DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 28 February 10, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN BAG LUNCHEON ON THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BUREAU, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 - 12 NOON TO 2:00 PM - Contact: Jane Kunka at (202) 418-0250 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS [Internet file name: evts5002.txt] FCC FILINGS [Inernet file name: nrmc5007.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC RELEASES SEMIANNUAL STUDY ON TELEPHONE TRENDS - Contact: Industry Analysis Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-0940 TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: February 9 Report No. 16111 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report No. 22086 - BROADCAST ACTIONS Report No. CL-95-46 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report No. CL-95-47 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. CL-95-48 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report No. CL-95-49 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO DIVISION - PETITION TO DENY FILED AGAINST UNSERVED AREA APPLICATIONS Report No . CL-95-50 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICES INFORMATION Report No. CL-95-51 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO DIVISION - ANNOUNCEMENT OF TENTATIVE SELECTEES FOR UNSERVED AREAS Report No. I-8009 - OVERSEAS SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report No. 1782 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU - January 30 through February 3 Report Nos. 2056 and 2057 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REFERENCE SERVICES PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED [Two Public Notices] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEONE, AMERICAN SAMOA. Proposed deleting FM Channel 266C1 from Leone, American Samoa. Comments are due April 3, replies April 18. (MM Docket No. 95-16 by NPRM [DA 95-110] adopted January 25 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) WICKENBURG, AZ. Denied Vulture Peak Restoration Group's petition for reconsideration of the Report and Order substituting Channel 231C3 for Channel 229A at Wickenburg, AZ, and modifying the license of KMEO(FM), accordingly. (MM Docket No. 93-71 by MO&O [DA 95- 180] adopted February 7 by the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau) CLINTON CABLE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Granted petition for reconsideration filed by Clinton Cable Limited Partnership challenging the certification of Eagle Township, MI, to regulate basic cable rates; rescinded the certification of Eagle Township to regulate Clinton's basic cable rates. (By Order on Reconsideration [DA 95-202] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) HORIZON CABLE 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Granted the petition for reconsideration filed by Horizon Cable I Limited Partnership challenging the certification of Handy Township, MI, to regulate basic cable rates; rescinded the certification of Handy Township to regulate Horizon's basic cable rates. (By Order on Reconsideration [DA 95-203] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) HORIZON CABLE I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Granted the petition for reconsideration filed by Horizon Cable I Limited Partnership challenging the certification of Victor Township, MI, to regulate basic cable rates; rescinded the certification of Victor Township to regulate Horizon's basic cable rates. ((By Order on Reconsideration [DA 95-204] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) MEDIA GENERAL CABLE OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, INC. Denied Media General's appeal of an Emergency Ordinance, which was adopted by Fairfax County, VA; dismissed as moot Media General's request for stay of the Emergency Ordinance pending resolution of its appeal. (By Consolidated Order [DA 95-201] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) SAMMONS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ordered that Sammons' appeal of the City of Burbank's local rate order and its appeal of the City of Glendale's local rate order, regarding the issue of Sammons's permitted charges for certain equipment and installation provided by Sammons and related refunds are remanded to the respective local franchising authorities for resolution in accordance with the terms of this Consolidated Order; denied Sammons' appeal regarding its regulated hourly service charge in the City of Glendale and the City of Burbank; vacated each of the Commission's stays of the local rate orders which were granted pending the resolution of these appeals. (By Consolidated Order [DA 95-194] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, INC. Ordered that the appeal filed by Continental is remanded to the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control for resolution. (By Order [DA 95- 210] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) NEWCHANNELS CORPORATION. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by NewChannels in Malone, NY; ordered the benchmark filing submitted by NewChannels for the period of January 4, 1994 to May 14, 1994, justifies a maximum price of $11.07 per month (plus franchise fee) for NewChannels' cable programming service tier. (By MO&O [DA 95-206] adopted February 8 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) NEWCHANNELS CORPORATION. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by NewChannels in Ogdensburg, NY; ordered that the benchmark filing submitted by NewChannels for the period of January 4, 1994 to May 14, 1994, justifies a maximum price of $11.80 per month (plus franchise fee) for NewChannels's cable programming service tier. (By MO&O [DA 95-200] adopted February 8 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) NEWCHANNELS CORPORATION. Denied, in part, the complaints against the cable programming service price charged by NewChannels in Oneonta, NY; ordered that the benchmark filing submitted by NewChannels for the period of January 4, 1994 to May 14, 1994, justifies a maximum price of $10.18 per month (plus franchise fee) for NewChannels' cable programming service tier. (By MO&O [DA 95-205] adopted February 8 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) HOME AND GARDEN TELEVISION NETWORK (HGTV). Responded the HGTV's request for clarification of the new "going forward" rules as they relate to new product tiers. (By Letter [DA 95-191] adopted February 2 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) FCC'S FORFEITURE POLICY STATEMENT. Issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking on the Forfeiture Policy Statement. Comments are due March 27, replies April 17. (CI Docket No. 95-6 by NPRM [FCC 95-24] adopted January 13 by the Commission) AT&T COMMUNICATIONS V. MCI TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION. Denied MCI reconsideration of the Commission's finding that MCI violated Section 203 of the Communications Act as interpreted by the court in AT&T v. FCC. (By Order on Reconsideration [FCC 94-353] adopted December 28 by the Commission) TCI CABLEVISION OF THE HEARTLANDS, INC. Ordered that TCI's appeal of the City of Dallas Center's local rate order is remanded to the local franchising authority for resolution in accordance with the terms of this Order. (By Order [DA 95-209] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) +++++++++++++++ ADDENDA: The following items released February 9 were not listed on Digest 27: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GTE PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF PART 69 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED - COMMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 24, REPLIES MARCH 7 - Contact: Mika Savir at (202) 418-1530 [DA 95-187] UNITED AND CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES REQUEST APPROVAL OF REVISED ZONE DENSITY PRICING PLAN PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED - COMMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 24, REPLIES MARCH 3 - Contact: Wendy I. Kirchick at (202) 418-1530 [DA 95-199] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELL ATLANTIC. Suspended for one day the revised rates set forth in Bell Atlantic's Tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal No. 704 to revise price cap indices and rates to recover amounts associated with Bell Atlantic's implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 112, "Standards for Employers" Accounting for Postemployment Benefits (SFAS-112). (CC Docket No. 94-139 by MO&O Suspending Rates [DA 95-193] adopted February 9 by the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995. Denied the Personal Communications Industry Association's motion for an extension of time to file comments and replies in the matter of assessment and collection of regulatory fees for fiscal year 1995. (MD Docket No. 95-3 by Order [DA 95-186] adopted February 8 by the General Counsel) FIRST CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER. Issued various decisions regarding the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's First Confidentiality Order that determined the status of certain materials for which confidential status was requested by California and Connecticut, states that seek intrastate rate authority over commercial mobile radio services providers. (PR Docket Nos. 94-103, 105, 106, 108 by Order [DA 95-108] adopted February 9 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) SPECTRUM NEEDS THROUGH THE YEAR 2010. Issued Report and Plan of the FCC for meeting state and local government public safety agency spectrum needs through the year 2010. (By Report and Plan [FCC 95-55] adopted February 9 by the Commission)