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FCC Filings
March 17
In the Matter of NSD File No. 98-151/Comments of Transfer of Lockheed Martin Communications Industry Services Business (CC Docket No. 92-237). Comments - Public Utility Commission of Texas.
March 18
In the Matter of Petition of Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies for Forbearance from Regulation as Dominant Carriers in Delaware; Maryland;Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Washington, D.C.; Vermont; and Virginia (CC Docket No. 99-24). Comments - Hyperiod Telecommunications, Inc., NetworkPlus, Inc., Nextlink Communications, Inc., xDSL Networks, Inc., Cablevision Lightpath, Inc., CBS Corporation, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and the Walt Disney Company, CTSI, Inc. and RCN Telecom Services, Inc., General Services Administration, KMC Telecom, Inc.; Opposition - MCI Worldcom, Inc., The Competitive Telecommunications Association/America's Carriers Telecommunication Association Time Warner Telecom, The Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS), Sprint Corporation.
In the Matters of Norcom Communications Corporation Ass'n for East End Land Mobile Coverage LMR 900 Association of Suffolk Metro NY LMR Association NY LMR Association Wireless Communications Association of Suffolk County (WT Docket No. 98-181). Second Motion for Extension of Time - Norcom Communications Corporation.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations (Cross Plains, Texas et al.)(MM Docket No. 98-198/RM 9304). Response to Motions to Strike - First Broadcasting Management, L.L.C., WBAP/KSCS Operating, Ltd., Blue Bonnet Radio, Inc., Hunt Broadcasting, Inc., Gain-Air, Inc. and KCYT-FM Licensee Corp.
In the Matter of Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996/Policies and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers Long Distance Carriers (CC Docket No. 94-129). Comments - The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Bell Atlantic, Teltrust, Inc., Tel-Save.Com, Inc., CompTel/ACTA, Cable and Wireless USA, Inc., MCI Telecommunications Corporation, GTE Service Corporation, Ameritech, SBC Communications, Inc., Sprint Corporation, Qwest Communications Corporation, MediaOne, US West Corporation, RCN Telecom Services, Inc., Excel Telecommunications, Inc., PriceInteractive, Inc., Inc.; Petition for Reconsideration - SBC Communications, Inc., MediaOne Group, Sprint Corporation, Rural LECs, ; Petition for Clarification and Reconsideration - SBC Communications, Inc., Excel Telecommunications, Inc., Corecomm, Ltd., AT&T Corporation, The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates; Petition for Partial Reconsideration - AT&T Corporation, Opposition - AT&T Corporation.
March 19
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Joliet, Montana)(MM Docket No. 99-12/RM 9441). Comments - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Columbia Falls, Montana)(MM Docket No. 99-14). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Neihart, Montana)(MM Docket No. 99-15). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies (MM Docket No. 98-204) a Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding (MM Docket No. 96-16). Comments - EEO Supporters, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council.
In the Matter of Creation of Low Power Radio Service (MM Docket No. 99-25). Request for Extension of the Date for Filing Comments - The Walt Disney Company/subsidiary ABC, Inc. (ABC), Bonneville International Corporation, Comments - KJAM-AM/Country Jam.
In the Matter of Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996/Policies and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers Long Distance Carriers (CC Docket No. 94-129). Petition for Reconsideration - GTE Service Corporation, Attorney for Frontier Corporation.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations (Columbia Falls, Browning, Pablo MT)(RM 9442)(MM Docket No. 99-14). Counterproposal - The Battani Corporation.
In the Matter of Joint Petition of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA), National Rural Telecom Association (NRTA), National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA), Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO), and United States Telephone Association (USTA) for Expedited Interim Waiver of Section 52.33(a) of the Commission's Rules (CC Docket No. 95-116). Petition for Expedited Interim Waiver - The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations (Alberton, MT). Petition for Rulemaking - The Battani Corporation.
March 22
In the Matter of Long-Term Telephone Number Portability Tariff Filings/Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies, Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 1114/NYNEX Telephone Companies, Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 540 (CC Docket N o. 95-116). Petition to Reject or Suspend Tariff - AT&T Corporation.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations (Palacios, Bay City, El Campo and Matagorda, Texas)(MM Docket No. 99-13/RM 9428). Comments and Counterproposal - Prawn Broadcasting Company.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 74.123(g) of the Commission's Rules (RM 9452). Reply to Comments on Petition for Rulemaking - James A. Facer.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Assignments FM Broadcast Stations (Ashland, Wisconsin)(MM Docket No. 99-22/RM 9426). Comments In Support of Rulemaking - The State of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Assignments FM Broadcast Stations (Washburn, Wisconsin)(MM Docket No. 99-18/RM 9414). Comments In Support of Rulemaking - The State of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board.
