DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 18, No. 142                                              July 27,1999

**Before an entry denotes that the item is part of the FCC's implementation of the 1996 Telecom Act. While we will attempt to flag all Telecom Act-related items, this marking is unofficial and informational only.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: July 27, 1999. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 7/26/99. Contact: Public Reference Room: (202) 418-0270. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt072699.pdf

Report No: 44537. Released: July 27, 1999. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990727.txt

Report No: 24537. Released: July 27, 1999. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap990727.txt

Report No: 99-6. Released: July 27, 1999. FM TRANSLATOR-BOOSTER APPLICATIONS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING.Cut-Off Date: August 27, 1999. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm9145.wp

Report No: 2051. Released: July 27, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEKLY RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.

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JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Denied complaints filed against its cable programming service tier rates in Augusta, GA. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 23, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1464). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991464.wp

JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Denied complaints filed against its cable programming service tier rate in Pima, AZ. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 23, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1465). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991465.wp

JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Denied complaint filed against its cable programming service tier rate in Charles County, MD. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 23, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1469). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991469.wp

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Denied complaints filed against its cable programming service tier rate in Waldorf, MD. Action by Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 23, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1463). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/da991463.wp

1998 BIENNIAL REGULATORY REVIEW -- STREAMLINING OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES PART 76 PUBLIC FILE AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS ERRATUM TO FCC-99-12. Erratum to correct portions of the final rules in the Report and Order in the above-captioned proceeding, FCC-99-12, released March 26, 1999. By Erratum. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: July 23, 1999. by Erratum. CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1999/err9912x.wp

CLOSED CAPTIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVERS. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making ("NPRM") in the proceeding, FCC-99-180, released July 15, 1999 is revised as follows: Footnote 16 is deleted By Erratum. Action by Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology. Adopted: July 27, 1999. OET

LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY. Denied the Application for Review of grant of license of WPCB998 to Long Island Lighting Company. Action by the Commission. Adopted: July 1, 1999. by MO&O. (FCC No. 99-159). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/fcc99159.wp

GRAYTOP CAB, INC./SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98119. Affirmed the $4,000 forfeiture amount to Graytop Cab, Inc. Seattle, Washington. By Forfeiture Order. Action by Director, Legal Services Group, Compliance and Information Bureau. Adopted: July 20, 1999. (DA No. 99-1456). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Compliance/Orders/1999/da991456.wp

ADDENDA: The following items, released July 26, 1999, did not appear in Digest No. 141:

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NEWS RELEASES

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AT WHITE HOUSE FORUM CHAIRMAN KENNARD REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ADA FOR THE INFORMATION AGE. News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0654. Kennard Contact: TTY: (202) 418-2555. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1999/nrmc9053.html

FCC IMPOSES PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND. On Thursday, July 22, 1999, the Federal Communications Commission imposed on ConQuest Operator Services Corporation a forfeiture of over $70,000 for that carrier's failure to make a required payment of approxiimately $100,000 to the Universal Service Fund. By Order of Forfeiture. Report No: CC-99-31. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: July 22, 1999. News Media Contact: Emily Hoffnar (202) 418-0253. CCB Contact: Common Carrier Bureau: Darius Withers at (202) 418-0960. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1999/nrcc9053.wp

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 361. Released: July 26, 1999. MASS MEDIA BUREAU CALL SIGN ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Call_Sign_Changes/pnmm9142.wp

Report No: A-350A. Released: July 26, 1999. NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm9144.wp

Released: July 26, 1999. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU APPROVES SETTLEMENT OF FINDER'S PREFERENCE CASE FILED BY AIRSTAR PAGING, INC. AND NATIONWIDE PAGING, INC.Action Taken Pursuant to Settlement Public Notice DA-99-745. (DA No. 99-1470). Contact: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Policy and Rules Branch: Jennifer Corwin Glick at (202) 418-7947. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1999/da991470.wp

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CONQUEST OPERATOR SERVICES CORPORATION. ConQuest Operator Services Corporation shall forfeit to the United States Government the sum of seventy thousand and thirty-three dollars ($70,033) for violating the provisions of the Act and the Commissoin's rules requiring carriers to make payment to the universal service support mechanisms By Order of Forfeiture. Action by the FCC. Adopted: July 22, 1999. by Order of Forfieture. (FCC No. 99-194). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/fcc99194.wp

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. This erratum amends Appendix C concerning Comments, Reply Comments and Ex Parte Presentations of Order, DA-99-1404, released on July 21, 1999, to add an Ex Parte Presentation filed by Nextel Communications, Inc. on February 11, 1999 By Erratum. Action by Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. (DA No. 98-2206). WTB

FRANK RAYMOND/DELTA TRUST PARTNERSHIP. Denied the Petition for Reconsideration of application dismissal filed April 10, 1995 by the Frank Raymond/Delta Trust Partnership. Action by Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications. Adopted: July 26, 1999. by Order. (DA No. 99-1467). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1999/da991467.wp


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