DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 17, No. 118                                              June 19,1998

**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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NEWS RELEASES

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BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS MAY 31, 1998. MMB. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8019.wp

FCC'S 63RD ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE FROM GPO. Electronic version available on the FCC's Internet Home Page (www.fcc.gov). OMD Contact: Government Printing Office at (202) 512-1800. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1998/nrmc8042.wp

OPEN PROCEEDINGS. OPA Contact: Martha Contee, Public Service Division, at (202) 418-0260 or TTY at (202) 418-2555, or by e-mail at mcontee@fcc.gov. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/oproceed.html

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: June 19, 1998. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. Contact: Public Reference Room at (202) 418-1933. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt061998.pdf

Report No: NCD-169. Released: June 19, 1998. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION.Network Change Short Term Certification. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: NCD-168. Released: June 19, 1998. COMMON CARRIER BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION.Network Change Short Term Notification. Contact: Ginny Kennedy, Network Services Division, at (202) 418-2328.

Report No: TEL-163-A. Released: June 19, 1998. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AND SECTION 310(B)(4) APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING (FORMAL SECTION 63.18). Contact: International Bureau Reference Center at (202) 418-1492 or (202) 418-1493.

Report No: 44266. Released: June 19, 1998. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac980619.txt

Report No: 24266. Released: June 19, 1998. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap980619.txt

Report No: LB-98-49. Released: June 19, 1998. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION.

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TEXTS

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PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING REGARDING AT&T'S NETWORK INTERCONNECTION POLICY. Dismissed without prejudice the petition for declaratory ruling filed by New York Telephone Company and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Action by Acting Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 18, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-1182). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1998/da981182.wp

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 73.202(B), TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, FM BROADCAST STATIONS (POTTS CAMP AND SALTILLO, MISSISSIPPI). Denied the petition for rule making filed to reallot Channel 240C3 from Potts Camp to Saltillo, Mississippi. Dkt No.: MM-97-107, RM-9023. Action by Chief, Allocations Branch. Adopted: June 3, 1998. by Report & Order. (DA No. 98-1083). MMB Contact: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, at (202) 418-2180.

ADDENDA: The following items, released June 18, 1998, did not appear in Digest No. 117:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: June 18, 1998. PLEADING SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED FOR AT&T CORP. ET AL V. US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FILE NO. E-98-42. (DA No. 98-1188). Contact: Diane Griffin Harmon of the Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at (202) 418-0960. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da981188.wp

Released: June 18, 1998. CHANGE IN EX PARTE TREATMENT OF SPRINT'S PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING REGARDING AMERITECH RFP PRACTICES.Common Carrier Bureau consolidates Ameritech's and US West's petitions for declaratory ruling into single proceeding with Sprint's petition for declaratory ruling. (DA No. 98-1183). Dkt No.: CC-98-62. Contact: Brent Olson, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at (202) 418-1580. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da981183.wp

Report No: 44265. Released: June 18, 1998. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac980618.txt

Released: June 18, 1998. ERRATUM TO WIRELESS BUREAU ANNOUNCES BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES C BLOCK ELECTIONS.Corrects two of the appendixes in the Public Notice, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces Broadband Personal Communications Services C Block Elections, DA 98-1168, which was released on June 16, 1998. Contact: Rachel Kazan or Rita Cookmeyer, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660.

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TEXTS

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MATERIAL TO BE FILED IN SUPPORT OF 1998 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF FILINGS. Advanced the due date for replies to petition to reject or suspend and investigate 1998 annual access tariff filings to June 26, 1998. Extended the due date for petitions to reject or suspend and investigate only Sprint's tariff or to reject or suspend and investigate any LEC errata 1998 annual access filings to June 24, 1998, with replies to petitions due on June 26, 1998. Action by Chief, Competitive Pricing Division. Adopted: June 18, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-1192). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1998/da981192.wp


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