DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 203                            
               October 23,2000

FCC RELEASES REPORT ON INFRASTRUCTURE. CCB Contact: Industry Analysis Division: (202) 418-0940. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0052.doc

FCC RELEASES CARRIER LOCATOR REPORT. CCB Contact: Industry Analysis Division: Katie Rangos at (202) 418-0940, TTY: (202) 418-0484. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0053.doc

OPEN PROCEEDINGS. CIB Contact: Marilyn Abraham: (202) 418-2374. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Open_Proceedings/op001023.doc

FCC IMPOSES $680,000 FORFEITURE AGAINST VISTA SERVICES CORPORATION FOR SLAMMING. (FCC No. 00-378) News Media Contact: John Winston (202) 418-7450. ENF Contact: Katherine Power at (202) 418-0919. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/News_Releases/2000/nren0024.doc

FCC IMPOSES FORFEITURE AGAINST TRI-STAR MARKETING FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. The FCC has assessed a $47,000 forfeiture against Tri-Star Marketing, Inc. for sending unsolicited advertisements to telephone facsimile machines in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection and the Commission's related rules. File No. EB-00-TC-009. (FCC No. 00-377) News Media Contact: John Winston (202) 418-7450. ENF Contact: Yanic Hardie at (202) 418-7440. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/News_Releases/2000/nren0023.doc

Report No: N-187-A. Released: October 23, 2000. RULES PART 68 CONNECTION OF EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Part68_Actions/2001/g2koct23.doc

Report No: 2448. Released: October 23, 2000. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Consumer_Information/Public_Notices/2000/pnci0085.doc

Released: October 23, 2000. ENFORCEMENT BUREAU ISSUES LETTER IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVES BY THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH FCC RULES PERTAINING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES. (DA No. 00-2383). Contact: Thomas Wyatt at (202) 418-0963, TTY: (202) 418-8233, or Suzanne Perring at (202) 418-2874, TTY: (202) 418-1085. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Public_Notices/2000/da002383.doc

Report No: 44845. Released: October 23, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac001023.txt

Report No: 24845. Released: October 23, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap001023.txt

Report No: 246. Released: October 23, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxac1020.pdf

Report No: 247. Released: October 23, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TV FIXED SERVICE ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxac1023.pdf

Report No: 391. Released: October 23, 2000. MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN ACTIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Call_Sign_Changes/pnmm0073.pdf

Report No: 262. Released: October 23, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE: PROPOSED MINOR MODIFICATION CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND EXTENSION APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxab1023.pdf

Report No: AUC-36-D. Released: October 23, 2000. AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR 800 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO (SMR) SERVICE FREQUENCIES IN THE LOWER 80 CHANNELS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2000,.28 Qualified Bidders, (Auction No. 36). (DA No. 00-2368). Contact: FCC Technical Support Hotline: (202) 414-1250, or TTY: (202) 414-1255. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/2000/da002368.doc

CABLE ONE, INC. Modified Order DA 98-54. Granted in part Operator's petition for reconsideration for DA 98-54 and dismissed Operator's refund plan as moot. Found Operator's refund plan for DA 95-1071 to be unacceptable in the communities of Modesto and Stanislaus, CA. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 19, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2388). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da002388.doc

COMCAST CABLEVISION OF CAROLINA, INC. Modified DA 98-1753 and denied complaints against Operator's cable programming services tier rates in Mt. Pleasant, SC. By Order on Reconsideration. Action by Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 19, 2000. (DA No. 00-2387). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da002387.doc

COMCAST LCI HOLDINGS, INC. Approved refund plan for Warrington, PA. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 18, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2370). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da002370.doc

COMCAST SCH HOLDINGS, INC. Granted complaint filed against Operator's cable programming services tier rates and approved Operator's 1995 refund plan for Umatilla, FL. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 18, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2371). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da002371.doc

C-TEC CABLE SYSTEMS OF MICHIGAN, INC. Review of basic service tier rates pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 76.933(d) found rates to be reasonable in West Branch, Michigan. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: October 19, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-2386). CSB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/da002386.doc

TRI-STAR MARKETING, INC. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $47,000 against Tri-Star Marketing, Inc. for willfully and repeatedly violating section 227(b)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), and the Commission's rules and orders concerning unsolicited faxes. By Forfeiture Order. Action by the Commission. Adopted: October 17, 2000. (FCC No. 00-377). ENF Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/fcc00377.doc

VISTA SERVICES CORPORATION. Assessed fofeiture of $680,000 for slamming. By Order of Forfeiture. Action by the Commission. Adopted: October 18, 2000. (FCC No. 00-378). ENF Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/fcc00378.doc

US UNWIRED, INC. Found US Unwired liable for a monetary forfeiture in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for unauthorized operation of paging stations. By Notice of Liability for Forfeiture. Action by Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: October 19, 2000. (DA No. 00-2376). ENF Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/da002376.doc

Report No: 1288. Released: October 20, 2000. CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REGISTRATIONS; SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW CAUSE PETITIONS. Contact: (202) 418-7000.

Report No: TEL-00305S. Released: October 20, 2000. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS (47 C.F.R. SECTION 63.18), CABLE LANDING LICENSES APPLICATIONS (47 C.F.R. SECTION 1.767) REQUESTS TO AUTHORIZE SWITCHED SERVICES OVER PRIVATE LINES (47 C.F.R. SECTION.63.16); SECTION 310(B)(4) REQUESTS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/2000/pnin0241.pdf

Report No: 261. Released: October 20, 2000. INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE: PROPOSED MINOR MODIFICATION CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND EXTENSION APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/ITFS_Notices/vxab1020.pdf

Released: October 20, 2000. MASS MEDIA BUREAU IMPLEMENTS MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF FCC FORMS 302-FM, 316 AND 347. (DA No. 00-2390). Contact: CDBS Help Desk at (202) 418-2MMB, radio forms: (202) 418-2700, television forms: (202) 418-1600. Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/da002390.doc

SMILEY, TEXAS. Dismissed petition for rulemaking to amend FM table filed by Smiley Community Radio Company. Dkt No.: MM-00-149. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2374). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002374.doc

MCCOOK, NEBRASKA. Effective December 4, 2000, Amended FM Table of Allotments. Dkt No.: MM-00-82. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2360). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002360.doc

BUTTE FALLS, OREGON. Effective December 4, 2000, Amended the FM Table of Allotments. Dkt No.: MM-00-83. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2362). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002362.doc

DES MOINES, NEW MEXICO. Effective December 4, 2000, Amended the FM Table of Allotments. Dkt No.: MM-00-66. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2361). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002361.doc

BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA. Proposed Amending FM Table of Allotments. Comments Due: December 11, 2000, Reply Comments Due: December 26, 2000. Dkt No.: MM-00-204. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by NPRM. (DA No. 00-2364). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/2000/da002364.doc

DARBY AND STEVENSVILLE, MONTANA. Effective December 4, 2000, Amended FM Table of Allotments for Darby. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 13, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2372). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002372.doc

GRANTS AND MILAN, NEW MEXICO. Effective December 4, 2000, Amended FM Table. Dkt No.: MM-99-75. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-2375). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002375.doc

WHEATLAND AND WRIGHT, WYOMING. Effective December 4, 2000, Amended FM Table. Dkt No.: MM-99-195. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2373). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002373.doc

DOS PALOS AND LIVINGSTON, CALIFORNIA. Effective December 4, 2000, the FM Table of Allotments. Dkt No.: MM-00-92. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: October 11, 2000. by R&O. (DA No. 00-2363). MMB Internet URL: https://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2000/da002363.doc