FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Addresses

Who Will Benefit From the New Technologies?: Everett C. Parker, 9579 [12AP]

Amendments

Radio signals: prohibit malicious interference (S. 2975), 25791 [18SE]

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act: enact (S. 1660), 55 [23JA], 701 [27JA]

Analyses

Limitations on Foreign Ownership of National Television Networks, 2482 [9FE]

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act (S. 1660): Dept. of Defense, 516, 537 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Another Case of Neglect, 11921 [10MY]

Congress Misdials on Phone Break-Up, 34 [23JA]

Delco Electronics—World Class Computer Manufacturer, 31112 [9OC]

FCC Probes Charges That Cable-TV Firms Face Improper Fees, 5087 [8MR]

Federal Children's Television Policy, 11921 [10MY]

Forgotten TV Audience—Children, 31108 [9OC]

Government's Hand on the Dials, 19426 [27JN]

Nine Billion Dollars Phone Bill?, 33 [23JA]

Of Politics and Telephones, 33 [23JA]

Subsidizing Rural Phones, 32 [23JA]

Telephone Access Charges, 27 [23JA], 199 [24JA]

Telephone Dangers, 32 [23JA]

TV Should Turn On Children's Minds, 31109 [9OC]

Universal Phone Ripoff, 33 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

Cellular Communications Minority Opportunities Act: enact (see H.R. 5957)

Diversity in Broadcasting Act: enact (see S. 2962)

Minority Telecommunications Ownership Tax Act: enact (see S. 2987)

Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs: establish (see S. 2466)

Television: incentive for broadcasters to improve programing for children (see S. 2909)

———limit ownership of stations (see S. 2962)

Comments

FCC access charge on telephone service: Iowa State Commerce Commission, 539 [26JA]

Communications from

Freedom of Information Act: report, 6419 (EC2889) [22MR], 6648 (EC2997) [27MR]

Internal accounting and administrative controls: report, 116 (EC2339) [23JA], 407 (EC2221) [25JA]

Performance report, 4045 (EC2767) [1MR], 4289 (EC2704) [2MR]

WCCO Radio, Inc. v. New York Municipal Broadcasting System (WNYC) and Mass Media Bureau: petition for leave to amend report, 24681 (EC3715) [10SE]

Court decisions

U.S. v. Western Electric Co., Inc., 26 [23JA], 524 [26JA]

Explanations

Industry certification of technicians in the private land mobile services fixed services, 1053-1054 [31JA]

Letters

Cable television franchise tax: Cole, Raywid & Braverman, 32285 [11OC]

———United Cable Television Corp., 32285, 32286 [11OC]

Construction and development of cable television systems: Southfield, MI, Georgella B. Muirhead, 32287 [11OC]

Elimination of transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material over cable television and interstate telephone: Mark S. Fowler, 16575 [14JN]

FCC access charge on telephone service: Alfred E. Kahn, 551 [26JA]

———American Library Association, 546 [26JA]

———Association of Research Libraries, 546 [26JA]

———AT&T, 522 [26JA], 702 [27JA]

———Bell Atlantic, 522 [26JA], 702 [27JA]

———Central Services Organizations, 522 [26JA], 702 [27JA]

———Charles L. Brown for AT&T, 402 [25JA]

———Dept. of Defense, 515, 537 [26JA]

———Doug Estes, 407 [25JA]

———Economics and Technology, Inc., 197-199 [24JA]

———George Crouch, 407 [25JA]

———Golden West Telephone Cooperative, 406 [25JA]

———Ingebert Fauske, 407 [25JA]

———Iowa State Commerce Commission, 539 [26JA]

———John Sloan, Jr., for the National Federation of Independent Business, Inc., 10720 [2MY]

———Kansas Telephone Association, 39 [23JA]

———Ken Poppe, 407 [25JA]

———Kenneth J. Arrow, 200 [24JA]

———Leland L. Johnson, 548 [26JA]

———libraries (sundry), 543-546 [26JA]

———Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman, 521 [26JA]

———Senator Dixon, 196, 200 [24JA]

———Senator Dole, 34 [23JA]

———Senator Exon, 401 [25JA]

———Senator Tower, 515 [26JA]

———several Senators, 35-37 [23JA]

———Twin Valley Telephone Inc., 38 [23JA]

———University of South Dakota, 545 [26JA]

———William B. Garrison, Jr., 549-551 [26JA]

Impact of AT&T divestiture: American Information Technologies, 525 [26JA]

———BellSouth Corp., 525 [26JA]

———Charles L. Brown for AT&T, 524 [26JA]

———Dept. of Justice, 524 [26JA]

———Mountain Bell, 524 [26JA]

———Northwestern Bell, 524 [26JA]

———NYNEX Corp., 525 [26JA]

———Pacific Northwest Bell, 524 [26JA]