March 23
In the Matter of the Development of a National Framework to Detect and Deter Backsliding to Ensure Continued Bell Operating Company Compliance with Section 271 of the Communications Act Once In-Region InterLATA Relief is Obtained (RM 9474). Reply Comments - PacWest Telecomm, Inc., AT&T Corporation, BellSouth Corporation, MCI Worldcom, Inc., Allegiance Telecom, Inc., Teligent, Inc., Bell Atlantic, The Association for Local Telecommunications Services, KMC Telecom, Inc. and Focal Communications Corporation.
In the Matter of Long-Term Telephone Number Portability Tariff Filings of Pacific Bell/Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (CC Docket No. 99-35). Emergency Motion for Extension of Time In Which to File Direct Cases - Pacific Bell, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Clifton, Tennessee)(MM Docket No. 96-163). Comments -Contingent Dismissal of Request to Open Application Window - Clifton Broadcasting Company.
In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 25, 74, 78, 90, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Fixed Point-to-Point Terrestrial Microwave Radio Service Licensee Use of the 23 GHz and 10 GHz Bands and to Eliminate Certain Inconsistencies in Such Rules (RM 9418). Reply Comments - Alcatel USA, Inc.
In Re Applications to Liberty Cable Co., Inc. For Private Operational Fixed Microwave Service Authorizations and Modifications New York, New York (WT Docket No. 96-41). Response to Liberty's "Opposition to Request for Prompt Disposition" - Time Warner Cable of New York City and Paragon Cable Communications.
March 24
In the Matter of FM Station WSEY Mt. Morris, Illinois (MM Docket No. 98-43). Motion for Stay or Alternatively for Waiver - Farm Belt Radio, Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Princeton and Elk River, Minnesota)(MM Docket No. 98-208/RM 9396). Supplement to Comments - Milestone Radio, LLC.
In the Matter of Revision of the Commission's Rules To Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems (CC Docket No. 94-102)/Requests for Waivers of Section 20.18(e) of the Commission's Rules (DA-98-2631). Motion of Texas Instruments Incorporated for Leave to File comments Out-of-Time.
March 25
In the Matter of Addendum to Petition for Rulemaking/Amendment to FM Table of Allotments Arthur, North Dakota and Crookston, Minnesota. Comments - KOCL, Arthur, North Dakota.
In the Matter of NORCOM Communications Corporation Ass'n for East End Land Mobile Coverage LMR 900 Association of Suffolk Metro NY LMR Association NY LMR Association Wireless Comm. Association of Suffolk County (WT Docket No. 98-181). Third Motion for Extension of Time - Norcom Communications Corporation; Joint Motion for a Further Extension of Time - The
Association for East End Land Mobile Coverage, LMR 900 Association of Suffolk, and NY LMR Association.
In re the Application of CITICASTERS CO. For Minor Changes to the Daytime Facilities of WTVN(AM), Columbus, Ohio (File Nos. BP-980908AA/BP-971126AF). Reply to Memorandum In Opposition - Citicasters Co.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Walden, Colorado)(MM Docket No. 99-29/RM 9439). Comments - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Olathe, Colorado)(MM Docket No. 99-28/RM 9438). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Aberdeen, Idaho)(MM Docket No. 99-30/RM 9443). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (New Castle, Colorado)(MM Docket No. 99-27/RM 9437). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Rye, Colorado)(MM Docket No. 99-32/Rm 9445). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Palisade, Colorado)(MM Docket No. 99-31/RM 9444). Comments on Proposed Rulemaking - Mountain West Broadcasting.
In re Applications of GTE Corporation Transferor and Bell Atlantic Corporation Transferee for Consent to Transfer Control (CC Docket No. 98-184). Petition for Reconsideration - Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, FM Table of Allotments (Canaseraga and Wellsville, NY)(MM Docket No. 98-207/RM 9408). Reply Comments to Counterproposal and Reply to Response to Reply Comments - RP Communications.
