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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Alltel Communications Of )
Southern Michigan Cellular L.P. ) File No. EB-05-
DT-372
Antenna Structure Registrant )
ASR#1056678 )
Grand Rapids, Michigan ) NOV No.
V20063236004
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October 13, 2005
By the District Director, Detroit Office, Northeast Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (``Notice'') issued
pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to
Alltel Communications Of Southern Michigan Cellular
L.P., registered owner of antenna structure #1056678 in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2. On August 15, 2005, an agent of the Commission's
Detroit Office inspected antenna structure #1056678
located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and observed the
following violation:
47 C.F.R. § 17.4 (g): ". . . the Antenna
Structure Registration Number must be displayed
in a conspicuous place so that it is readily
visible near the base of the antenna structure.
Materials used to display the Antenna Structure
Registration Number must be weather-resistant
and of sufficient size to be easily seen at the
base of the antenna structure." At the time of
inspection, no Antenna Structure Registration
Number was visible at the base of the
structure.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the
Commission's Rules, Alltel Communications Of Southern
Michigan Cellular L.P., 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 the tower owner. 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
Detroit Office
24897 Hathaway Street
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335-1552
4. This Notice shall be sent to Alltel Communications
of Southern Michigan Cellular L.P. 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
James A. Bridgewater
District Director
Detroit District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
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147 C.F.R. § 1.89.
247 U.S.C. § 403.
3P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
418 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.