DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 16, No. 125                                              June 30,1997

FCC RELEASES REPORT ON LONG DISTANCE CARRIER CODE ASSIGNMENTS. CCB Contact: Katie Rangos at (202) 418-0940. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1997/nrcc7049.txt

PRELIMINARY DOMESTIC INFORMATION FROM STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS RELEASED BY FCC. The FCC has released a compilation of financial and operating data concerning domestic communications carriers for the year ending December 31, 1996. CCB Contact: For additional informaiton contact the Industry Analysis Division at (202) 418-0940. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1997/nrcc7048.txt

SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF FCC INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASED. Report No: GN 97-10. OPA Contact: Office of Inspector General contact: Debbie Blue at (202) 418-0470. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7046.txt

Released: June 30, 1997. DOMINANT CARRIERS - TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - JUNE 27. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Dominant/d062797.pdf

Released: June 30, 1997. NON-DOMINANT CARRIERS - TARIFF TRANMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - JUNE 27. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/Non-Dominant/nd062797.pdf

Report No: NCD-52. Released: June 30, 1997. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Service Division at (202) 418-2328. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1997/pncc7005.txt

Report No: CW-97-49. Released: June 30, 1997. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION - BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMNETAL ACTION. Contact: Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385.

220-222 MHZ LAND MOBILE BAND AND USE OF RADIO DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS. Denied AMTA's Request for Partial Reconsideration and for Clarification of the Commission's rules governing licensee eligibility in the Specialized Mobile Radio services. Dkt No.: GN- 94-90. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 16, 1997. by MO&O. (FCC No. 97-213). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/fcc97213.txt

Released: June 27, 1997. COMMISSION REQUESTS COMMENT ON WHETHER SECTION 271 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT AUTHORIZES AMERITECH TO CARRY CERTAIN ELCS TRAFFIC ACROSS A LATA BOUNDARY.Comments due July 11. Contact: Pamela Gerr at (202) 418-2357 or Robin Smolen at (202) 418-2353 both of the Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division.

Released: June 27, 1997. AGENDA FOR PUBLIC FORUM REGARDING BROADBAND PCS C AND F BLOCK INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ISSUES.Forum to be held on June 30, 1997 in the Commission Meeting Room, Suite 856, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DA No. 97-1356). Dkt No.: WT- 97-82. Contact: Rachel Kazan or Sande Taxali, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0660. News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0654. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1997/da971356.txt

REMARKS OF FCC COMMISSIONER RACHELLE B. CHONG, "BRIDGING DIGITAL TECHOLOGIES AND REGULATORY PARADIGMS," BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 27, 1997 - "INTERESTING TIMES AT THE FCC". Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Chong/sprbc707.txt

1997 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF FILINGS. Supsended for one day and set for investigation the LECs 1997 Annual Access Tariffs discussed. Dkt No.: CC- 97-149. Action by Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 27, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1350). CCB

CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY. Granted Citizens Utilities Company's petition for waiver of the Commission's automated reporting management information systems reporting requirements, the cost allocation annual filing requirement, and the Part 64 annual independent audit requirement. Action by Chief, Accounting and Audits Division. Adopted: June 26, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1349). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da971349.txt

NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC. Denied the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.'s (NECA) motion requesting that the Common Carrier Bureau stay its May 28, 1997 Order in this proceeding, insofar as the order requires NECA to implement, on July 1, 1997, a modified common line formula for average schedule companies. Action by Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 27, 1997. by Order. (DA No. 97-1343). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/da971343.txt

VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC./EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION. Granted the following applications to transfer control from Viacom International to Evergreen Media Corporation: WLTW(FM) and WAQX(FM), New York, New York; WMZQ-FM, WZHF(AM), WBZS(AM) and WJZW-FM, Washington, D.C. area. Granted, with contingency, the application to assign license of WJZW(FM), Woodbridge, Virginia, from Viacom Broadcasting East, Inc. to WMAL, Inc. Approved Rainbow-PUSH Coalition and Inner City Press/Community on the Move's settlement agreements and dismissed their petitions. Dismissed as moot Viacom's May 5, 1995 request for extension of its Washington, D.C. one-to-a-market waiver. Action by Chief, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 27, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1354). MMB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da971354.txt

PORTSMOUTH, OH. Effective August 11, amended Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Table of FM Allotments, to allot Channel 298A to Portsmouth, Ohio, as the comunity's third local commercial FM transmission service; filing window August 11-September 11; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 96-216. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 18, 1997. by R&O. (DA No. 97-1297). MMB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da971297.txt

SNOW HILL, MD AND CHINCOTEAGUE, VA. Effective August 11, amended Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Table of FM Allotments, to allot Channel 266A to Snow Hill, Maryland, as that community's first local broadcast service and Channel 243A to Chincoteague, Virginia, as that community's first local broadcast service; filing window August 11-September 11; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 97-73. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 18, 1997. by R&O. (DA No. 97-1298). MMB

ALBERTON, MT. Denied petition for rule making submitted by Vixon Valley Broadcasting for the allotment of Channel 284A at Alberton, Montana; terminated proceeding. Dkt No.: MM- 97-51. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. Adopted: June 18, 1997. by R&O. (DA No. 97-1293). MMB Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418-2180. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da971293.txt

APPLICATIONS TO DENY D, E, AND F BLOCK PCS APPLICATIONS. Dismissed each of the 17 petitions filed by CAI Wireless Systems, its wholly owned subsidiary Atlantic Microsystems, Inc., and its majority-owned affiliate CS Wireless Systems, Inc; granted various D, E and F block PCS applications. Action by Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: June 27, 1997. by MO&O. (DA No. 97-1345). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1997/da971345.txt