DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 75                                             April 18,1997

FCC FILINGS. OPA. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/filings.html

FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. OPA. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/calendar.html

Released: April 18, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - DOMINANT CARRIERS - APRIL 17. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d041797.pdf

Released: April 18, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - APRIL 17. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd041797.pdf

Report No: NCD-39. Released: April 18, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: NCD-40. Released: April 18, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: NCD-41. Released: April 18, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: NCD-44. Released: April 18, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: NCD-37. Released: April 18, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK EXCHANGE NOTIFICATION. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: D-922-A. Released: April 18, 1997. FCC ANNOUNCES GRANT OF MDS AUTHORIZATIONS. Contact: Payment Information: Regina Dorsey, OMD, at (202) 418-1995; Legal and Licensing Information: Charles Dziedzic, MMB, at (202) 418-1600, Sharon Bertelsen, MMB, at (202) 418-7057, or Nazifa Naim, MMB, at (202) 418-7059. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/pnmm7063.pdf

Released: April 18, 1997. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS (ONE OF TWO). Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/exa70418.html

Released: April 18, 1997. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN NON-RESTRICTED PROCEEDINGS (TWO OF TWO). Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/exb70418.html

Report No: CL-97-52. Released: April 18, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7097.txt

Report No: LB-97-30. Released: April 18, 1997. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/pnwl7098.txt

PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION REGARDING ONE PERCENT GUIDELINE. Confirmed decision with respect to One Percent Guideline, thus denying petitions for reconsideration; clarified certain issues with respect to implementation of the One Percent Guideline. Action by the Commission. Adopted: April 14, 1997. by MO&O on Recon. (FCC No. 97-136). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/fcc97136.txt

OMNIPOINT CORPORATION V. PECO ENERGY COMPANY, PA 97-002. Denied Omnipoint Corporation's Request for Expeditious Action on its pole attachment complaint against PECO Energy Company. Action by Chief, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: April 17, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-827). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970827.txt

WILLIAMSON COUNTY CABLEVISION. Dismissed complaints regarding the cable programming services tier rates that Williamson County Cablevision was charging in Georgetown, Texas. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Service Bureau. Adopted: April 16, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-818). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970818.txt

MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. Granted Maranatha Broadcasting Company Inc.'s must carry complaint filed against Suburban Cable, operator of cable television systems serving Aldan and Bensalem, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities. Action by Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: April 16, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-817). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970817.txt

UNIVERSAL TELEVISION CABLE SYSTEMS, INC. Dismissed complaint regarding the cable programming services tier rates that Universal TV Cable was charging in Taylor, Pennsylvania. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: January 16, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-819). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da970819.txt

Report No: I-8237. Released: April 17, 1997. APPLICATIONS REQUESTING DESIGNATION AS A RECOGNIZED OPERATING AGENCY ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Contact: Mary Cobbs at (202) 418-1492.

Report No: A-310-A. Released: April 17, 1997. ERRATUM - NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF CUT-OFF DATE. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Radio_Cutoffs/pnmm7059.txt

REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 17, 1997.

1993 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF FILINGS. Resolved Common Carrier Bureau's investigation with respect to most of the issues designated for investigation in the 1993 Access Order in CC Docket No. 93-193 and several of the issues raised by the 1994, 1995, and 1996 annual access filings that were made subject to that investigation; denied AT&T's Application for Review; granted in part and dismissed in part Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's petition of the First 1994 Annual Access Order. Dkt No.: CC- 93-193, CC- 94-65. Action by the Commission. Adopted: April 15, 1997. by MO&O. (FCC No. 97-139). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/fcc97139.txt

**IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 505 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: SCRAMBLING OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ADULT VIDEO PROGRAMMING. Established May 18, 1997, as effective date of rule implementing Section 505. Dkt No.: CS- 96-40. Action by the Commission. Adopted: April 17, 1997. by Order. (FCC No. 97-141). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/fcc97141.txt

PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORP. Granted PanAmSat Licensee Corporation final authority to construct, launch, and operate a new satellite in its international communications satellite system. Action by Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division, International Bureau. Adopted: April 16, 1997. by Order & Final Auth. (DA No. 97-821). IB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1997/da970821.txt

GTE MACRO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, ASSIGNOR, AND 3 RIVERS PCS, INC., ASSIGNEE. Over objectsion of Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc., granted the application for partial assignment of the A Block Broadband PCS license of GTE Macro Communications Corporation for the Spokane-Billings Major Trading Area to 3 Rivers PCS, Inc. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: April 17, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-823). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da970823.txt

APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE BROADBAND PCS SYSTEMS OPERATING ON FREQUENCY BLOCKS D, E, AND F. Granted CAI Wireless Systems, Inc.'s Motion for Extension of Time to file replies to oppositions to its petitions to deny; deadline extended to April 29, 1997. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: April 17, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-822). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da970822.txt

Report No: D-921-A. Released: April 16, 1997. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS.

Report No: 43972. Released: April 16, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970416.txt

Report No: D-921. Released: April 16, 1997. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/pnmm7061.pdf

"""COMMUNICATIONS AND THE HEALTH CARE OF TOMORROW"" - REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN REED HUNDT BEFORE THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE/PARTNERSHIPS FOR NETWORKED CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION 1997 JOINT SESSION, WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 15, 1997. Internet URL: " http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Hundt/spreh719.txt