DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 37                                          February 25,1997

WIRELESS BUREAU INSTALLS TWO TELETYPEWRITERS (TTYS). Report No: WT 97-9. News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0654. WTB Contact: Mark Rubin at (202) 418-0653. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1997/nrwl7011.txt

Released: February 25, 1997. PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENT SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) FOR REVIEW. Contact: Dorothy Conway at (202) 418-0217..

Released: February 25, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - DOMINANT CARRIERS - FEBRUARY 24. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d022497.pdf

Released: February 25, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - NON DOMINANT CARRIERS - FEBRUARY 24. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd022497.pdf

Released: February 25, 1997. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION FILES PETITION FOR EXPEDITED WAIVER OF THE TEN DIGIT DIALING REQUIREMENT OF 47 C.F.R. & 52.19 FOR 412 (PITTSBURGH) NPA OVERLAY AREA CODE RELIEF.Comments due March 7; Replies due March 12. (DA No. 97-405). Dkt No.: CC- 96-98. Contact: Gregory Cooke at (202) 418-2351 or Renee Alexander at (202) 418-2397. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/da970405.txt

Report No: 23936A. Released: February 25, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970225.txt

Released: February 25, 1997. " NOTICE OF EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS .Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish New Personal Communications Services. Dkt No.: GEN 90-314."

Released: February 25, 1997. NOTICE OF EX PARTE PRESENTATION.Dorothy Schulze and Deborah Brigham A General Partnership. Dkt No.: MM- 85-269.

Released: February 25, 1997. NOTICE OF EX PARTE PRESENTATION.Gonzales Broadcasting, Inc. et al. Dkt No.: MM- 88-400.

Released: February 25, 1997. EX PARTE PRESENTATION AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS. Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310..

NOVA CABLE. Dismissed the complaint filed against the rates charged for cable programming services tier in Grand Haven, MI on the grounds that the complaint challenged the rate for the basic service tier. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: February 20, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-395). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970395.txt

"HORIZON CABLE I, L.P. . Dismissed complaints filed against the Operator on the basis that the Commission does not have jurisdiction. Complaints were filed against the rates charged on the basic service tier not the programming service tier in Hanover, Michigan. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: February 20, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-390). CSB Internet URL: " http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970390.txt

ROBIN CABLE SYSTEMS, L.P. D/B/A PEACH STATE CABLEVISION. Dismissed a complaint filed against Robin Cable Systems, L.P. d/b/a Peach State Cablevision concerning its charges for cable programming services tier in Fulton County, GA. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: February 20, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-401). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970401.txt

Report No: NCD-18. Released: February 24, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS.Network Change Short Term Certification Received. Contact: Ginny Kennedy at (202) 418-2328..

Report No: NCD-16. Released: February 24, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS.Network Change Short Term Certification Received. Contact: Ginny Kennedy at (202) 418-2328..

Released: February 24, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION INFORMATION.Application Grant in Los Angeles MSA Implementing Remand in McElroy Electronics v. FCC. (DA No. 97-402). Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/da970402.txt

Report No: CL 97-37. Released: February 24, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION - ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF PHASE 1 APPLICATIONS AND TENTATIVE SELECTEE FOR UNSERVED AREAS. (DA No. 97-403). Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/da970403.txt

CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT SPEECH BEFORE THE NAB STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON DC. "DTV and DARS: Let's Get on With It," February 24. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Hundt/spreh706.html

CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT SPEECH BEFORE THE EDLINC CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON, DC. "Bringing Snowe-Rockefeller to the States," February 24.

INVESTIGATION OF SPECIAL ACCESS TARIFFS OF LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS. The February 14, 1997 Order (FCC No. 97-42) is corrected by replacing Attachment J to the Order. Dkt No.: CC-85-166, CC-83-1145. by Erratum. (FCC No. 97-42). CCB

TCI CABLEVISION OF WASHINGTON, INC. Granted LFA complaint against TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc., concerning its charges for cable programming service tier rate increase of June 1, 1996 in Olympia, WA. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: February 24, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-404). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970404.txt

TEMPO SATELLITE, INC. AND DIRECTSAT CORPORATION, ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION. Granted request of Tempo Satellite, Inc. for authority to launch its USABSS-7 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) space station into the 118.8 degree W.L. orbital location and for authority to operate the satellite using its DBS channel assignments at that location; Denied Directsat and Echostar reconsideration of staff denial of applications to operate on Tempo's assigned channels.. Action by Bureau Chief. Adopted: February 24, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-355). IB

PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION AND CENTRAL COAST EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS. Designated for hearing the mutually exclusive applications for a new, noncommercial FM station at San Ardo, CA, and King City, CA, respectively. By Hearing Designation Order. Dkt No.: MM- 97-79. Action by Chief, Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: February 13, 1997. (DA No. 97-380). MMB

POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Designated for hearing in a consolidated proceeding, the mutually exclusive applications for a new noncommercial FM Station in Point Pleasant, West Virginia and to modify the facilities of Station WMUL-FM, Huntington, West Virginia respectively, at a time and place to be specfied in a subsequent Order. By Hearing Designation Order. Dkt No.: MM- 97-76. Action by Chief, Audie Services Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: February 13, 1997. (DA No. 97-377). MMB

GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC. AND COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC. Designated for a hearing in a consolidated proceeding, mutually exclusive applications filed for construction permit for a new, noncommercial educational FM station in Leonardtown, Maryland and to modify the facilities of Station WGTS-FM Takoma Park, Maryland, respectively, at a time and place to be specified in a subsequent Order. By Hearing Designation Order. Dkt No.: MM- 97-77. Action by Chief, Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: February 13, 1997. (DA No. 97-378). MMB

** IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 309(J) OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT - COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Adopted rules governing geographic area licensing of Common Carrier Paging (CCP) and 929 MHz Private Carrier Paging (PCP), and competitive bidding procedures for auctioning mutually exclusive applications for these licenses. Comments due April 17; replies May 1. Dkt No.: WT- 96-18, PP- 93-253. Action by the FCC. Adopted: February 19, 1997. by 2nd R&O & FNPR. (FCC No. 97-59). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/fcc97059.txt

Report No: 23934. Released: February 21, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970221.txt

IDALOU, TEXAS. Proposed amending the FM Table to Allotments to allot Channel 299A to Idalou, Texas; comments due April 14, replies due April 29. Dkt No.: MM- 97-69. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: February 14, 1997. by NPRM. (DA No. 97-340). MMB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da970340.txt

EL RENO, OKLAHOMA. Proposed amending the FM Table of Allotments to allot Channel 293A to El Reno, Oklahoma; Comments due April 14, replies due April 29. Dkt No.: MM- 97-70. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: February 14, 1997. by NPRM. (DA No. 97-337). MMB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1997/da970337.txt

The following items are corrections from previous Daily Digests.

CORRECTION TO DIGEST 36: CHARLES B. MOSS JR., Revoked license for Station KRKE(AM), Aspen, Co. Dkt No.:MM 96-191, Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted February 21 by Order (DA 97-397).