DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 113                                              June 12,1997

**Before an entry denotes that the item is part of the FCC's implementation of the 1996 Telecom Act. While we will attempt to flag all Telecom Act-related items, this marking is unofficial and informational only.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 2204. Released: June 12, 1997. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS.

Report No: 2203. Released: June 12, 1997. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS.

Released: June 12, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG, NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS, JUNE 11, 1997. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd061197.pdf

Released: June 12, 1997. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG INFORMATIONAL TARIFFS, OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS, JUNE 11, 1997. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Operator/os061197.pdf

Released: June 12, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU DECLARES BELL ATLANTIC-NYNEX TRANFER OF CONTROL PROCEEDING A "PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE" PROCEEDING FOR EX PARTE PURPOSES. (DA No. 97-1234). Contact: Contact: Judith Albert at (202) 418-2378. Action by: Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/da971234.txt

Report No: I-8246. Released: June 12, 1997. OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS, ACTIONS TAKEN. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1997/pnin7116.txt

Report No: 44011. Released: June 12, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970612.txt

Report No: 24011. Released: June 12, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap970612.txt

Released: June 12, 1997. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/ex970612.html

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BOWEN-SMITH. Ordered forfeitures in the amount of $5,000 to Bowen-Smith Corporation for each of two towers in Alice, Texas. Action by Chief, Compliance and Information Bureau. Adopted: June 9, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1220). CIB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Compliance/Orders/1997/da971220.txt

TIME WARNER CABLE. Found that the cable programming services tier rate increase for the Town of Colonie by Time Warner Cable was unreasonable. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Divison, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: June 9, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1223). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971223.txt

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS. Granted the request to withdraw the FCC Form 329 rate complaint against the cable services programming tier rate charged by Charter Communication in Guncombe County. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: June 6, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1222). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971222.txt

BOOTH AMERICAN COMPANY D/B/A BLOOMFIELD CABLE TV. Dismissed complaints filed against the rates that the Booth American Company was charging for its cable programming services tier in Bloomfield. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau. Adopted: June 9, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1204). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da971204.txt

DAUGHERTY III AND BALDWIN. Upheld grant of petition for reconsideration filed by Cumberland Media, Inc., licensee of Station WRVK (AM) Mt. Vernon, Kentucky which denied application for reinstatement of construction permit for Station WXJJ(FM), Mt. Vernon, Kentucky; cancelled the WXJJ(FM) construction permit and deleted the WXJJ call letters; dismissed as moot the assignment of WXJJ(FM) permit from Daugherty to Baldwin. Action by Commission. Adopted: June 6, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-202). MMB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/fcc97202.txt

ADDENDA: The following items, released June 11, 1997, did not appear in Digest No. 112:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: June 11, 1997. WRC-97 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCED.Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. at the Commission Meeting Room (room 856), 1919 M Street, N.W., WDC. Contact: International Bureau contact: Crystal Foster at (202) 418-0749.

Released: June 11, 1997. BOCS PETITION THE COMMISSION FOR FORBEARANCE OF SECTION 203(C)(2) OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT TO ISSUE SMS/800 REFUND.Pleading Schedule Established; Comments due: June 23, 1997. (DA No. 97-1235). Contact: David Hunt or Wanda Harris at (202) 418-1530.

Report No: D-932-A. Released: June 11, 1997. MULTIPOINT DISTRIBTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS.

Report No: 44010A. Released: June 11, 1997. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/pnmm7107.txt

Report No: 24010B. Released: June 11, 1997. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/pnmm7111.txt

Report No: D-932. Released: June 11, 1997. MASS MEDIA BUREAU MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE APPLICATIONS.Applications Accepted for Filing. Action by: Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/MDS_Notices/pnmm7106.pdf

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REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN HUNDT BEFORE THE AMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION ("AWRT"), "WOMEN, COMMUNICATION AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST, WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 10. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Hundt/spreh732.html

REMARKS BY COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS BEFORE ASIA TELECOM 97 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION, "REGULATION FOR FAIR COMPETITION" SINGAPORE, JUNE 10. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Ness/spsn713.html

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TOMAS B. GETZ. Issued letter responding to request for clarification of certain payphone-related subsidies. By Letter. Action by Chief, Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau. (DA No. 97-1228). CCB

LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS' PAYPHONE FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES; BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANY. Suspended rate adjustment to the Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Tarriff F.C.C. No. 1 and instituted an investigation of this tariff. Dkt No.: 97-140. Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 11, 1997. by Suspension Order. (DA No. 97-1233). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da971233.txt


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