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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Cruz Consulting Group ) File No. EB-04-SJ-049
)
San Juan, Puerto Rico ) Citation No.
C20043268001
CITATION
Released: October 20,
2004
By the San Juan Office, South Central Region, Enforcement Bureau:
This is an Official Citation issued pursuant to Section
503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''),1
to Cruz Consulting Group (``Cruz'') for violation of Section 302(b)
of the Act and Section 2.803(a) of the Commission's Rules
(``Rules''). 2
Investigation by the Commission's San Juan Office of the
Enforcement Bureau (``San Juan Office'') between October 13 & 14,
2004 revealed that Cruz sold twenty three transmitters designed to
jam or block wireless communications (``mobile phone jammers'') to
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico. The President of Cruz, Mr. José Luis Cruz-Cruz,
admitted to the investigating agents that he installed the twenty
three mobile phone jammers at the Guayama Correctional facility
located on Road # 7707 in Guayama, PR. The mobile phone jammers were
purchased by Cruz from the manufacturer, Netline Communications
Technologies, Ltd of Tel-Aviv, Israel (``Netline'').
On October 14, 2004, agents from the San Juan Office inspected
the mobile phone jammers, Netline C-Guard HP, high power units,
operating at the Guayama Correctional Facility and determined that
the units were transmitting on two mobile wireless phone bands, one
band centered at 875 and the second centered on 1950 MHz. The
occupied bandwidth of the signal centered at 850 MHz was 50 MHz. The
occupied bandwidth of the signal centered at 1950 MHz was 60 MHz.
The purpose of these signals was to block mobile phone operations at
the correctional facility. The output power as stated in the
equipment specification by Netline is fifteen watts per frequency
band.
Further inspection of the units on this date revealed that the
devices bore no FCC equipment authorization or any other unique
identification label as required by Section 2.9253 of the Rules for
radiofrequency devices marketed in the United States.
Section 302(b) of the Act, provides ``[N]o person shall
manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, or ship devices or homes
electronic equipment and systems, or use devices, which fail to
comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.''
Section 2.803(a)(1) of the Rules provides that ``...no person shall
sell or lease, or offer for sale or lease (including advertising for
sale or lease), or import, ship or distribute for the purpose of
selling or leasing or offering for sale or lease, any radio frequency
device unless: (1) In the case of a device subject to certification,
such device has been authorized by the Commission in accordance with
the rules in this chapter and is properly identified and labeled as
required by §2.925....'' Cruz's sale of these devices in the United
States violates Section 302(b) of the Act and 2.803(a)(1) of the
Rules.
Violations of the Act or the Rules may subject the violator to
monetary fines not to exceed $11,000 for each violation or each day
of a continuing violation,4 seizure of equipment through in rem
forfeiture action and criminal sanctions including imprisonment.5
Section 503(b)(5) of the Act provides that Cruz may request an
interview at the closest Commission Office. You may contact this
office by telephone, XXX XXX-XXXX, to schedule the interview. The
interview must be scheduled to take place within 14 days of the date
of this Citation. Cruz may also submit a written statement to San
Juan Office, Enforcement Bureau, FCC, 762 Federal Building, Hato Rey,
Puerto Rico 00918-1731 within 14 days of the date of this Citation.
Any written statement should specify what actions have been taken to
correct the violation outlined above. Please reference file number
EB-04-SJ-048 when corresponding with the Commission.
8. Pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j) 308(b) and 403 of the Act,
Cruz is directed to provide the documents and information specified
herein, within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of this
citation.
(a) A written detailed description of how Cruz obtained
the mobile phone jammers from Netline for the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation of the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico. This description must include the names and the addresses
for the entities that purchased, shipped, or imported the mobile
phone jammers.
(b) Copies of the importation and shipping documents and
bill of lading for the mobile phone jammers that were purchased
from Netline and eventually delivered to the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation of the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
(c) Copies of the invoice from Netline to Cruz for the
mobile phone jammers eventually delivered to the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation of the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico. Copies of the invoices from Cruz to the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation for the mobile phone jammers
installed at the Guayama Correctional Facility.
(d) A list of all customers that have purchased mobile
phone jammers from Cruz. Include the name, address and
telephone number of each purchaser. This information is needed
so that we may inform the buyers that operation of these
uncertified devices violates the Rules.
9. This Citation shall be sent by First Class U.S. Mail and
Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Cruz Consulting
Group, Attn: Mr. Jose Luis Cruz-Cruz, president, POB 1889,
Bayamon, PR. 00960-1889.
10. The Privacy Act of 19746 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.7
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Reuben Jusino
Resident Agent-San Juan
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147 U.S.C. § 503(b)(5).
247 U.S.C. § 302a(b), 47 C.F.R. § 2.803(a).
347 C.F.R. § 2.925.
447 C.F.R. §1.80(b)(3).
547 C.F.R. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510.
6P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
718 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.