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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Mid-Coast Cablevision ) File No. EB-06-HU-047
Operator of a Cable television system in )
El Campo, Texas ) NOV No. V20063254003
Physical System ID: 001550 )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: July 7, 2006
By the Resident Agent, Houston Office, South Central Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to Mid-Coast Cablevision, operator of a
cable system in El Campo, Texas.
2. On June 27, 2006, an agent of the Commission's Houston Office
inspected the cable television system located in El Campo, Texas, and
observed the following violation(s):
a. 47 C.F.R. S 76.605(a)(12): As an exception to the general provision
requiring measurements 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 S76.609(h) and shall be
limited as follows: Over 54 MHz, and less than and including 216 MHz
- 20 micro-volts per meter measured at 3 meters. At the time of
inspection signal leakage was observed on the frequency 133.2600 MHz
as follows:
1) 1310 Donna Drive 330 uV/m
2) 705 N. Merchant Street 115 uV/m
3) Alleyway at 209 E. Norris Street 187 uV/m
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Mid-Coast
Cablevision, 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 cable operator. 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
Houston Office
9597 Jones Road, #362
Houston, Texas 77065
4. This Notice shall be sent to Mid-Coast Cablevision at its address of
record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Stephen P. Lee
Resident Agent
Houston Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S 308(b).
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq.
Federal Communications Commission
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