DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 115 June 22, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC TO HONOR EMPLOYEES FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE [Internet file name: nrmc4079.txt] SUPPLEMENT TO FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name: evts4003.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: June 20 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: June 21 PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU FREQUENCY COORDINATOR ERROR RATE STUDY SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Contact: W. Riley Hollingsworth at (717) 337- 1311, ext. 130 Report 1164 - CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report 3499 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS Report 15834 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 15836 - BROADCAST ACTION Report 21911 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report PMS-94-38 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES INFORMATION RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report PMS-94-39-A - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC MOBILE RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION - DOMESTIC PUBLIC LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICE Report CL-94-78 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC CELLULAR RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report D-753 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report D-753-A - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS Report DS-1433 - COMMON CARRIER SERVICES INFORMATION RE: SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report DS-1434 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE Report 1088 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - June 8 thru June 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDER CITY AND WEST POINT, GA. Granted request filed by Solar Broadcasting Company, Inc., and dismissed petition proposing to change its city of license to West Point, GA, and to modify the license of Station WSTH-FM accordingly. Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 93-294 by R&O [DA 94-610] adopted June 9 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) 800 SERVICES. In response to Mr. Randal R. Collett, Executive Vice President, Association of College and University Telecommunications Administrators, assured Mr. Collett that the Enforcement Division will continue to seek to determine the most effective means to curb abuses involving the use of 800 numbers for information services. (By Letter [DA 94-643] adopted June 15 by the Acting Chief, Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau) (over) AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Granted the application filed by American Telephone and Telegraph Company for authority to modify its ownership of capacity in the TAT-9 Cable System. (By O&A [DA 94-634] adopted June 8 by the Chief, International Facilities Division, Common Carrier Bureau) AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Granted the application filed by American Telephone and Telegraph Company to acquire and operate capacity in the Hong King-Taiwan 1 Cable System for the provision of its authorized services between points in or reached via the United States, Hong King and Taiwan. (By O&A [DA 94-637] adopted June 10 by the Chief, International Facilities Division) IAN, INC. Granted the application filed by Ian, Inc. for authority to acquire and operate facilities for service between the U.S. and the Philippines. (By O&A [DA 94- 635] adopted June 8 by the Chief, International Facilities Division) NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION. INC. Denied petition filed by MCI Telecommunications Corporation to reject National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Tariff F.C.C. No. 5 - Transmittal No. 610 to revise its tariff for the provision of billing name and address information. (By Order [DA 94-679] adopted June 20 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. Granted the application filed by Sprint Communications Company, L.P. for authority to lease and operate facilities for the provision of direct packet data service between the United States and Cuba. (By O&A [DA 94-636] adopted June 10 by the Chief, International Facilities Division) SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L. P. Granted the application filed by Sprint Communications Company, L.P. for authority to acquire and operate facilities for service between the U.S. and Morocco and Bahrain. (By O&A [DA 94-633] adopted June 8 by the Chief, International Facilities Division) COMPARATIVE BROADCAST HEARINGS. Solicited further comments on the modification of the criteria used in comparative hearings to award construction permits for new broadcast facilities. Comments are due July 22; replies August 8. (GC Docket 92-52 by SFNPRM [FCC 94-167] adopted June 13 by the Commission) POLITICAL PROGRAMMING. Granted request filed by the Pacifica Foundation seeking a Commission determination that its five-part "Pacifica Radio Town Hall Meetings" series is a "bona fide news interview" program, exempt from the "equal opportunities" provision. (By Staff Ruling [DA 94-639] adopted June 13 by the Chief, Fairness/Political Programming Branch, Mass Media Bureau) POLITICAL PROGRAMMING. Denied, to the extent indicated, the petition filed by Senator John F. Kelly against station WXYX-TV, Detroit, MI, which alleged that WXYZ- TV improperly denied his equal opportunities request. (By Staff Ruling [DA 94-638] adopted June 13 by the Chief, Fairness/Political Programming Branch) -FCC-