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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Adelphia Company of Western CT ) File No. EB-06-BS-061
Physical System ID # 002973 )
Waterbury, CT ) NOV No. V20063226006
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: July 18, 2006
By the District Director, Boston Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules (the "Rules"), to Adelphia Company of
Western Connecticut, operator of a cable system serving Waterbury, CT.
2. On June 22, 2006, an agent of the Commission's Boston Office inspected
the Adelphia Company of Western CT system located in Waterbury, CT,
and observed the following violation:
Section 76.605(a)(12) of the Rules requires that cable operators maintain
their cable system signal leakage below 20 micro volts per meter (uV/m)
when operating in the frequency band between 54 MHz and 216 MHz. See 47
C.F.R. S 76.605(a)(12). The agent measured signal leakage in excess of 20
uV/m at the following locations:
Frequency Signal Strength
Date Location
(MHz) (uV/m)
5/22/06 133.2625 50 Pole in front of 56 Hillview
Ave.
5/22/06 133.2625 63 In front of 76 Easton Ave.
5/22/06 133.2625 170 Behind 80 Ash St.
5/22/06 133.2625 66 Pole in front of 44 Sylvan
Ave.
5/22/06 133.2625 86 Beside 842 South Main St.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Adelphia Company of
Western CT 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 Adelphia Company of Western CT. 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
Boston Office
One Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169
4. This Notice shall be sent to Adelphia Company of Western CT 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
Dennis V. Loria
District Director
Boston Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S 403.
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq.
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Federal Communications Commission