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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Northland Cable Television ) File No. EB-06-HU-056
Operator of a cable television system )
Physical System ID # 007782 ) NOV No. V20063254004
Madisonville, Texas )
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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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