[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18396]
[Federal Register: July 28, 1994]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR PARTS 0 and 1
[FCC 94-146]
Common Carrier and Mass Media Services; MultiPoint Distribution
Services and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission, in order to consolidate processing of requests
for licenses that may be used to provide so-called ``wireless cable''
services in one organization, transfers responsibility for MultiPoint
Distribution Services and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services
from the Common Carrier Bureau to the Mass Media Bureau. The rules
adopted in this Order reflect this action.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Kensinger, Mass Media Bureau
(202) 632-6460, or Janet S. Amaya, Mass Media Bureau (202) 632-7181.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order
In the matter of: Amendment of Parts 0 and 1 of the Commission's
Rules to Reflect a Reorganization of Multipoint and Multichannel
Multipoint Distribution Service Regulation.
Adopted: June 9, 1994
Released: July 21, 1994
By the Commission:
1. The Commission has before it for consideration changes in the
organizations of the Mass Media and Common Carrier Bureaus.
Implementation of these changes requires amendments to Parts 0 and 1 of
the Commission's Rules and Regulations.
2. In order to consolidate processing of requests for licenses that
may be used to provide so-called ``wireless cable'' services in one
organization, the Commission is transferring responsibility for
MultiPoint Distribution Services and Multichannel Multipoint
Distribution Services from the Common Carrier Bureau to the Mass Media
Bureau. The rules adopted herein reflect this action.
3. The amendments adopted pertain to agency organization. The prior
notice procedure and effective date provisions of Section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act are therefore inapplicable. Authority for
the amendments adopted herein is contained in Sections 4(1), 5(b),
5(c)(1), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
4. It is ordered, effective upon publication in the Federal
Register that Parts 0 and 1 of the Rules and Regulations are amended as
set forth below.
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 0
Organization and functions (Government agencies), MultiPoint
Distribution Services, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services.
47 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, MultiPoint Distribution
Services, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
Final Rules
Parts 0 and 1 of chapter I of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of
Federal Regulations are amended as follows:
PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION
1. The authority citation for Part 0 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 5, 48 stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.
2. Section 0.61 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 0.61 Functions of the Bureau.
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(a) Process applications for authorizations in radio and television
services, including conventional and auxiliary broadcast services,
multi-point and multi-channel multi-point distribution services, and
direct broadcast satellite services.
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3. Section 0.91 is amended by revising the introductory paragraph
to read as follows:
Sec. 0.91 Functions of the Bureau.
The Common Carrier Bureau develops, recommends and administers
policies and programs for the regulation of services, facilities, rates
and practices of entities (excluding public coast stations in the
maritime mobile service and multi-point and multi-channel multi-point
distribution services) which furnish interstate or foreign
communications service for hire--whether by wire, radio, cable or
satellite facilities--and of ancillary operations related to the
provisions or use of such services. The Bureau also regulates the
rates, terms, and conditions for cable television pole attachments,
where such attachments are not regulated by a state and not provided by
railroads or governmentally--or cooperatively owned utilities. The
Bureau also performs the following specific functions:
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4. Section 0.453 is amended by revising paragraph (g) to read as
follows:
Sec. 0.453 Public reference rooms.
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(g) The Common Carrier Bureau, Domestic Facilities Reference Room.
The following documents, files and records are available for inspection
at this location.
(1) Microwave Point-to-Point and Digital Electronic Message Service
(DEMS) application files and related materials.
(2) Space and earth station files and related materials.
(3) Section 214 applications and related files.
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PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 303, and 309(j), unless otherwise
noted.
2. Section 1.821 is amended by revising the introductory paragraph
to read as follows:
Sec. 1.821 Scope.
Where action on applications is permitted under authority delegated
to either the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, or the Chief, Mass Media
Bureau, the provisions of this section, including provisions
incorporated by reference, shall apply to applications for permits and
licenses in the following services:
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[FR Doc. 94-18396 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
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