Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 48787

appendices can be obtained from the

Commission’s contract copier,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20036, and can be inspected during

normal business hours at the following

locations: 1919 M Street, N.W., Room

239 (FCC Reference Center),

Washington, D.C. 20554 or at the Office

of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 700,

Washington, D.C. The Working Group

Report and its appendices are also

available on the Internet at http://

www.fcc.gov/ccb/Nanc/.

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47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket 94–129; FCC 97–248]

Unauthorized Changes of Consumer’s

Long Distance Carriers; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communication

Commission published in the Federal

Register of August 14, 1997, a document

which amends the Commission’s rules

and policies governing the unauthorized

switching of subscribers’ primary

interexchange carriers (PICs), an activity

more commonly known as ‘‘slamming.’’

In the Order on Reconsideration, the

Commission disposes of six petitions for

reconsideration of its 1995 Report and

Order, and amends its rules regarding

changes in subscribers’ long distance

carriers in three respects. The

Commission’s decision is intended to

deter and ultimately eliminate

unauthorized changes in subscribers’

long distance carriers. Inadvertently

§ 64.1100(a) had the word ‘‘or’’ omitted.

This document adds the word ‘‘or’’.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cathy Seidel, Enforcement Division,

Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418–

0960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC

published a document in the Federal

Register of August 14, 1997, FCC 97–

248 (62 FR 43477) FR Doc. No. 97–

21527. The amended § 64.1100(a)

inadvertently had the word ‘‘or’’

omitted. This correction adds the word

‘‘or’’ to the amended § 64.1100(a).

§ 64.1100 [Corrected]

On page 43481, in the second column,

in § 64.1100(a), last line, add the word

‘‘or’’ after the semicolon.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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47 CFR Part 101

[CC Docket No. 92–297; FCC 97–323]

The Local Multipoint Distribution

Service (‘‘LMDS’’)

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; order on

reconsideration

SUMMARY: On September 9, 1997, the

Federal Communications Commission

adopted a Second Order on

Reconsideration amending certain rules

pertaining to Local Multipoint

Distribution Service (‘‘LMDS’’)

operations in the 27.5–28.35 GHz, 29.1–

29.25 GHz, and 31.0–31.3 GHz bands.

These amendments are being made in

response to certain petitions for

reconsideration of the Second Report

and Order in this proceeding which

established rules and policies for LMDS.

The effect of this action is to make

amendments to the rules regarding

favorable small business provisions

available to qualifying applicants for

LMDS licenses.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Moses, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418–

0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Second

Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket

No. 92–297, FCC 97–323. The complete

Second Order on Reconsideration is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919

M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and

also may be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. The

complete Second Order on

Reconsideration is also available on the

Commission’s Internet home page

(http://www.fcc.gov).

SUMMARY of THE SECOND ORDER on

RECONSIDERATION

1. The Commission has before it

several petitions for reconsideration of

the Second Report and Order, Order on

Reconsideration, and Fifth Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking in this

proceeding. Rulemaking To Amend

Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the

Commission’s Rules To Redesignate the

27.5–29.5 GHz Frequency Band, To

Reallocate the 29.5–30.0 GHz Frequency

Band, To Establish Rules and Policies

for Local Multipoint Distribution Service

and for Fixed Satellite Services,

Petitions for Reconsideration of the

Denial of Applications for Waiver of the

Commission’s Common Carrier Point-toPoint Microwave Radio Service Rules,

CC Docket No. 92–297, Suite 12 Group

Petition for Pioneer Preference, PP–22,

Second Report and Order, Order on

Reconsideration, 62 FR 23148 (April 29,

1997), and Fifth Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 62 FR 16514 (April 7,

1997) (‘‘LMDS Second Report and

Order’’) (‘‘Fifth Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking’’) (‘‘Order on

Reconsideration’’), adopting subpart L

of part 101 of the Commission’s rules,

47 CFR 101.1001–1112; appeal pending

sub nom. Melcher v. FCC, Case Nos. 93–

1110, et al. (D.C. Cir., filed February 8,

1993) (eligibility restrictions); Errata

(released April 7 and May 1, 1997);

Order on Reconsideration, 62 FR 28373

(May 23, 1997). The Commission defers

the comments and all matters raised for

comment in the Fifth Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking to a separate Report and

Order to be issued in the near future.

CellularVision USA, Inc.

(‘‘CellularVision’’), WebCel

Communications, Inc. (‘‘WebCel’’), Cook

Inlet Region, Inc. (‘‘Cook Inlet’’), LBC

Communications, Inc. (‘‘LBC’’), the

Rural Telecommunications Group

(‘‘RTG’’), the Independent Alliance, and

Sierra Digital Communications, Inc.

filed petitions for reconsideration of the

LMDS Second Report and Order. LDH

International, Inc., Celltel

Communications Corporation, and CT

Communications Corporation jointly

filed a petition for reconsideration of the

Order on Reconsideration, and M3

Illinois Telecommunications

Corporation filed a petition for review of

the Order on Reconsideration. This

Second Order on Reconsideration

addresses those portions of the petitions

of CellularVision, WebCel, and Cook

Inlet that deal with the participation of

small businesses in the upcoming

auction of LMDS licenses.

2. In authorizing the Commission to

use competitive bidding, Congress

mandated that the Commission ‘‘ensure

that small businesses, rural telephone