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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Village Taxi Corp ) File No. EB-05-NY-
350
Licensee of Radio Station KNCN921 )
Port Chester, NY ) NOV No. V20063238015
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: January
11, 2006
By the District Director, New York 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
Village Taxi Corp (``Village Taxi''), licensee of private
land mobile radio station KNCN921, Port Chester, New York.
2. On December 16, 2005, in response to an interference
complaint from a licensee, agents of the Commission's New
York Office investigated radio station KNCN921, located at
10 Broad Street, Port Chester, New York and observed the
following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. § 90.210(b)(3): ``For transmitters that
are equipped with an audio low-pass filter, the
power of any emission must be attenuated below the
unmodulated carrier power (P) as follows: On any
frequency removed from the assigned frequency by
more than 250 percent of the authorized bandwidth:
At least 43 + 10 log (P) dB." The emission on
frequency 153.935 MHz from station KNCN921
exceeded the emission mask limits by 22 dB.
b. 47 C.F.R. § 90.425(a): ``Except as provided for
in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, each
station or system shall be identified by the
transmission of the assigned call sign during each
transmission or exchange of transmissions, or once
each 15 minutes (30 minutes in the Public Safety
Pool) during periods of continuous operation. The
call sign shall be transmitted by voice in the
English language or by International Morse Code in
accordance with paragraph (b) of this
section....'' On December 16, 2005 between 11:30
am and 1:30 p.m., Village Taxi did not transmit
its call sign identification KNCN921 on the
frequency 151.685 MHz.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's
Rules, Village Taxi 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 Village
Taxi. 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
New York Office
201 Varick Street, Suite 1151
New York, NY 10014
4. This Notice shall be sent to Village Taxi Corp 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
Daniel W. Noel
District Director
New York Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.