fcclogoDaily Digest

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20554

Vol. 21 No. 129
News media information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555



July 5, 2002


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:

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NEWS RELEASES

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FCC REVISES ITS ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002. News Release. News Media Contact: Maureen Peratino 202-418-0506 OMD. Contact Roland Helvajian 202-418-0444  DOC-224037A1.doc  DOC-224037A1.pdf  DOC-224037A1.txt

FCC FILINGS. News Release. News Media Contact: Sharon Hurd 202-418-0504 OMR  DOC-224033A1.doc  DOC-224033A1.pdf  DOC-224033A1.txt

FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS. News Release. News Media Contact: Sharon Hurd at (202) 418-0504 OMR  DOC-224016A1.doc  DOC-224016A1.pdf  DOC-224016A1.txt

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Report No: TEL-00546 Released: 07/05/2002. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED. IB  DOC-224035A1.pdf  DOC-224035A1.txt

Report No: FCN-00066 Released: 07/05/2002. FOREIGN CARRIER AFFILIATION NOTIFICATION. (DA No. 02-1591). IB  DA-02-1591A1.pdf  DA-02-1591A1.txt

Report No: TEL-00547S Released: 07/05/2002. STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. IB  DOC-223917A1.pdf  DOC-223917A1.txt

Report No: 45270 Released: 07/05/2002. BROADCAST ACTIONS. MB  DOC-223974A1.txt

Report No: 25270 Released: 07/05/2002. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB  DOC-223975A1.txt

Released: 07/05/2002. ERRATUM TO BROADCAST ACTIONS REPORT NO.45266, RELEASED 6/28/02. MB  DOC-224009A1.doc  DOC-224009A1.pdf  DOC-224009A1.txt

Report No: AUCT81-5 Released: 07/05/2002. LOW POWER/TELEVISION TRANSLATORS: PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PERMITS. MB  DOC-224010A1.doc  DOC-224010A1.pdf  DOC-224010A1.txt

Released: 07/05/2002. COMMENT SOUGHT ON VERIZON BELL REQUEST FOR LIMITED MODIFICATION OF LATA BOUNDARY. (DA No. 02-1594) in Virginia.. Comments Due: 07/15/2002. Reply Comments Due: 07/22/2002. WCB. Contact: Dennis Johnson 202-418-0809  DA-02-1594A1.doc  DA-02-1594A1.pdf  DA-02-1594A1.txt

Report No: CWS-02-71 Released: 07/05/2002. ANTENNA STRUCTURE REGISTRATION SERVICE INFORMATION - ACTIONS. WTB  DOC-224014A1.pdf  DOC-224014A1.txt

Report No: CWS-02-70 Released: 07/05/2002. ANTENNA STRUCTURE REGISTRATION SERVICE INFORMATION - ACCEPTED. WTB  DOC-224012A1.pdf  DOC-224012A1.txt

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TALK AMERICA. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1585). CGB  DA-02-1585A1.doc  DA-02-1585A1.pdf  DA-02-1585A1.txt

TALK AMERICA. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1587). CGB  DA-02-1587A1.doc  DA-02-1587A1.pdf  DA-02-1587A1.txt

TALK AMERICA. Granted complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1586). CGB  DA-02-1586A1.doc  DA-02-1586A1.pdf  DA-02-1586A1.txt

TALK AMERICA. Granted complaints regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1584). CGB  DA-02-1584A1.doc  DA-02-1584A1.pdf  DA-02-1584A1.txt

ADVANTAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.. Granted complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1583). CGB  DA-02-1583A1.doc  DA-02-1583A1.pdf  DA-02-1583A1.txt

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS LONG DISTANCE, INC.. Granted complaint regrading unauthorized change of subscriber's telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1581). CGB  DA-02-1581A1.doc  DA-02-1581A1.pdf  DA-02-1581A1.txt

