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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Northland Cable Television ) File No. EB-06-HU-056

   Operator of a cable television system )

   Physical System ID # 007782 ) NOV No. V20063254004

   Madisonville, Texas )

   )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                                    Released: August 30, 2006

   By the Resident Agent, Houston Office, South Central, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
       1.89 of the Commission's Rules to Northland Cable Television, operator
       of a cable television system located in Madisonville, Texas.

    2. On August 16, 2006, an agent of the Commission's Houston Office
       inspected your cable television system located in Madisonville, 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 133.2625 MHz
        as follows:

   1) 517 N. Woodrow Street 206 uV/m

   2) 101 McIver Street 145 uV/m

   3) 508 N. Shipp Street 84 uV/m

     b. 47 C.F.R. S 11.61(b): "Entries shall be made in broadcast station and
        cable system and wireless cable system records as specified in S
        11.54(b)(12)." The EAS records indicated that the last confirmed EAS
        weekly test was received on June 27, 2006. All EAS monthly and weekly
        tests must be properly logged in your system's EAS records.

    3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
       amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Northland Cable
       Television, 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 Northland Cable Television. 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 Northland Cable Television 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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                       Federal Communications Commission