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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Comcast ) File No. EB-04-TP-
041
5934 Richard Street )
Jacksonville, Florida 32216 ) NOV No.
V20043270001
)
Attention: Bill Watson )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: February
19, 2004
By the District Director, Tampa 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, operator of the cable system serving Ponte Vedra,
Florida.
2. On January 28, 2004, agents of the Commission's Tampa
Office inspected a cable system in Ponte Vedra, Florida and
observed the following violations:
2.a. 47 C.F.R. § 76.605 (a)(12): As an exception to
the general provisions requiring measurements
to be made at subscriber terminals, and without
regard to the type of signals carriers by the
cable television system, signal leakage from a
cable television system shall measured in
accordance with the procedures outlined in
76.609 (h) and shall be limited as follows:
Over 54 MHz, and less than and including 216MHz
- 20 micro-volts per meter measured at 3
meters.
At the time of inspection signal leakage was
observed on the frequency of 121.2625 MHz as
follows:
1. Pole at 2637, A1A, S. Ponte Vedra Blvd.
232 µV/m
2. Pole at 2907, A1A, S. Ponte Vedra Blvd.
148 µ V/m
3. Pole at 2901, A1A, S. Ponte Vedra Blvd.
83 µ V/m
4. Pole between 2917 and 2919, AIA, S. Ponte
Vedra Blvd. 54 µ V/m
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, 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 action(s) taken to correct each
violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a time
line for completion of pending corrective action(s). 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
Tampa Office
2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1215
Tampa, Florida 33607
4. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast, 5934 Richard
Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 32216.
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
Ralph M. Barlow
District Director
Tampa Office
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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.