January 31, 1995 - G



                    FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING
                         TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1995


The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed
below on  Tuesday, February 7, 1995, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., in Room
856, at 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.





                            ITEM NO
BUREAU
SUBJECT


1
OFFICE OF 
                              ENGINEERING AND
                                TECHNOLOGY
TITLE:  Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the
Commission's Rules to Deregulate the Equip-
ment Authorization Requirements for Digital
Devices.









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider 
action concerning: 1) the type of equipment
authorization required for personal computers
and peripheral devices; 2) the authorization of
modular components used to construct personal
computers; and 3) the accreditation requirements
for laboratories testing computers.


                                  (OVER) 





                                   2
OFFICE OF 
                              ENGINEERING AND
                              TECHNOLOGY AND
                              WIRELESS TELE-
                              COMMUNICATIONS
TITLE:  Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz
Transferred from Federal Government Use (ET
Docket No. 94-32).









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider
action concerning use of 50 megahertz of
spectrum being transferred from Federal
Government to private sector use.







3
COMMON CARRIER
TITLE:  Computer III Further Remand Pro-
ceedings:  Bell Operating Company Provision of 
Enhanced  Services.









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider
action in response to the remand, in part, of the
BOC Safeguards Order.







4
COMMON CARRIER
TITLE:  Price Cap Performance Review for
Local Exchange Carriers; Treatment of Video
Dialtone Services under Price Cap Regulation
(CC Docket No. 94-1).









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider
application of the price cap rules to video
dialtone services.


                                  (OVER)





                                   5
COMMON CARRIER
TITLE:  Applications of NEW ENGLAND
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COM-PANY
for Authority Pursuant to Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, and
Section 63.01 of the Commission's Rules, to
Construct, Operate, and Maintain Facilities to
Provide Video Dialtone Service to Communities
in Rhode Island and Massachusetts  (File Nos.
W-P-C-6982 and W-P-C-6983).









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider
action on applications to provide commercial
video dialtone services.







6
CABLE SERVICES
TITLE:  Implementation of Sections of the
Cable Television Consumer Protection and 
Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation 
(MM Docket No. 92-266 and MM Docket No.
93-215).









SUMMARY:  The Commission  will consider
providing local  franchising authorities and
small systems with additional methods of
complying with cable rate regulations.







7
CABLE SERVICES
TITLE:  Implementation of Sections of the
Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act  of 1992:  Rate Regulation
(MM Docket No. 92-266).









SUMMARY:  The Commission will reconsider
its actions,  which prohibit small operators and
low-price systems that have been provided with
transition relief from adjusting their transition
rates to reflect increases in inflation.


                                  (OVER)







8
MASS MEDIA
TITLE:  Amendment of Part 74 of the Com-
mission's Rules With Regard to the Instruc-
tional Television Fixed Service  (MM Docket
No. 93-24). 









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider 
action concerning methods to enhance the
efficiency of the processing of applications in
the Instructional Television Fixed Service.







9
GENERAL COUNSEL
TITLE:  Amendment of 47 C.F.R. Section
1.1200 et seq. Concerning Ex Parte Presenta-
tions in Commission Proceedings.









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider
whether to propose revisions in its ex parte
rules.







              10
INTERNATIONAL
TITLE:  Market Entry and Regulation of For-
eign-affiliated Entities.









SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider
action concerning market entry and regulation of
foreign-affiliated entities in U.S. markets.









Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from Audrey Spivack or
Maureen  Peratino,  Office of  Public Affairs, telephone number (202) 418-0500.

                                   -FCC-