DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 241 December 22, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTS ON CABLE RATE LETTERS OF INQUIRY INVOLVING A LA CARTE ISSUES The Cable Services Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission today issued orders resolving the a la carte issues raised in twelve Letters of Inquiry that were issued by the Commission. Action by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau December 21 by MO&O (DA 94-1427, 94-1545 - 94-1555). News Media contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 416- 0852; Cable Service contact: Mark Bollinger, Mindy Littell and Leora Hochstein at (202) 416-0800. [Internet file name: nrcb4040.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: December 21 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS: December 20 thru 21 REVISED COMPENSATION OBLIGATIONS FOR INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS REQUIRED TO PAY COMPENSATION TO COMPETITIVE PAYPHONE PROVIDERS - CC DOCKET 91-35 [DA 94-1573] Report CF-29A - ERRATUM to Report CF-29 - WINDOW NOTICE FOR THE FILING OF FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS, released December 15 Report 16073 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 22050 - BROADCAST ACTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDISON, AL. Effective February 6, allotted Channel 289A at Addison as that community's first local service. Window opens February 6, 1995; closes March 9. Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 94-98 by R&O [DA 94-1475] adopted December 13 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) MADRID, IA. Effective February 6, allotted Channel 241A at Madrid as that community's first local service. Window opens February 6, 1995; closes March 9. Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 93-272 by R&O [DA 94-1476] adopted December 14 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) BUFFALO AND LAMAR, MO. Proposed substituting Channel 260C3 for Channel 260A at Buffalo and modifying the license of KFBL(FM) accordingly; proposed substituting Channel 269A for Channel 260A at Lamar and modifying the license of KHST(FM) accordingly. Comments are due March 13; replies March 28. (MM Docket 94-151 by NPRM [DA 94-1492] adopted December 14 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) VAN WERT AND RICHWOOD, OH. Effective February 6, substituted Channel 282B1 for Channel 282A at Richwood and modified the construction permit (BPH920113MC) accordingly; allotted Channel 230A at Van Wert as that community's second local service. Window opens for Van Wert February 6; closes March 9. Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 94-14 by R&O [DA 94-1477] adopted December 13 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) BELLS, TX. Proposed allotment of Channel 225A at Bells as that community's first local service. Comments are due March 13; replies March 28. (MM Docket 94-152 by NPRM [DA 94-1491] adopted December 14 by the Chief, Allocations Branch) CABLE ORDERS. See "News Release" released December 22. (over) ALLTEL SERVICE CORPORATION AND SANDHILL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Granted petition filed by Alltel Service Corporation and Sandhill Telephone Company for waiver of the definition of "Study Area." (By MO&O [DA 94-1569] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau) AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH. Denied petition filed by MCI Telecommunications Corporation to reject American Telephone and Telegraph Communications Tariff F.C.C. No. 1 - Transmittal No. 7731 introducing Postalized Calling Plan which offers distance insensitive peak and off-peak rates for residential customers making direct-dialed domestic and international calls. (By Order [DA 94-1572] adopted December 22 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) CTA COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., ET AL. Granted request filed by Orbital Communications Corporation and extended the comment dates on applications for non-voice, non-geostationary mobile satellite service applications. Comments are due February 24, 1995; replies and oppositions March 27; responses April 14. (By Order [DA 94-1563] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunications Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ADDENDA: The following items, released December 21, were not listed on Digest 240: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE COMMISSION'S NARROWBAND PCS ENTREPRENEUR'S BLOCK PROPOSALS - Comments are due January 13; replies January 23 - Contact: Sue McNeil or Lisa Warner at (202) 418-0602 [DA 94-1560] WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON MOTOROLA'S REQUEST FOR COMMISSION CONSENT TO ASSIGN LICENSES TO NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Comments are due January 13; replies January 20 - Contact: Commercial Radio Division at (202) 418-0620 [DA 94-1567] Report CL-95-31 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report D-779 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report 1114 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS - Week of December thru December 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CABLE ORDERS. Issued (4) cable orders involving various actions in the matter of the following cable entities: 1) Viacom Cable [DA 94-1516]; Twin County Trans Video, Inc. [DA 94-1526; Horizon Cable I Limited Partnership [DA 94-1536]; Tele-Media Company of North Carolina [DA 94-1537]. (By MO&Os [DA 94-1516, 1526, 1536-37] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CABLE RATES. Granted motions filed by cable operators to dismiss complaints concerning cable service rates on the grounds that the complaints concern rates that are outside the jurisdiction and authority of this Commission. (By Order DA 94-1532] adopted December 19 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION, INC. Clarified that cable operators may share a single cable channel between such home shopping services as the Home Shopping Network or QVC and BET's planned service called BET on Jazz, without offsetting the revenues and the programming costs of the respective services. (By Letter [DA 94-1473] adopted December 19 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) US CABLE OF PATERSON, L.P. Clarified that the waiver of Section 76.922(d)(3)(iii) equally applies to basic service tiers. (By Letter [DA 94-1472] adopted December 19 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureua) PACIFIC BELL.Granted request filed by the National Cable Television Association and extended the deadline for filing comments in response to Pacific Bell application for Section 214 Video Dialtone authority in various locations in California. Comments are due January 6, 1995. (By Order [DA 94-1565] adopted December 21 by the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau) -FCC-