In the Matter of Proposal for Creation of the Low Power FM (LPFM) Broadcast Service (MM Docket No. 95-25). Comments - Chris Cogan.
In re Application of 'Ohana Radio Partners, permittee of KAWV(FM), Lihue, Hawaii, for Additional Time to Construct. Request for Additional Time Pursuant to the Commission's Rules Set Forth In MM Docket No. 98-43 - 'Ohana Radio Partners.
In re Application of 21st Century Radio Ventures, Inc., permittee of KAJQ(FM), Sibley, Iowa, for Additional Time to Construct. Request for Additional Time Pursuant to the Commission's Rules Set Forth In MM Docket No. 98-43 - 21st Century Radio Ventures, Inc.
March 26
In the Matter of Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to the 3650-3700 MHz Government Transfer Band (ET Docket No. 98-237). Request for Emergency Relief - New Skies Satellites N.V.
In re Applications of Liberty Productions, A Liberty Partnership for Construction Permit for New FM Channel 243A Biltmore Forest, North Carolina (MM Docket No. 88-577). Notice of Change of Address of Counsel - Liberty Productions.
In re Applications of Goodlettsville Broadcasting Co., Inc. Et.Al. for Construction Permit for New FM Channel C Goodlettsville, Tennessee (MM Docket No. 88-487). Notice of Change of Address of Counsel - Heidelberg Stone Broadcasting Company.
In re Applications of Rio Grande Broadcasting Co. Et. Al. for Construction Permit for New FM Channel 247A Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (MM Docket No. 90-380). Notice of Change of Address of Counsel - Rio Grande Broadcasting Company.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202 FM Table of Assignments (Macon, Mississippi)(MM Docket No. 97-188). Notice of Change of Address of Counsel - Colon Johnson.
In the Matter of Long Term Telephone Number Portability Tariff Filings of Ameritech Operating Companies/GTE Systems Telephone Companies/GTE Telephone Operating Companies/Pacific Bell/Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (CC Docket No. 99-35). Petition for Partial Reconsideration of Order Designating Issues for Investigation - Personal Communications Industry Association, Arch Communications Group, Inc.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.606(b) Table of Allotments Television Broadcast Stations (El Dorado and Camden, Arkansas)(MM Docket No. 99-45/RM 9401). Comments - Equity Broadcasting Corporation.
In the Matter of Long-Term Number Portability Tariff Filings/Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal 1114/NYNEX Telephone Companies, Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal 540 (CC Docket No. 95-116). Response - Bell Atlantic.
In the Matter of National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc./Petition to Amend Section 69.3 of the Commission's Rules (RM 9486). Comments - The United States Telephone Association.
In the Matter of the Satellite Coalition, on behalf of its individual members, requests an extension of time for parties to file Reply Comments in (ET Docket No. 206). Comments - Panamsat Corporation, Hughes Communications, Inc., DIRECTIV, Inc.
March 30
In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 97 of the Commission's Rules to Create a Low Frequency Allocations for the Amateur Radio Service (RM 9404). Reply Comments - Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power & Savannah Electric.
In the Matter of Implementation of Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996/Policies and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers (CC Docket No. 94-129). Comments - The Public Utility Commission of Texas; Joint Motion for Extension of Effective Date of Rules Or, In the Alternative, For a Stay - MCI Worldcom, Inc., AT&T Corporation, Sprint Corporation, Excel Communications, Inc., Competitive Telecommunications Association; Joint Petition for Waiver - AT&T Corporation, Sprint Corporation, MCI WorldCom, Inc., Competitive Telecommunications Association.
In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations (Tipton, Mangum and Eldorado, Oklahoma)(MM Docket No. 99-23/RM 9423). Reply Comments - WBAP/KSCS Operating, Ltd. and Blue Bonnet Radio, Inc.
In the Matter of the Application of the Department of Education of the State of Tennessee Application Number 18132, to the Universal Service Administrative Company, Schools and Libraries Division, for Universal Service Fund Eligibility (CC Docket No. 96-45 and 97-21). Request for Review - State of Tennessee.
In the Matter of Jurisdictional Separations Reform and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board (CC Docket No. 80-286). Comments - The Western Alliance, Ameritech, AT&T Corporation, MCI WorldCom, TDS Telecommunications Corporation, US West Communications, Inc., The National Exchange Carrier Association, National Rural Telecom Association, National Telephone Cooperative Association, Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, SBC Communications, Inc., The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate.