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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of                )
                                )
El-Mar Communications Co.       )            File  No.  EB-05-BF-
179
                                )
Bolivar, New York               )            NOV              No.  
V20053228028
                                )
                                )
                                )


                       NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                             
                                             Released: June 20, 
2005

By the Resident Agent, Buffalo Office, Northeast Region, 
Enforcement Bureau:

  1.      This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued 
     pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules (the 
     ``Rules''),1 to El-Mar Communications Co., operator of a 
     cable system serving Ashford, New York.

  2.      On June 2, 2005, an agent of the Commission's Buffalo 
     Office inspected the cable system located at Ashford, New 
     York, and observed the following violation:

       Section 76.605(a)(12) of the Rules requires that 
       cable operators maintain their cable system signal 
       leakage below 20 µV/m measured at 3 meters when 
       operating in the frequency band between 54 MHz and 
       216 MHz.  47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12).  Signal leakage 
       in excess of 20 µV/m was measured at the following 
       location:  


 Date    Fre-      Signal                 Location
        quency    Strength
         (MHz)     (µV/m)
6/2/05  133.2-      1415     Intersection  of  Route  219   and 
        625                  Ashford Hollow Road, Ashford, NY
6/2/05  133.2-       63      Route 219 coordinates Latitude  42 
        625                  24  08N   Longitude 78  41  02  W, 
                             Pole # NM17, Ashford, NY

  3.      Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's 
     Rules, El-Mar Communications Co., must submit a written 
     statement concerning this matter within twenty (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 El-Mar 
     Communications Co.  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
                 Buffalo Office
                 1307 Federal Building
                 Buffalo, New York 14202


  4.      This Notice shall be sent to El-Mar Communications Co. 
     at its address of record.

  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




                                David A. Viglione
                                Resident Agent
                                Buffalo Office
                                Northeast Region
                                Enforcement Bureau



_________________________

147 C.F.R. § 1.89.

247 U.S.C. § 403.
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).

4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.