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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
) File No.: EB-04-LA-245
COP-USA, Inc. )
) Citation No.:
C20063290001
City of Industry, California )
CITATION
Released: December 22, 2005
By the District Director, Los Angeles District Office,
Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is an Official Citation issued pursuant to
Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (``Act''),1 to COP-USA Inc. for violation of
Section 302(b) of the Communications Act, and Section
2.803(a)2 of the Commission's Rules (``Rules'') for
marketing unauthorized radio frequency devices in the United
States. As explained below, future violations of the
Commission's rules in this regard may subject your company
to monetary forfeitures.
2. Investigation by the FCC's Los Angeles Office
revealed that on November 2, 2005, COP-USA, on its website
and at its City of Industry location, marketed unauthorized
radio devices, specifically a cell phone jammer, model CPB-
01, and various models of wireless video/audio transmitters
and associated receivers, which have not been certificated
for sale or use in the United States.
3. Section 302(b) of the Act provides that ``[n]o
person shall manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, or
ship devices or home electronic equipment and systems, or
use devices, which fail to comply with regulations
promulgated pursuant to this section.'' Section 2.803(a)(1)
of the Commission's implementing regulations provides that:
``no person shall sell or lease, or offer for sale or
lease (including advertising for sale or lease), or
import, ship, or distribute for the purpose of selling
or leasing or offering for sale or lease, any radio
frequency device unless ... [i]n the case of a device
subject to certification, such device has been
authorized by the Commission in accordance with the
rules in this chapter and is properly identified and
labeled as required by § 2.925 and other relevant
sections in this chapter.''
4. Inspection of the devices revealed that they bore
no FCC equipment authorization or any other unique
identification label as required by Section 2.925 of the
Rules for radiofrequency devices marketed in the United
States.3 A search of the FCC's equipment authorization
database showed no evidence that these devices have been
certified. The devices being offered for sale by COP-USA are
not approved for use in the United States and therefore the
marketing and/or sale of such devices in the United States
is prohibited.
5. Violations of the Act or the Commission's Rules
may subject the violator to substantial monetary
forfeitures,4 seizure of equipment through in rem forfeiture
action, and criminal sanctions, including imprisonment.5
6. COP-USA Inc. may request an interview at the
closest FCC Office, which is Federal Communications
Commission, 18000 Studebaker Rd., Suite 660, Cerritos, CA
90703 telephone, XXX-XXX-XXXX, to schedule this interview,
which must take place within 14 days of this Citation.
COP-USA Inc. may also submit a written statement to the
above address within 14 days of the date of this Citation.
Any written statements should specify what actions have been
taken to correct the violations outlined above. Please
reference file number EB-04-LA-245 when corresponding with
the Commission.
7. Any statement or information provided by you may
be used by the Commission
to determine if further enforcement action is required.6
Any knowingly or willfully false statement made in reply to
this Citation is punishable by fine or imprisonment.7
8. IT IS ORDERED that copies of this Citation shall
be sent by First Class U.S.
Mail and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested to COP-USA
Inc. at 15346 E. Valley Blvd., City of Industry, CA 91746.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Catherine Deaton
District Director
Los Angeles District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
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147 U.S.C. §§ 302a(b), 503(b)(5).
247 C.F.R. § 2.803(a).
3 47 C.F.R. § 2.925
447 C.F.R. § 1.80(b)(3).
547 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503, 510.
6See Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
7See 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.