DAILY DIGESTVol. 14, No. 55 March 22, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC RELEASES SUMMARY OF STATE TELEPHONE RATE CASES - Contact: Mike Lehner at (202) 418-0940. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: March 21 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TELEVISION SERVICE - Schedule of Meetings CLOSED CAPTIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS USED AS TELEVISION RECEIVERS - Office of Engineering and Technology contact: Richard Engelman at (202) 776-1626. Report 1200 - CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICES (CARS) APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATION ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report 3529 - CABLE TELEVISION ACTIONS Report NCS-95-17 - WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO BRANCH INFORMATION Report NCS-95-17-A - WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO BRANCH INFORMATION Report D-792 - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS Report D-792-A - COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DOMESTIC FACILITIES APPLICATIONS Report DS-1517 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE Report DS-1516 - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION RE: SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Report I-8030 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN Report 1127 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS: March 8 thru March 15 CORRECTION to Report 2063, released March 16, - PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS IN RULEMAKINGS CORRECTION to Report 16112, released February 27, - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS released February 14, 1995 CORRECTION to Report 16133, released March 14 - BROADCAST APPLICATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEECH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF REED E. HUNDT, CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON FY 1996 BUDGET ESTIMATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY AND RELATED AGENCIES COMMITTEE OF APPROPRIATIONS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - MARCH 22, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAFAYETTE, LA. By separate orders, denied or dismissed three pleadings filed by Crisler Communications which at one time was one of 17 applicants for a new FM station at Lafayette, LA; denied reconsideration of substitution order. (MM Dockets 87-449 and 90-550 by MO&Os [FCC 95-90, 91] adopted February 28 by the Commission) LAKE DALLAS, TX. Ordered KLDT-TV 55, Inc., licensee of KLDT-TV, Lake Dallas, TX, to forfeit $15,500 for violation of main studio, public inspection file, and filing rules. (By MO&O [FCC 95-95] adopted March 6 by the Commission) LONGVIEW, TX. Denied application for review filed by Capitol City Broadcasting Company seeking reconsideration in the Longview, TX FM proceeding. (MM Docket 90 - 352 by Order [FCC 95-116] adopted March 14 by the Commission) ACC GLOBAL CORP. Granted application filed by ACC Global Corp. for authority to acquire and operate facilities for provision of communications services between the United States and various overseas points. (By OA&C [DA 95-510] adopted March 10 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau) AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES. Granted, in part, waiver request filed by Ameritech Operating Companies to establish new rate elements under the Information rate category to recover the costs for a call completion service that it plans to offer interexchange carriers. (By MO&O [DA 95-551] adopted March 17 by the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau) LDDS COMMUNICATIONS, ET AL. Granted the applications filed by LDDS Communications, Inc., MFS International, Inc., Frontier Communications International, Inc., and Global Telecommunications, Inc. for authority to resell international private lines between the United States and the United Kingdom for the provision of switched and private line services (By MOO&A [DA 95-511] adopted March 10 by the Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau) RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATOR LICENSES. Denied petition filed by Jim Wills seeking reconsideration of the denial of petition requesting amendment of the Commission's rules to establish First and Second Class Radiotelephone Operator licenses. (By Order [DA 95-519] adopted March 15 by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau) CORRECTION to TCI Cablevision of Ohio, Inc., Newton Falls, OH [DA 95-559] inadvertently listed on Digest 54, March 21 -- correct release date is March 22, 1995. CORRECTION to Daily Digest dated March 21, 1995 to correct Volume 14, No. 54 <><><><><><> ADDENDA: The following item, released March 21, was not listed on Digest 54: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS AUCTION UPDATE: FCC RECEIVES FULL $1.4 BILLION DEPOSIT - News Media contact: Stacey Reuben Mesa at (202) 418-0654; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact: Jackie Chorney at (202) 418-0600. <><><><><> ADDITIONAL CABLE ITEMS FOR THE DAILY DIGEST Cable Orders - Released March 22, 1995 By MO&Os adopted March 20 by the Chief and Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau: Telecable Associates, Inc., Bryan and College Station, TX [DA 95-544] Kingwood Cablevision, Inc., Kingwood, TX [DA 95-545] Harron Communications Corp., MI [DA 95-546] Atlanta Cable Partners, Atlanta, GA [DA 95-547] Sammons Communications, Inc., Atlantic City, NJ [DA 95- 548] Shen-Heights TV Associates, Shenandoah, PA and Paragon Cable, Torrance, CA [DA 95-549] Harron Communications Corp., Town of Rockland, MA [DA 95-558] W.K. Communications, Inc. [DA 95-568] By Order on Reconsideration adopted March 21 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau: Pegasus Communications, L.P. dba Pegasus Cable Television, CT [DA 95-567] Prime Cable of Chicago, Inc., IL [DA 95-569] -FCC-