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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Comcast Cable of New Jersey LLC ) File No. EB-03-PA-
083
)
Shipbottom, New Jersey )
) NOV No. V20043240004
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October
27, 2003
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued
pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to
Comcast Cable of New Jersey LLC. (``Comcast Cable'') for
violation of Section 76.614 of the Rules, 47 C.F.R. §
76.614.
2. On July 17, 2003 and October 08, 2003, an agent with
the Enforcement Bureau's Philadelphia Office conducted
signal leakage measurements of the Comcast cable system in
Long Beach Island, New Jersey. During the inspection, the
Philadelphia Office found that Comcast Cable was in
violation of the following:
47 C.F.R. § 76.605 (a)(12): ``...signal leakage from
a cable television system shall be measured in
accordance with the procedures outlined in §
76.609(h) and shall be limited as follows:'' on
frequencies over 54 up to and including 216 MHz the
signal leakage limit is 20 micro-volts/meter at a
distance of 3 meters.
On the frequencies of 133.28 MHz and 115.25 MHz, at
a distance of 3 meters from the cable system
components and 3 meters above ground, the following
cable system leaks were detected in Long Beach
Island, New Jersey:
.
Signal Leakage Location
Measurement
(uV/m)
133.28 MHz
07/17/03
700 Pole drop, corner of E. Bay
Terrace and 23rd St. (on 23rd
St)
793 Pole drop in Long Beach Township
Police Dept. Parking lot, 69th St.
Beach Haven, NJ
540 Pole drop, Rits, 12010 Long Beach
Island Blvd.
1571 Harbourside Motel, 13600 Long
Beach Island Blvd., Beach Haven,
NJ (behind motel on Baltic Ave.)
540 Pole drop, East side of
street, 5409 28th St (or )
West Ave
Signal Leakage
Measurement Location
(uV/m)
115.25 MHz
10/08/03
Harbourside Motel, 13600 Long
802 Beach Island Blvd., Beach Haven,
NJ (behind motel on Baltic
Avenue.)
Pole drop, Rits, 12010 Long
546 Beach Island Blvd.
Brighton Manor Motel, 8501
1422 Long Beach Island Blvd.
Pole drop in Long Beach
371 Township Police Dept. Parking
lot, 69th St. Beach Haven, NJ
489 Admiral Motel, 102 W. 16th
St.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's
Rules, Comcast Cable must submit a written statement
concerning this matter within 20 days of release of this
Notice. The response must fully explain each violation,
must contain a statement of the specific actions taken to
correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and should
include a time line for completion of pending corrective
actions. The response must be complete in itself and signed
by a principal or officer of the licensee with personal
knowledge of the matter. All replies and documentation sent
in response to this Notice should be marked with the File
No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to the following
address:
Federal Communications Commission
Philadelphia Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast Cable of New
Jersey LLC., Attn: John Groves, Director of Tech Ops., 1202
Long Beach Island Blvd., Shipbottom, NJ 08008.
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you
that the Commission will use all relevant material
information before it, including any information disclosed
in your reply, to determine what, if any, enforcement action
is required to ensure compliance. Any false statement made
knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the
U.S. Code.4
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
John E. Rahtes
District Director
Philadelphia Office
_________________________
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.