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                1.                       Before the
          2.            Federal Communications Commission
             3.                 Washington, D.C. 20554
                  4.                            

In the Matter of                )
                                )
American Towers Inc.            )            File No.   EB-04-CG-
247
                                )
ASR # 1005612                   )            NOV              No.  
V20043232025
Pittsfield, Illinois            )
                                )
                                )


              5.                  NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                             Released:  April 28, 
2004

By the District Director, Chicago Office, Enforcement Bureau:

     This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant  to 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to American Towers Inc.

     On April  14, 2004,  an agent  of the  Commission's  Chicago 
Office inspected the antenna structure, ASR# 1005612, located  at 
Pittsfield, Illinois, and observed the following violation(s):

  5.a.      47   C.F.R.    §   17.17(a):     ``...structures 
            authorized  prior to  July  1, 1996  ...  retain 
            their    present    painting    and     lighting 
            specifications...''    The   Antenna   Structure 
            Registration,  FCC   form  854,  specifies   the 
            structure listed above  is required to have  red 
            obstruction lighting.  The antenna structure  is 
            equipped  with  white  lighting  systems  rather 
            than red obstruction lighting. 

     Pursuant to  Section 308(b)  of  the Communications  Act  of 
1934, as amended,2  and Section 1.89  of the Commission's  Rules, 
American Towers Inc., 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
                 Chicago Office
                 1550 Northwest Highway, Room 306
                 Park Ridge, IL  60068

     This Notice  shall be  sent to  American Towers  Inc.,  1101 
Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL  60173.

     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




                                G. Michael Moffitt
                                District Director
                                Chicago 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.