———several Members of Congress, 10720 [2MY]

———Southwestern Bell, 524 [26JA]

Nonprofit bibliographic service charges: Mark S. Fowler, 15845 [12JN]

———several Senators, 15845 [12JN]

———South Dakota librarians, 15844 [12JN]

Obligations of broadcasters to qualified candidates for public office, 1318 [1FE]

Review of telephone rates: FCC, 29702 [4OC]

Lists

Examples of communications problems in Los Angeles County, 19770 [28JN]

FCC actions relative to access charge on telephone service, 546 [26JA]

Kansas Coordinating Committee telephone company members, 39 [23JA]

Motion

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act: enact (S. 1660), 407 [25JA]

Orders

Telephone access charge delay, 39 [23JA]

Papers

National Cable Policy: Laurence H. Trible, 7159 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Access charge: economic effects, 15488 [7JN]

Broadcast and common carrier licenses: foreign ownership (H.R. 4840), 2434 [9FE], 3324 [23FE]

Broadcast Station Ownership Act: enact, 24123, 24125 [10AU]

Cable Telecommunications Act: enact (H.R. 4103), 4854 [7MR], 5087 [8MR]

Cellular Communications Minority Opportunities Act: enact (H.R. 5957), 19992 [28JN]

Children's programing: broadcaster policy, 11921 [10MY]

Halprin, Albert: appointment as Common Carrier Bureau Chief, 27184 [26SE]

Los Angeles, CA: Sheriff's Dept. communication problems, 19769 [28JN]

Public radio: revise mechanism for distributing Federal appropriations (H.R. 5248), 6790, 6796 [27MR]

Residential access fee: regulation (H.R. 4102), 23619 [9AU]

Telecommunication Workers' Protection Act: introduction (H.R. 4636), 345 [24JA]

Telephone access charges: proposed for businesses, 10189 26AP, 10269 [26AP]

Remarks in Senate

AM radio spectrum: regulations study, 19624 [28JN]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2755), 1053 [31JA]

Diversity in Broadcasting Act: introduction (S. 2962), 23849 [10AU]

Ethnic and Minority Affairs Broadcasting Act: introduction (S. 2466), 6424 [22MR]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: relocation of monitoring station, 30626 [5OC]

Libraries: telephone access charge for bibliographic services, 15844 [12JN]

Miami, FL: relocation of monitoring station, 31289 [10OC]

National television networks: limit foreign ownership (S. 2282), 2481 [9FE]

Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs: establish (S. 2466), 6424 [22MR]

Quello, James H.: nomination confirmed, 16662 [15JN]

Radio signals: prohibit malicious interference (S. 2975), 24682 [10SE]

Telephones: FCC access charge, 1366 [1FE], 10720 [2MY]

———FCC review of rates, 29702 [4OC]

———impact of rates, 29714 [4OC]

———support to ensure service (S. Res. 308), 221 [24JA]

———regarding services and charges (S. Res. 353), 3176 [23FE]

Television: retransmission of local programs to cable system subscribers (S. 2593), 9878 [25AP]

Television station ownership: 7-7-7 rule, 22809 [8AU]

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act: enact (S. 1660), 22-40 [23JA], 189 [24JA], 399-407 [25JA], 515 [26JA], 912 [30JA], 1366 [1FE], 15844 [12JN]

Reports

Appropriations Authorization: Committee on Rules (S. 607) (H. Rept. 98-1082), 27385 [26SE]

Nomination: Dennis R. Patrick, 6713 [27MR]

———James H. Quello, 16158 [13JN]

Statements

Broadcasting Public Responsibility and Deregulation Act, 23619 [9AU]

Democratic Platform and Universal Telephone Service, 23619 [9AU]

FCC Access Charge on Telephone Service: Alfred E. Kahn, 201 [24JA]

Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act Amendments (H.R. 2755): Representative Dingell, 332 [24JA]

Impact of AT&T Divestiture: Alfred E. Kahn, 529 [26JA]

Studies

Economic Issues of a Changing Telecommunications Industry: Joint Committee on Economics, 530-535 [26JA]

FCC Access Charge on Telephone Service: CBO, 400 [25JA]

Telephones—Pricing Problem: Joint Committee on Economics, 203 [24JA]

Tables

Revenue allocation of universal telephone service fund, 525 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 2282, limitation on foreign ownership of national television networks, 2482 [9FE]

S. 2466, Ethnic and Minority Affairs Broadcasting Act, 6424 [22MR]

S. 2593, retransmission of television programs from local stations to cable system subscribers, 9878 [25AP]

S. 2962, Diversity in Broadcasting Act, 23849 [10AU]

S. 2975, prohibit malicious interference of radio signals, 24684 [10SE]

S. Res. 308, support to ensure service, 221 [24JA]