DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 17, No. 82                                             April 29,1998

**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: N-66-A. Released: April 29, 1998. COMMON CARRIER NETWORK SERVICES APPLICATIONS ACTIONS.

Released: April 29, 1998. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG - APRIL 28. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt042898.pdf

Report No: 3636. Released: April 29, 1998. CABLE SERVICES ACTION.

Report No: DS-1837. Released: April 29, 1998. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1998/pnin8113.txt

Report No: DS-1836. Released: April 29, 1998. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INFORMATION RE: SATELLITE RADIO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1998/pnin8112.txt

Report No: TEL-150-A. Released: April 29, 1998. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AND SECTION 310(B)(4) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (FORMAL SECTION 63.18). Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1998/pnin8110.txt

Report No: 44230. Released: April 29, 1998. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac980429.txt

Report No: 24230. Released: April 29, 1998. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap980429.txt

Report No: 133 B. Released: April 29, 1998. CERTIFICATION/NOTIFICATION ACTIONS.

Report No: 133A. Released: April 29, 1998. TYPE ACCEPTANCE/NOTIFICATION ACTIONS.

Released: April 29, 1998. FCC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROCESSING - SPEED OF SERVICE.

Released: April 29, 1998. EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES OPTION FOR ELECTRONIC FILING OF APPLICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION. Contact: Sandra Haase at (301) 725-1585 ext. 207 or George Tannahill at (301) 725-1585 ext. 237. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Public_Notices/1998/pnet8011.txt

Released: April 29, 1998. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS. Contact: Barbara Lowe at (202) 418-0310. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/Exparte/1998/ex980429.html

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COMCAST CABLEVISION OF WILLOW GROVE, INC. Denied complaint filed against the rate charged by Comcast Cablevision of Willow Grove, Inc., for cable programming services tier beginning May 15, 1994 in Cheltenham, PA. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division. Adopted: April 27, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-806). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/da980806.txt

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT I, L.P. Dismissed complaints regarding the cable programming services tier rates that Charter Communications Entertainment I, L.P., was charging in Pepperell, Berlin and Harvard, MA. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division. Adopted: April 27, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-804). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/da980804.txt

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT I, L.P. Dismissed complaint regarding the cable programming services tier rates that Charter Communications Entertainment I, L.P., was charging in Oakham, MA. Action by Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division. Adopted: April 27, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-805). CSB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/da980805.txt

ERRATA TO ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE RE: UNISOURCE USA, INC. Corrected Order Authorization and Certificate, DA 98-767, released April 22, 1998. Action by Chief, Telecommunications Division. by Errata. IB

ADDENDA: The following items, released April 28, 1998, did not appear in Digest No. 81:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: 1986. Released: April 28, 1998. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU WEEKLY RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS.

Released: April 28, 1998. FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON SOUTHERN COMPANY REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL/LAND TRANSPORTATION CHANNELS.Comments due May 28; replies June 12. (DA No. 98-808). Contact: Scot Stone, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division at 9202) 418-0680. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Public_Notices/1998/da980808.txt

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STATEMENT OF WILLIAM E. KENNARD, CHAIRMAN, FCC, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES SENATE, ON YEAR 2000, APRIL 28, 1998. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/Statements/stwek824.html

REMARKS BY MICHAEL K. POWELL, COMMISSIONER, FCC, BEFORE THE FREEDOM FORUM, ARLINGTON, VA, APRIL 27, 1998. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Powell/spmkp808.html

"""WILLFUL DENIAL AND FIRST AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE"" - REMARKS BY MICHAEL K. POWELL, COMMISSIONER, FCC, BEFORE THE MEDIA INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 22, 1998. Internet URL: " http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Powell/spmkp809.html

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COMSAT. Granted the request of Comsat Corporation for reclassification as a non-dominant common carrier in five product markets, which account for approximately 85% of Comsat's INTELSAT revenues. Issued NPRM on transition from rate of return regulation to alternative incentive-based regulation in non-competitive markets. Action by the Commission. Adopted: April 24, 1998. by Orders and NPRM. (FCC No. 98-78). IB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1998/fcc98078.txt

INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS, INC. Granted Industrial Comunications & Electronics, Inc.'s request for reconsideration of the Licensing Division's dismissal of four related applications involving the reinstatement and relocation of Specialized Mobile Radio Station WNMD402. Action by Chief, Commercial Wireless Division. Adopted: April 28, 1998. by Order on Recon. (DA No. 98-667). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1998/da980667.txt


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