and modified the license for Station KLJT to specify operation on Channel 272C2. Dkt No.: MM-98-57. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 21, 1998. by R&O. (DA No. 98-2187). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1998/da982187.wp

ROXTON, TEXAS AND SOPER, OKLAHOMA. Effective December 14, 1998, Amended FM Table to Allot Channel 243A at Roxton, Texas, as that community's first local aural transmission. Dkt No.: MM-98-7. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 21, 1998. by R&O. (DA No. 98-2203). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1998/da982203.wp

HAGUE, NEW YORK, AND ADDISION, VERMONT. Effective December 14, 1998, substituted Channel 229C3 for Channel 229A at Hague, New York, and realloted Channel 229C3 to Addison, Vermont, as the community's first local aural service, and modified the petitioner's construction permit for Station WWFY to specify Addison as its community of license. Dkt No.: MM-98-52. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 21, 1998. by R&O. (DA No. 98-2213). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1998/da982213.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released October 29, 1998, did not appear in Digest No. 209:

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COUNTY OF ALAMANCE, NORTH CAROLINA. Denied Request for Extension of Construction Deadline for 220 MHz Noncommercial, Non-Nationwide Station WPCC439. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: October 23, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-2214). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1998/da982214.wp