DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 116                                              June 18,1999

**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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NEWS RELEASES

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REGULATORY FEE SCHEDULE FOR FY 1999 ANNOUNCED - MD DOCKET NO. 98-200 (REPORT NO. GN 99-3). The FCC has announced its Schedule for Regulatory Fees for fiscal year (FY) 1999. Congress has required that the FCC collect $172,523,000 through regulatory fees in order to recover the costs of enforcement policy and rulemaking, internaional and user informational activities for FY 1999. Action by the Commission June 11, 1999, by Report and Order (FCC 99-146). News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball (202) 418-0500. OMD Contact: Terry Johnson at (202) 418-0445 or Roland Halvajian at (202) 418-0444. Fee Information Line: (202) 418-0192. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1999/nrmc9044.txt

FCC FILINGS. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Filings/fl990618.html

FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. OPA. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Calendar/cl990618.html

OPEN PROCEEDINGS. OPA Contact: Marha Contee, Public Service Division at (202) 418-0190; TTY: 202 418-2555. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Open_Proceedings/op990618.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: TEL-00101S. Released: June 18, 1999. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9116.pdf

Report No: TEL-00100NS. Released: June 18, 1999. NON STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/pnin9117.pdf

Released: June 18, 1999. CORRECTED JUNE 18 - LIST OF FOREIGN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS THAT ARE PRESUMED TO POSSESS MARKET POWER IN FOREIGN TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS. (DA No. 99-809). Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/da990809.wp

Report No: 44511. Released: June 18, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990618.txt

Report No: 24511. Released: June 18, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990618.txt

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TEXTS

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AUTHORITY TO LAUNCH AND OPERATE GEOSTATIONARY AND NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SYSTEMS AT KA-BAND. Granted Pegasus Development Corporation's Motion for Extension of Time to file replies in various companies' applications for authority to launch and operate geostationary and non-geostationary satellite systems at Ka-band. Replies due July 2. Action by Chief, Satllite and Radiocommunication Division. Adopted: June 17, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1179). IB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/da991179.wp

ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999. Concluded a proceeding to revise Comission's Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to collect the amount of regulatory fees that Congress has required it to collect for Fiscal Year 1999. Dkt No.: MD- 98-200. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 11, 1999. by R&O. (FCC No. 99-146). OMD Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Orders/1999/fcc99146.pdf

ADDENDA: The following items, released June 17, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 115:

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SPEECHES

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"""BACK TO THE FUTURE: RENEWING THE TAX CERTIFICATE FOR THE INFORMATION AGE"" - REMARKS OF WILLIAM E. KENNARD, CHAIRMAN, FCC, BEFORE THE CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FUND, NEW YORK, NY, JUNE 17, 1999. Internet URL: " https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/spwek922.html

REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER GLORIA TRISTANI BEFORE THE NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, CHICAGO, JUNE 15, 1999. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Tristani/spgt912.txt

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TEXTS

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUBSRIBER CARRIER SELECTION CHANGES PROVISIONS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Granted, subject to conditions, Sprint Communications Company, L.P.'s request for a waiver of the FCC's verificaiton rules to allow Sprint to transfer Telmex/Sprint Communications, L.L.C.'s subscribers to Sprint's customer base without first obtaining each subscriber's authorization and verification. Dkt No.: CC- 94-129. Action by Deputy Bureau Chief. Adopted: June 17, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1112). CCB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da991112.wp

CHET-5 BROADCASTING, L.P./CRYSTAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Denied the September 15, 1997, Application for Review filed by Charles Stewart and dismissed as moot Stewart's November 14, 1997, Motion to Hold in Abeyance re: the Commission's denial of his petition to deny and grant of consent to the CHET-5 Broadcasting, L.P. and Crystal Communications Corporation applications to assign the license for WKNY(AM), Kingston, NY from CHET-5 to Crystal and to transfer control of the licensee of WRRB(FM), Arlington, NY (formerly WDSP(FM) from CHET-5 to Crystal. Action by the Commission. Adopted: January 21, 1999. by MO&O. (FCC No. 99-4). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1999/fcc99004.wp