REEXAMINATION OF THE COMPARATIVE STANDARDS FOR NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL APPLICANTS. Denied petitions for further reconsideration.. (Dkt No. 95-31). Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 06/27/2002 by MO&OR. (FCC No. 02-192). CMMR  FCC-02-192A1.doc  FCC-02-192A1.pdf  FCC-02-192A1.txt

LITIGATION RECOVERY TRUST PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING. Dismissed LRT's petition.. Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 07/01/2002 by MO&O. (FCC No. 02-199). IB  FCC-02-199A1.doc  FCC-02-199A1.pdf  FCC-02-199A1.txt

COMSAT CORPORATION D/B/A COMSAT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ET AL. Denied LRT's Petition for Reconsideration and granted Inmarsat's Petition for Partial Reconsideration.. Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 07/01/2002 by RECON. (FCC No. 02-200). IB  FCC-02-200A1.doc  FCC-02-200A1.pdf  FCC-02-200A1.txt

LOCKHEED MARTIN COPROATION, COMSAT GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, AND COMSAT CORP.. Denied LRT's Petition for Reconsideration of the Commission's authorization of Comsat-Lockheed Martin merger.. Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 07/01/2002 by RECON. (FCC No. 02-197). IB  FCC-02-197A1.doc  FCC-02-197A1.pdf  FCC-02-197A1.txt

AMENDMENT TO PARTS 2 & 25 TO IMPLEMENT THE GMPCS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND ARRANGEMENTS. Erratum correcting an error in Appendix A to the Report and Order released May 14, 2002, FCC 02-134.. Action by: Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau by ERRATUM. (DA No. 02-1578). IB  DOC-224026A1.doc  DOC-224026A1.pdf  DOC-224026A1.txt

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION KA-BAND LICENSE. Denied Litigation Recovery Trust's petition for reconsideration of the Commission's grant of authority to Lockheed Martin Coporation to construct launch and operate KA-Band satellite system in the fixed-satellite service.. Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 07/01/2002 by RECON. (FCC No. 02-198). IB  FCC-02-198A1.doc  FCC-02-198A1.pdf  FCC-02-198A1.txt

PAWHUSKA, OK. Amended FM Table of Allotments. Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, MB. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1548). MB  DA-02-1548A1.doc  DA-02-1548A1.pdf  DA-02-1548A1.txt

GRANDIN, MO. Amended FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-259). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1547). MB  DA-02-1547A1.doc  DA-02-1547A1.pdf  DA-02-1547A1.txt

WEINERT, TX. Amended FM table of allotments. (Dkt No. 01-205). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1549). MB  DA-02-1549A1.doc  DA-02-1549A1.pdf  DA-02-1549A1.txt

BEARDEN, AR. Amended FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-258). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1541). MB  DA-02-1541A1.doc  DA-02-1541A1.pdf  DA-02-1541A1.txt

ELDORADO, TX. Amended FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-294). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1545). MB  DA-02-1545A1.doc  DA-02-1545A1.pdf  DA-02-1545A1.txt

BENADIVES, TX. Amended FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-256). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1542). MB  DA-02-1542A1.doc  DA-02-1542A1.pdf  DA-02-1542A1.txt

BALLINGER, TX. Amended FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-292). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1544). MB  DA-02-1544A1.doc  DA-02-1544A1.pdf  DA-02-1544A1.txt

FREER, TX. Amendment of FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-243). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1543). MB  DA-02-1543A1.doc  DA-02-1543A1.pdf  DA-02-1543A1.txt

GEORGE WEST, TX. Amended FM Table of Allotments. (Dkt No. 01-147). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by R&O. (DA No. 02-1546). MB  DA-02-1546A1.doc  DA-02-1546A1.pdf  DA-02-1546A1.txt

WVSX-DT, LEWISBURG, WV. Proposed amending Digital TV Table of Allotments. Action by: Chief, Video Division, MB. Comments Due: 08/26/2002. Reply Comments Due: 09/10/2002. Adopted: 06/28/2002 by NPRM. (DA No. 02-1551). MB  DA-02-1551A1.doc  DA-02-1551A1.pdf  DA-02-1551A1.txt

