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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Certified Mail # 7001 0320 0004 8142 7760
Return Receipt Requested
In the Matter of )
)
Precis Communications, LLC ) File No. EB-05-DV-
276
)
Physical System ID # 006268 ) NOV No.
V20053280012
Blanding, Utah )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: July 29,
2005
By the District Director, Denver Office, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued
pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to
Precis Communications, LLC ("Precis"), operator of a cable
system in Blanding, Utah.
2. On June 27, 2005, an agent of the Commission's Denver
Office inspected Precis' cable television system located in
Blanding, Utah, and observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12): "As an exception to
the general provision requiring measurements to be
made at subscriber terminals, and without regard
to the type of signals carried by the cable
television system, 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: Over 54 MHz up to
and including 216 MHz - 20 micro-volts per meter,
measured at 3 meters." At the time of the
inspection, the agent observed signal leakage on
the frequency of 121.2625 MHz at the following
locations:
1)In back of 718 300 West, near intersection of
700 North and 300 West 134 µV/m
2)Near pole at southwest corner of intersection of
300 South and 200 East 226 µV/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, Precis 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 Precis. 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
Denver Office
215 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 303
Lakewood, CO 80226
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return
Receipt Requested and regular mail to Precis Communications,
LLC, 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
Nikki P. Shears
District Director
Denver Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
cc: Precis Communications, LLC
1750 S. Highway 10
Price, UT 84501
_________________________
147 C.F.R. § 1.89.
247 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (e)(3).
418 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.