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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
NORTHEAST REGION
Detroit Office
24897 Hathaway Street
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48375
April 18, 2008
(Sent via Certified Return Receipt Requested and First Class U.S. Mail)
Donald Damron
Akron, Ohio
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-08-DT-0052
Document Number: W200832360012
The Detroit Office received information that your Citizens Band ("CB")
Radio Service station was being operated illegally and causing
interference in Akron, Ohio. On April 3, 2008, an agent from this office
inspected the radio station at your residence and confirmed that you were
operating a RCI-2990 radio in your home and a RCI-2950 mobile in your
vehicle, which are non-certified CB transceivers. Section 95.409(a) of the
Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. S: 95.409(a), states that "[u]se of a
transmitter which is not FCC certified voids your authority to operate the
station." By using non- certified transceivers, you voided your authority
to operate this station.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. S: 301.
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment
without a valid radio station authorization constitutes a violation of the
Federal laws cited above and could subject the operator to severe
penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in
rem arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal
sanctions including imprisonment. (see 47 U.S.C. S:S: 401, 501, 503 and
510).
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED
IMMEDIATELY.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond regarding
the operation of your CB station. Your response should be sent to the
address in the letterhead and reference the listed case and document
number. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3), we are
informing you that the Commission's staff will use all relevant material
information before it to determine what, if any, enforcement action is
required to ensure your compliance with FCC Rules. This will include any
information that you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
James A. Bridgewater
District Director
Detroit Office
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", July 2003