FM TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES. Proposed amending allotments for Elkhart, KS, Austin, NV, Baker, NV, Battle Mountain, NV, Eureka, NV, Fallon, NV, Cimarron, NM, Moab, UT, Salina, UT, Eldorado, TX, Channing, TX, Escobares, TX, Ozona, TX, Gunnison, CO, Rotan, TX, Wellington, TX, et al. (Dkt No. 02-158, 02-159, 02-160, 02-161, 02-162, 02-163, 02). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Comments Due: 08/26/2002. Reply Comments Due: 09/10/2002. Adopted: 06/26/2002 by NPRM. (DA No. 02-1553). MB  DA-02-1553A1.doc  DA-02-1553A1.pdf  DA-02-1553A1.txt

ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCHAL YEAR 2002. Revised Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002. Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 07/03/2002 by R&O. (FCC No. 02-205). OMD  FCC-02-205A1.doc  FCC-02-205A1.pdf  FCC-02-205A1.txt

DEER LODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, DEER LODGE, MN, ET. AL.. Denied Request for Waiver to consider applications as timely filed within the filing window.. (Dkt No. 96-45, 97-21). Action by: By the Deputy Chief, TAPD. Adopted: 07/03/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1588). WCB  DA-02-1588A1.doc  DA-02-1588A1.pdf  DA-02-1588A1.txt

ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED JULY 3, 2002, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 128:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Released: 07/03/2002. OFFICE OF PLANS AND POLICY AND MEDIA BUREAU RELEASE REVISED DATA SET INVOLVING EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS STUDY EXAMINING HORIZONTAL CONCENTRATION IN THE CABLE INDUSTRY. (DA No. 02-1589) The Office of Plans and Policy and the Media Bureau are releasing a revised data set and a revised version of OPP Working Paper No. 35 to reflect corrections made as a result of computational errors in certain data. MB. Contact: Contact: Royce Sherlock 202-418-7030 or Mark Bykowsky 202-418-1695. Action by: Chief, Media Bureau  DA-02-1589A1.doc  DA-02-1589A2.doc  DA-02-1589A3.xls  DA-02-1589A4.xls  DA-02-1589A5.xls  DA-02-1589A1.pdf  DA-02-1589A2.pdf  DA-02-1589A3.pdf  DA-02-1589A4.pdf  DA-02-1589A5.pdf  DA-02-1589A1.txt  DA-02-1589A2.txt  DA-02-1589A3.txt  DA-02-1589A4.txt  DA-02-1589A5.txt

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AMERICATEL CORP. AND TELECOM ITALIA OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. APPLICATION TO MODIFY REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION FROM DOMINANT TO NON-DOMINANT ON THE U.S.-ARGENTINA ROUTE. Reply comment date of Public Notice, DA 02-1165 (released May 16, 2002) has been extended from July 3, 2002, to July 12, 2002.. Action by: Chief, Policy Divison, IB. Adopted: 07/03/2002 by ORDER. (DA No. 02-1593). IB  DA-02-1593A1.doc  DA-02-1593A1.pdf  DA-02-1593A1.txt

SPRINT PCS AND AT&T CORP.. Denied Petitions filed by Sprint PCS and AT&T Corp. for Declaratory Ruling Regarding CMRS Access Charges (WT Docket No. 01-316). Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 07/02/2002 by Declaratory Ruling. (FCC No. 02-203). WCB  FCC-02-203A1.doc  FCC-02-203A1.pdf  FCC-02-203A1.txt

IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 6002(B) OF THE OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993. 7th Annual CMRS Competition Report. Action by: Commission. Adopted: 06/13/2002 by REPORT. (FCC No. 02-179). WTB  FCC-02-179A1.doc  FCC-02-179A1.pdf  FCC-02-179A2.pdf  FCC-02-179A2.txt