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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
South Central Region
San Juan Office
US Federal Building Room 762
San Juan, PR 00918-1731
April 20, 2009
Via Certified Mail:
Ayustar
POB16892
San Juan, PR 00908-6892
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-09-SJ-0013
Document Number: W200932680001
On March 11, 2009, in response to information provided by the Federal
Aviation Administration ("FAA") that the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
("TDWR") that serves the San Juan International Airport has been receiving
interference on or adjacent to 5.61 GHz, the FCC's San Juan Office of the
Enforcement Bureau ("San Juan Office") conducted an investigation on the
roof top of the Western Bank Plaza Building in Hato Rey. Agents from this
Office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio emissions on
frequency 5.60 GHz were emanating from the northeast corner of the
building's roof, the location of one of your unlicensed National
Information Infrastructure (U-NII) Motorola Canopy devices, model #
5700BH20, FCC ID ABZ89F-C5804. Still on March 11, 2009, the agents
contacted you and conducted on/off tests with your cooperation. When your
U-NII device was in the transmit position, the TDWR experienced
interference on 5.61 GHz. When your U-NII device was in the off position,
the interference to the TDWR ceased.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. S: 301.
The only exception to this licensing requirement is for certain
transmitters using or operating at a power level or mode of operation that
complies with the standards established in Part 15 of the Commission's
rules. Nonlicensed operation pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC's rules,
however, is conditioned upon compliance with all applicable regulations in
the subpart. 47 C.F.R. S: 15.1(b). All intentional radiators, such as your
U-NII device, operating pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC's rules must be
certified for use as a Part 15 device. 47 C.F.R. S: 15.201(b). The
Motorola Canopy device, model # 5700BH20, FCC ID ABZ89F-C5804, is not
authorized for use on frequency 5.60 GHz. Accordingly, you are not in
compliance with the requirements of Part 15 of the FCC's rules. Therefore,
your operations must be licensed by the FCC. The FCC has no record of a
license being issued to you to operate a transmitter on 5.61 GHz from your
location. Thus, this station is operating in violation of 47 U.S.C.
S: 301.
Nonlicensed operation of a U-NII device is also subject to the condition
that it must not cause harmful interference and, if harmful interference
occurs, operation of the device must cease. See 47 C.F.R. S:S: 15.5,
15.405. Harmful interference is defined as "[a]ny emission, radiation or
induction that endangers the functioning of a radio navigation service or
of other safety services or seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly
interrupts a radio communications service." 47 C.F.R. S: 15.3(m).
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment
without a valid radio station authorization, and/or operation of otherwise
authorized equipment that continues to cause harmful interference after
your receipt of this warning, constitutes a violation of the Federal laws
cited above and could subject the operator to severe penalties, including,
but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem arrest action
against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including
imprisonment. (see 47 U.S.C. S:S: 401, 501, 503 and 510).
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED
IMMEDIATELY. USE OF NON-CERTIFIED PART 15 EQUIPMENT AT ANY OTHER SITE
ALSO MUST BE DISCONTINUED. NONLICENSED OPERATION OF A U-NII DEVICE MAY NOT
RESUME UNLESS YOU ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC'S RULES
AND UNTIL YOU CAN RESOLVE THE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
evidence that the transmitter you are using is certified for use as a Part
15 U-NII device and your transmitter is not the source of the interference
to the TDWR. Your response should also state when you discontinued
operations at the Western Bank Plaza Building in Hato Rey and a
description of the steps you are planning to take to eliminate the
interference. Your response should be sent to the address in the
letterhead and reference the listed case and document number. Under the
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3), we are informing you that the
Commission's staff will use all relevant material information before it to
determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your
compliance with FCC Rules. This will include any information that you
disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
Reuben Jusino
Resident Agent
San Juan Office
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", July 2003