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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Adelphia Communications ) File No. EB-05-BF-
242
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Utica, New York ) NOV No. V20063228004
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October
11, 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 Adelphia Communications, operator of a cable
system serving Utica, New York.
2. On August 24, 2005, an agent of the Commission's
Buffalo Office inspected the cable system located at Utica,
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 micro volts per meter (µV/m) when
operating in the frequency band between 54 MHz and
216 MHz. See 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12). The agent
measured signal
Date Fre- Signal Location
quency Strength
(MHz) (µV/m)
08/24- 139.250 77 At or near NM Pole #17, Keyes Road
/05 (near 515 Keyes Rd.), Utica, NY
08/24- 139.250 89 At or near NM Pole #69/NYT 73,
/05 Cosby Manor Road near Beaton Road,
Utica, NY
08/24- 139.250 81 At or near 421 & 425 Cedarbrook
/05 Cres, Line 499/NM pole #5, Utica,
NY
08/24- 139.250 85 At or near 444 Larchmont Ave.
/05 (yellow house), Utica, NY
08/24- 139.520 83 At or near 476 Euclid Rd., Utica,
/05 NY
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's
Rules, Adelphia Communications, 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 Adelphia
Communications. 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
111 W. Huron Street
Buffalo, New York 14202
4. This Notice shall be sent to Adelphia Communications 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
Gene J. Stanbro
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.