DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 113                                              June 15,1999

**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: June 15, 1999. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Contact: Barbara Lowe, Office of the Secretary at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1999/ex990615.html

Released: June 15, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - JUNE 14. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt061499.pdf

Report No: 44508. Released: June 15, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990615.txt

Report No: 24508. Released: June 15, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990615.txt

Report No: 2045. Released: June 15, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEKLY RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.

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SPEECHES

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REMARKS OF WILLIAM E. KENNARD, CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION BEFORE THE NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 15, 1999. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/spwek921.html

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JERRY SZOKA. Affirmed the Summary Decision of Chief Administrative Law Judge Joseph Chachkin, released September 4, 1998, FCC 98D-3, which orders Jerry Szoka to cease and desist from operating an unauthorized broadcast station in violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, prohibiting radio communications without a license, and imposes a monetary forfeiture of $11,000 for operating in violation of Section 301; ordered Jerry Szoka and all persons in active concert or participation with him, to cease and desist from making unauthorized radio transmissions in violation of Section 301; ordered Jerry Szoka to forfeit $11,000 for willful violation of Section 301; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: CI-B 98-48. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 10, 1999. by Decision. (FCC No. 99-145). CIB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Compliance/Orders/1999/fcc99145.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released June 14, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 112:

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LONG-TERM NUMBER PORTABILITY TARIFF FILING OF BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Reconsidered, on the Commission's own motion, its decision to suspend and initiate an investigation into the tariff transmittal filed by BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. seeking to establish rates, terms, and conditions for long-term number portability query service and end-user charges. Dkt No.: CC- 99-35. Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division. Adopted: June 11, 1999. by Recons. of Decision. (DA No. 99-1157). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da991157.wp

MEDIAONE OF OHIO, INC. Granted, in part, and denied, in part, MediaOne of Ohio, Inc.'s market modification request to exclude certain communities from the television market of television station WOAC, Channel 67, Canton, Ohio. Action by Deputy Bureau Chief. Adopted: June 11, 1999. by MO&O. (DA No. 99-1161). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991161.wp

ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF OREGON, LLC, LICENSEE OF KWBP(TV), SALEM, OREGON. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $27,500 to ACME Television Licenses of Oregon, LLC, licensee of station KWBP(TV), Salem, Oregon, for repeated violations of the Commmission's rule limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming; granted the license renewal application of ACME Television Licenses of Oregon, LLC for station KWBP(TV). Action by the Commission. by Letter. (FCC No. 99-144). MMB

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., LICENSEE OF KTTM(TV), HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND KTTW(TV), SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. Denied Indepenent Communications, Inc.'s request that the forfeiture assessed in Independent Communications, Inc., 8 FCC Rcd 7886 (1993) , be reduced or eliminated; ordered Independent Comunications, Inc., licensee of stations KTTM(TV), Huron, South Dakota, and KTTW(TV), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to forfeit $27,500 for repeated violations of the Commission's Rules limiting the amount of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 10, 1999. by MO&O/Forf. Ord. (FCC No. 99-143). MMB

EASTERN AIRWAVES, L.L.C./DESERT MOBILE, L.L.C./AIR TOUCH CELLULAR. Granted Airtouch Cellular's three petitions to deny:( 1) three Phase II Cellular unserved Area Applications filed by Eastern Airwaves, L.L.C.(Eastern) in the Nevada 5 White Pine Rural Service Area, Market No. 547; (2) two Phase II Cellular Unserved Area Applications filed by Eastern in the Nevada 4 Mineral RSA Market No. 546B; (3) two Phase II Celullar Unserved Area Applications filed by Desert Mobile, L.L.C. (Desert) in the Nevada 5 White Pine RSA Market No. 547B. Dismissed the applications of Eastern and Desert. Dismissed as moot Desert's Petition to Revoke Improperly Granted authorization. Dismised the unserved area applications filed by Desert and Eastern on December 30, 1994, for areas protected by the FCC grante of the applications of AirTouch. Granted application for authority to modify the license serving the Nevada 4 - Mineral RSA, filed by Mineral. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division. Adopted: June 14, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1164). WTB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991164.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released June 11, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 111:

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ERRATUM - JOSEPH FRANK PTAK. Revised the Decision re: Joseph Frank Ptak, released June 9, 1999, FCC 99-131. Dkt No.: CI-B 98-44. Action by Assistant General Counsel, Administrative Law Division. by Erratum. CIB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Compliance/Orders/1999/err99131.wp