DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 130 July 14, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSIONER RACHELLE B. CHONG ADDRESSES INTV BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING [Internet file name: sprc400.txt] FCC CABLE SERVICES BUREAU SURVEY SHOWS CABLE RATE REDUCTIONS - News Media contact: Susan Lewis Sallet (202) 418-0500; Cable Services Bureau contact: Elizabeth Beaty at (202) 416-0856 [Internet file name:nrcb4028.txt] MTEL GRANTED FIRST COMMERCIAL NARROWBAND PCS LICENSE (Report CC-581, Common Carrier Action) The Commission has awarded the first commercial Personal Communications Service license to Nationwide Wireless Network Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corporation. Action by the Commission July 13 by MO&O (FCC 94-187). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Common Carrier Bureau contact: Sally J. Novak at (202) 418-1300. [Internet file name: nrcc4043.txt] COMMISSION AFFIRMS BUREAU ACTION REGARDING APPLICATIONS FILED BY THE J.C. KEMMER TRUST FOR IVDS LICENSES IN NINE MARKETS (Report PR-98, Private Radio Bureau) The Commission has affirmed the Private Radio Bureau's dismissal of a petition for reconsideration filed by Larry M. Warner, Esq., trustee, on behalf of the John Calvin Kemmer, Inter Vivos Trust. Action by the Commission July 8 by MO&O (FCC 94-184). News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500; Private Radio Bureau at (202) William H. Kellett at (717) 337-1311. [Internet file name: nrpr4010.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: NON-DOMINANT CARIERS : July 13 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: July 13 DOMESTIC FACILITIES DIVISION ACTION TAKEN ON APPLICATION IN THE MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE - Contact: Susan Magnotti at (202) 634-1773 or (202) 634-1706 RULEMAKING NUMBER ASSIGNED TO PETITION FOR RULEMAKING AND PETITION FOR RELIEF IN SECTION 214 VIDEO DIALTONE APPLICATION (DA 94-777) FCC ANNOUNCES SECOND WRC-95 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING FCC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROCESSING - SPEED OF SERVICE EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS - Comment: Barbara Lowe at (202) 632- 4178 Report 15851 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 21926 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report B-21 ERRATUM to Report B-20 ITFS Applications Accepted for Filing and Notification of Cut-off Date released June 20 Report DBS/PN 94-11 - DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (over) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT ON THE CABLE SERVICES BUREAU'S SURVEY ON THE RATE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S REVISED RATE REGULATIONS (DA 94-767) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHASTA LAKE CITY, CA. Proposed allotment of Channel 276A at Shasta Lake City as that community's first local service. Comments are due September 7; replies September 22. (MM Docket 94-77 by NPRM [DA 94-730] adopted June 28 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) AMATEUR SERVICE RULES. Dismissed petition filed by John S. Burningham seeking to amend the amateur service rules so as to authorize auxiliary stations to transmit on the 50-54 MHz amateur service band. (By Order [DA 94-651] adopted June 16 by the Chief, Special Services Division) ********************** ADDENDA: The following items, released July 13, were not listed on Digest 129: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNDT TELLS MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS HE EXPECTS BROAD SUPPORT FOR TELECOM REFORM Internet file name: spreh417.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT - MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA - WASHINGTON, D.C. - JULY 12, 1994 [Internet file name: spreh417.txt] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE ALLOCATIONS. Amended Table of Frequency Allocations to upgrade primary status of MSS allocations at 19.7-20.2 GHz and 29.5-30 GHz from secondary to primary. (ET Docket 92- 191 by R&O [FCC 94-154] adopted June 13 by the Commission) NATIONWIDE WIRELESS NETWORK CORP. See third item under "News Release" released July 14 CORRECTION - MAGNETIC SOUND RESONANCE. Eliminated requirements that MR Systems, which are used for medical diagnostic and monitoring purposes, comply with Commission technical standards and equipment authorization procedures. (ET Docket 92-255 by R&O [FCC94-155] adopted June 13 by the Commission) [inadvertently listed as having been released July 12, actually released July 13 ] -FCC- -FCC- .