DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 144 August 3, 1994 The following items were adopted at the August 2 Commission meeting and released later that day: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC AMENDS SECTION 616 OF THE 1992 CABLE ACT TO GIVE STANDING TO MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS TO FILE COMPLAINTS - MM DOCKET NO. 92-265 (Report No. DC-2635, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission August 2 by MO&O (FCC 94-203). News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Cable Services Bureau contacts: Diane L. Hofbauer or Nancy Markowitz at (202) 416-0856. [Internet file name: nrcb4029.txt] COMMISSION REVISES PART 22 OF THE RULES GOVERNING THE PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES - CC DOCKETS 92-115, 94-46, 93-116 (Report No. DC-2633, Action in Docket Case) The FCC has revised Part 22 of its rules governing the Public Mobile Services, including public land mobile service, cellular radiotelephone service, air-ground radiotelephone service, and rural radiotelephone service. Action by the Commission August 2 by R&O (FCC 94-201). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew and Susan Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: jJy Jackson, R. Bart Gorman, or Geraldine A. Matise at (202) 418-1300. [Internet file name: nrcc4051.txt] FURTHER CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS ON 800 NUMBERS PROPOSED; PAY-PER-CALL RULES UPHELD, CLARIFIED - CC DOCKET 93-22 (Report No. DC-2631, Action in Docket Case) In response to increasing numbers of complaints from telephone customers who contend that they are being charged by information service providers for calls they didn't make or thought were free, the Commission has proposed strengthening its regulations to help ensure that consumers are billed only for information services that they want and have agreed to pay for. Action by the Commission August 2 by Order on Reconsideration and Further NPRM (FCC 94-200). News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contacts: Robert Spangler at (202) 632-4890 and Mary Romano at (202) 632- 4887. [Internet file name: nrcc4053.txt] FCC SEEKS COMMENTS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF TELCO HIGH COST ASSISTANCE - CC DOCKET 80- 286 (Report No. DC-2632, Action in Docket Case) In order to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of certain existing mechanisms designed to promote universal service, the Commission has undertaken a review of two "high cost assistance" programs. The programs were instituted several years ago and changes in the industry since then have prompted the FCC to take another look at the way they operate. Action by the Commission August 2 by NOI (FCC 94-199). News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Deborah Dupont at (202) 632-7500. [Internet file name: nrcc4052.txt] FCC PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE RULES BANNING WIRELINES FROM SMR AND COMMERCIAL 220 MHz SERVICES AND PROHIBITING COMMON CARRIERS FROM ENGAGING IN RADIO DISPATCH SERVICE - GN DOCKET NO. 94-90 (Report No. DC-2634, Action in Docket Case). The FCC has proposed to eliminate the rules that now prohibit wireline telephone carries from holding licenses in the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) service and the commercial 220-222 MHz land mobile band. Additionally, the Commission sought comment on a proposal to eliminate its current prohibition on common carriers providing radio dispatch service. Action by the Commission August 2 by NPRM (FCC 94-202). News Media contacts: Patricia A. Chew and Susan Sallet at (202) 418-0500; Private Radio Bureau contacts: Kathleen O'Brien Ham and Sue McNeil at (202) 634-2443. [Internet file name: nrpr4011.txt] ++++++++++++++++ The following items are dated for and released August 3: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WINNEBAGO COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSN. AND GTE MIDWEST INCORPORATED FILED A JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN PART 36, APPENDIX-GLOSSARY, AND SECTION 61.41(C) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES - Comments are due August 22, replies September 6 - Contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 634-1861 [DA 94-826] QUESTIONS POOLS RELEASED FOR RADIOELEGRAPH OPERATOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS - Contact: J. Joy Alford at (202) 632- 4964 [DA 94-838] ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TELEVISION SERVICE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOGS: August 2 and 1 [Two Public Notices] Report No. 1169 - CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. 3503 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS Reports No. D-759 and D-759-A - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS [Two Public Notices] Report No. DS-1445 - COMMON CARRIER SERVICES INFORMATION SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. DS-1446 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE Report No. I-7012 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN Report No. I-7013 - INTERNATIONAL AND SATELLITE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. I-7014 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. PMS-94-44 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES INFORMATION Report No. PMS-94-45-A - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC MOBILE RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. 1094 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - JULY 20 THROUGH JULY 27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAF BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. Approved settlement agreements and granted the application of GAF Broadcasting Company to renew the license of WAXQ(FM), New York, NY, subject to conditions. (MM Docket No. 93-54 by Order [FCC 94-194] adopted July 21 by the Commission) NYNEX TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Denied West Coast Telecommunications, Inc.'s petition to reject, or to suspend and investigate NYNEX's Tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal No. 292, scheduled to take effect on August 4, 1994, to introduce regulations governing 1+ sent-paid calls made from specially equipped NYNEX public telephones for interexchange carrier customers who are presubscribed to those telephones and enter into a billling and collection agreement to receive calls made using the NYNEX Change Card. (By Order [DA 94-845] adopted August 2 by the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) ****************************** ADDENDA: The following items released August 2 were not listed on Digest 143: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC TO HOLD SERIES OF PCS BROADBAND AUCTION SEMINARS DURING AUGUST AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY - Contact: Patti grace Smith at (202) 418-0260; News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and Susan Lewis Sallet at (202) 418-0500 Auction contractor contact: Tradewinds International, Inc. at (202) 637-FCC1 or (202) 637-FCC2 (Fax) COMMENTS SOUGHT ON EXTENDING AUTHORIZATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC PARTITIONING OF PCS SERVICE AREAS TO WOMEN AND MINORITY APPLICANTS - PP DOCKET 93-253 (Report No. DC-2636, Action in Docket Case) Action by the Commission August 1 by Further NPRM (FCC 94-198). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Office of Plans and Policy contact: Toni Simmons at (202) 418-2030 . [Internet file name: nrwl4007.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNOUNCING THE HIGH BIDDERS IN THE AUCTION OF TEN NATIONWIDE NARROWBAND PCS LICENSES; WINNING BIDS TOTAL $617,006,674 [Internet file name: nrwl4008.txt] ANNOUNCING HIGH BIDDERS FOR 594 INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS) LICENSES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBERTY CABLE COMPANY, INC. V. COURTROOM TELEVISION NETWORK (COURT TV). Dismissed Liberty's complaint against Court TV alleging violation of the Communications Act because Court TV, on the basis of an exclusive agreement with Time Warner Cable, refused to provide its programming service to Liberty for distribution on Liberty's satellite master antennae television system in New York. (By Order [DA 94-839] adopted August 1 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) TIME WARNER CABLE. Dismissed Time Warner's petition for exclusivity requesting a public interest determination by the FCC authorizing Time Warner to enforce an exclusive distribution agreement with Prime Ticket Network, a cable programming network. (By Order [DA 94-840] adopted August 1 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)