Daily Digest Vol. 18, No. 94 May 18, 1999 News Releases Statement of Chairman William E. Kennard on MCI/WorldCom's Court Challenge to Slamming Rules Amateur Station Sequentially Assigned Call Signs. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau contact: Bill Cross at (202) 418-0680 Common Carrier Bureau Announces New Managers In Accounting Policy Division News Media Contact: Emily Hoffnar at (202) 418-0253 Amateur Station Sequentially Assigned Call Signs Public Notices Alamosa PCS LLC Seeks Commission Determination of "Exempt Telecommunications Company" Status Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended by Section 103 of the Telecom Act of 1996; comments due June 3, replies June 10 (DA 99- 954) Report No. 2041 Wireless Telecommunications Weekly Receipts and Disposals Broadcast Auxiliary Radio Services/Marine Coast and Aviation on Ground Radio Services/Commercial Mobile Radio Services/Fixed Microwave Radio Services Report No. ARC-0006 Accounting Rate Change Re: Applications Accepted for Filing (DA-99-944) Contact: Ken Stanley, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau: (202) 418-1486, kstanley@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-2555 Letter Regarding City of Bowie, MD. Answered City's inquiries with respect to various cable television matters. News Media Contact: Morgan Broman at (202) 418-2358, Cable Services Bureau Contact: Ben Golant at (202) 418-7111; TTY: (202) 418-7172 Report No. 95 Instructional TV Fixed Service Actions Ex Parte Presentations and Post-Reply Comment Period Filings in Permit-But-Disclose Proceedings Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Report No. 24489 Broadcast Applications Report No. 44489 Broadcast Actions Texts AMERITECH/US WEST. Granted US West petition to withdraw its petition for reconsideration of Commission's Order denying Ameritech's application to provide in- region interLATA service in Michigan. By Order (DA 99-951) adopted May 18 by the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, CCB. VANGUARD BIRMINGHAM. Granted renewal for cellular license KNKA694. By Order (DA 99-953) adopted May 18 by the Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, WTB PANAMSAT. Granted application for authority to launch and operate a replacement Fixed-Satellite Service space station. By O&A (DA 99-948) adopted May 18 by the Acting Chief, International Bureau Suburban Cable TV Company, Inc. Erratum to DA-99-878, released May 11, 1999. (By Erratum adopted May 13, 1999, by the Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau) Cox Communications, Inc. Denied complaints filed against the August 1, 1995, rate increase for the cable programming services tier in Macon, Houston and Centerville, GA. (By Order DA 99-922) adopted May 13, 1999 by the Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau Cable One, Inc. Granted complaints filed against the rates charged for the cable programming services tier in Livingston, Texas. By Order (DA-99-923) adopted May 13, 1999, by the Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau Jones Intercable, Inc. Granted in part complaints filed against the rates charged for the cable programming services tier in Manitowoc, WI. Amount de minimus By Order (DA- 99-924) adopted May 14, 1999, by the Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau Time Warner and the City of Orlando, Florida Granted in part, and denied in part, Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by Time Warner regarding franchise fee calculations and other issues. By MO&O (DA 99-935) adopted May 17, 1999, by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau Addenda: The following items were released on May 17 but were not listed on that day's Digest: Public Notices Electronic Tariff Filing System (ETFS) Will Be Unaccessible During Move. Contact: Todd Mitchell or Geneva Smith Butler, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau: (202) 418-1520 (DA 99-931) Report No. 2329 Office of Public Affairs Reference Operations Division Petitions for Rulemaking Filed Report No. AUC-99-25-A (Auction No. 25) - Closed Broadcast Auctions Scheduled for September 28, 1999; Comment Sought On Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedural Issues. Comments due June 1, replies June 14. Contact: Lisa Scanlan, Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418-2700 or Shaun Maher, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418-1600 or Bob Allen, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0660 (DA 99-940) Change In Ex Parte Status of the State of Tennessee's, Education Networks of America's and Integrated Systems and Internet Solution, Inc.'s Requests for Review of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrative Company With Regard to the State of Tennessee's Request for Discounts Pursuant to Section 254 of the Communications Act (CC Docket No. 96-45/CC Docket No. 97-21). Sheryl Todd at (202) 418-7400. (DA 99-941) Texts Forbearance from Enforcement of Section 222 (CC Docket No. 96-115) Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau DA-99-901 Extended until August 16, 1999, the date on which the petitions requesting forbearance filed by the petitioners shall be deemed granted in the absence of a Commission decision that the Petitions fail to meet the standards for forbearance under section 10(a) of the Act. Action by the Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, by Order (DA 99-901) adopted May 17. National Systems & Research Co. Extended to May 26 time for responding to petitions to deny its application for License to Operate Mobile Earth Terminals Through the Canadian-Licensed MSAT-1 Satellite at 106.5 W.L. in the 1525-1559 MHz (receive) and 1626.5-1660.5 MHz (transmit) Bands. By Order adopted May 17 by the Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division, International Bureau, (DA-99-943)