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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   High Tower Company ) File No. EB-08-CF-029

   ASR # 1056932 ) NOV No. V200832340004

   Wheaton, Maryland )

   )

   Attention: Julia F. Carver )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: January 31, 2008

   By the District Director, Columbia Field Office, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
       1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to High Tower Company ("High Tower"),
       registered owner of antenna structure # 1056932.

    2. On January 22, 2008, agents of the Commission's Columbia Field Office
       inspected antenna structure #1056932 located at 11412 Viers Mill Road,
       Wheaton, MD, and observed the following violation:

   47 C.F.R. S: 17.50: "Antenna structures requiring painting under this part
   shall be cleaned and repainted as often as necessary to maintain good
   visibility." The agents observed that the tower had faded and peeling
   paint.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, High Tower, 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 the
       licensee with personal knowledge of the matter. 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

   Columbia Field Office

   9200 Farm House Lane

   Columbia, MD 21046

    4. This Notice shall be sent to High Tower 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

   James T. Higgins

   District Director

   Columbia Field Office

   Northeast 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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                       Federal Communications Commission