*Pages 1--5 from Microsoft Word - 2225.doc* NEWS News media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D. C. Circ 1974). June 30, 2000 FCC FILINGS June 22 In the Matter of 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review of Part 68 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations (CC Docket No. 99- 216). Comments – Self Help for Hard of Hearing People. In the Matter of Amendment of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licenses (WT Docket No. 97- 82). Comments – Alaska DigiTel, LLC, Poplar PCS, LLC and Eldorado Communications, LLC, TeleCorp PCS, Inc. and Tritel Communications, Inc., Choice Wireless, LC, America Connect, Inc., OPM Auction Company, Dobson Communications Corporation, Advanced Telecommunications Technology, Inc., NEXTEL Communications, Inc., Alpine PCS, Inc., NEXTWAVE, BellSouth Corporation, Verizon Wireless, Roseville PCS, Inc., U. S. Airwaves, Inc., SBC Communications, Inc., LEAP Wireless International, Inc., Rural Cellular Association, The Association of Communications Enterprises, AirGate Wireless, L. L. C., Carolina PCS I Limited Partnership, Bruce Fein Attorney at Law. In the Matter of Amendment of Part 2 and Part 90 of the Commission’s Rules to Allocate the 1427- 1432 MHz Band for Automatic Meter Reading and Utility Telemetry Use (RM 9854). Reply Comments – Itron, Inc. 1 -2- June 23 In the Matter of Availability of INTELSAT Space Segment Capacity to Users and Providers Seeking to Access INTELSAT Directly (IB Docket No. 00- 91). Comments – Sprint Communications Company, L. P. and WorldCom, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sprint Communications Company L. P. and WorldCom, Inc. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 202( b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Mason, Fredericksburg and Menard, Texas)( MM Docket No. 99- 215/ RM 9337/ 9892). Comments – BK Radio. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 202( b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Pitkin, Louisiana, Missouri City, Texas and Reeves, Louisiana)( MM Docket No. 99- 26/ RM 9436/ 9651/ 9652). Statement for the Record – Tichenor License Corporation. In the Matter of Amendment of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Installment Payment financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licensees (WT Docket No. 97- 82). Comments – The Personal Communications Industry Association, Powertel, Inc. In the Matter of Availability of INELSAT Space Segment Capacity to Users and Service Providers Seeking to Access INTELSAT Directly (IB Docket No. 00- 91). Comments – COMSAT Corporation. In the Matter of 2000 Biennial Review of Part 68 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations (CC Docket No. 99- 216). Comments – The United States Telecom Association, The Information Technology Industry Council, The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions. In the Matter of Petition of the Association for Local Telecommunications Services for a Declaratory Ruling on Broadband Loop Provisioning (CC Docket No. 98- 147, 96- 98, 98- 141, NSD- L- 00-48). Comments – Newpath Holdings, Inc. 2 -3- In the Matter of Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability (CC Docket No. 98- 147)/ Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CC Docket No. 96- 98)/ Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses and Section 214 Authorizations from Ameritech Corporation, Transferor to SBC Communications, Inc. Transferee/ Common Carrier Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Announce Public Forum on Competitive Access to Next- Generation Remote Terminals (NSD- L- 00- 48/ DA 00- 891). Comments – JATO Communications Corporation, KMC Telecom, Inc., NewSouth Communications, Inc. and Nextlink Communications, Inc. In the Matter of Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Inc. Request for Waiver (CC DocketNo. 99- 328). Comments – Samsung Telecommunications, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Inc. In the Matter of 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review – Streamlined Contributor Reporting Requirements Associated With Administration of Telecommunications Relay Services, North American Numbering Plan, Local Number Portability, and Universal Service Support Mechanisms (CC Docket No. 98- 171). Reply Comments – Program Administrators. In the Matter of Inquiry Regarding Software Defined Radios (ET Docket No. 00- 47). Comments – The Public Safety National Coordination Committee. June 26 In the Matter of Confidential Treatment of Wire Center Line Count Data (CC Docket No. 96- 45/ DA 00- 1068). Comments – Anchorage Telephone Utility. 3 -4- In the Matter of Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96- 45). Comments – GTE Service Corporation, SBC Communications, Inc., AT& T Corporation, State of New York Department of Public Service, State of Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 202( b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Station (Detroit Lakes and Burnsville, Minnesota)( MM Docket No. 00- 53/ RM 9823). Notification of Address Change, Opposition to Motion to Strike. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 202( b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hornbrook, California)( MM Docket No. 00- 73/ RM 9861). Comments – Logan and Company. June 27 In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 622( b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Thomasville, Georgia)( MM Docket No. 00- 98/ RM 9811). Comments – WCTV Licensee Corporation. In the Matter of Technical Standards for Determining Eligibility for Satellite- Delivered Network Signals Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (ET Docket No. 00- 90). Comments – The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Fox Broadcasting Company, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC Television Network Affiliate Association, The Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc. In the Matter of Inquiry Regarding Software Defined Radios (ET Docket 00- 47). Erratum to Comments – The Public Safety National Coordination Committee. 4 -5- June 28 In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 622( b) of the Commission’s Rules, DTV, Table of Allotments, (Knoxville, Tennessee MM Docket No. RM No. BPRM- 20000530ABH). Supplement to Petition for Rulemaking – Gannett Tennessee, L. P. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 622( b) of the Commission’s Rules, DTV, Table of Allotments, (Macon, Georgia/ MM Docket No. RM No. BPRM- 20000328ABQ). Supplement to Petition for Rulemaking – Gannett Georgia, L. P. In the Matter of Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial Educational Applicants (MM Docket No. 95- 31). Petition for Reconsideration – De La Hunt Broadcasting. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 202( b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wake Village, Texas and Arcadia, Louisiana)( MM Docket No. 99- 144/ RM 9538). Withdrawal of Joint Filing – Houston Christian Broadcasting, Inc./ Charles and Patti Odom. In the Matter of Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (CS Docket No. 00- 96). Joint Motion – The Association of America’s Public Television Stations, the Public Broadcasting Service. -FCC- 5