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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Rapid Communications LLC ) File No. EB-07-SD-073

   Operator of a cable television system )

   Physical System ID # 008133 )

   Needles, California ) NOV No. V20073294006

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: April  19, 2007

   By the District Director, San Diego 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 Rapid Communications LLC, operator
       of a cable television system located in Needles, California.

    2. On March 7, 2007, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego
       Office inspected your cable television system located in Needles,
       California, and observed the following violations:

     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 127.2625 MHz
        as follows:

   1) Measured 100 uV/m, near power pole, front of

   112 Market Street, Needles, CA

     b. 47 C.F.R. S 11.52(d): "Broadcast stations and cable systems and
        wireless cable systems must monitor two EAS sources. The monitoring
        assignments of each broadcast station and cable system and wireless
        cable system are specified in the State EAS Plans and the FCC
        Mapbook." At the time of the inspection, the EAS equipment was
        observed to be monitoring only the designated first local primary
        (LP-1) station, KFLG Kingman, AZ on 94.7 MHz, for Mojave County, AZ.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Rapid Communications LLC,
       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 Rapid Communications LLC. 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

   San Diego Office

   4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 370

   San Diego, CA 92111

    4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
       Requested and regular mail to Rapid Communications LLC, 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

   Williams R. Zears Jr.

   District Director

   San Diego 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.

   Federal Communications Commission

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