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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Cebridge Acquisition, L.P. )
DBA Suddenlink Communications ) File No. EB-07-DV-040
Physical System ID # 002593 )
Clovis, New Mexico ) NOV No. V20073280020
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: February 22, 2007
By the District Director, Denver Office, Western Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Cebridge Acquisition, L.P., DBA
Suddenlink Communications ("Suddenlink"), operator of a cable system
in Clovis, New Mexico.
2. On January 8, 2007, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Denver Office
inspected Suddenlink's cable system located at Clovis, New Mexico, and
observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S 11.61(a)(1)(v): "Required Monthly Tests of the EAS header
codes, Attention Signal, Test Script and EOM code...must be
transmitted within 60 minutes of receipt by broadcast stations and
cable systems and wireless cable systems in an EAS Local Area or
State." At the time of the inspection, Suddenlink's logs did not show
any evidence that the required monthly tests for September and
October, 2006, were retransmitted.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Suddenlink must submit a
written statement concerning this matter within 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 Suddenlink.
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
Denver Office
215 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 303
Lakewood, CO 80226
4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
Requested and regular mail to Cebridge Acquisition, L.P., DBA
Suddenlink Communications, 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
Nikki P. Shears
District Director
Denver District Office
Western 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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