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                1.                       Before the
          2.            Federal Communications Commission
             3.                 Washington, D.C. 20554
                  4.                            
                  5.                            
Certified Mail # 7002 2410 0001 2194 8117
Return Receipt Requested

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Charter Communications          )            File No.   EB-05-PO-
175
                                )
Physical System ID # 005343     )            NOV No. V20063292002
Lincoln City, Oregon            )
                                )


              6.                  NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                             Released:  November 
2, 2005
By the Resident Agent, Portland Resident Agent Office, 
Enforcement Bureau:


     This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to Charter 
Communications (Charter), operator of the cable system in Lincoln 
City, Oregon.

     On September 7, 2005, an agent of the Commission's Portland 
Office inspected Charter's cable television system located at 
Lincoln City, Oregon, 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 133.2625 MHz at the following 
          locations:

          1)  At pole number PPL0711PP on the east side of 
          U.S. Hwy 101, across the road from SW 38th Street, 
          and the Ester Lee Motel, Lincoln City, Oregon.    
          340 ?V/m               

          2)  At pole number PPL08-11, 107600, PacifiCorp 
          08-11 CAB, on west side of bridge on U.S. Hwy 101 
          where there are two cable amplifier boxes located.                                                                                
          340 ?V/m

          3)  At pole south of Big Mountain Coffee Company 
          on west side of U.S. Hwy 101, Depoe Bay, Oregon.                                                                        
          306 ?V/m


     Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, 
Charter 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 Charter.  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
                 Portland Resident Agent Office
                 P.O. Box 61469
                 Vancouver, Washington 98666-1469

     This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt 
Requested and regular mail to Charter Communications, at its 
address of record.

     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 Lafontaine
                                Resident Agent
                                Portland Resident Agent Office
                                Western Region
                                Enforcement Bureau


_________________________

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.