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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   St. Paul Telephone Cooperative Association ) File No. EB-07-PO-228

   )

   Physical System ID # 014311 )

   )

   St. Paul, Oregon ) NOV No. V20083292002

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: November 16, 2007

   By the Resident Agent, Portland Resident Agent 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 St. Paul Telephone Cooperative
       Association ("St. Paul"), operator of cable systems serving St. Paul,
       Oregon.

    2. On November 13, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Portland Office
       conducted an inspection of St. Paul's cable systems located in St.
       Paul, Oregon, and observed the following violation:

   47 C.F.R. S: 76.605(a)(12): "As an exception to the general provision
   requiring measurements to 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 76.609(h) and shall be limited
   as follows: Over 54 MHz up to and including 216 MHz...... 20 micro-volts
   per meter, measured at 3 meters." At the time of the inspection, the agent
   measured signal leakage in excess of 20 mV/m on the frequency of 121.2625
   MHz at the following locations:


                Frequency   Signal Strength                                  
       Date                                             Location             
                  (MHz)         (uV/m)                                       

     11/13/07   121.2625          137         Pole # 244, near 19751 River   
                                              Road, NE                       

     11/13/07   121.2625          168         Pole #712, corner of Blanchet  
                                              Ave. and River Road, NE        

     11/13/07   121.2625          148         Pole # 247, near St. Paul      
                                              High School                    

     11/13/07   121.2625          126         Pole # 1591, Faber Road        

     11/13/07   121.2625          76          Pole # 1592, Faber Road        

     11/13/07   121.2625          164         Pole #246, near St. Paul High  
                                              School                         


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

   Portland Resident Agent Office

   P.O. Box 61469

   Vancouver, Washington 98666-1469

    4. This Notice shall be sent to St. Paul Telephone Cooperative
       Association by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested and regular
       mail 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

   Binh Nguyen

   Resident Agent

   Portland Resident Agent 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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