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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Richards and Sons Communications Co. ) File No. EB-08-DT-0312

   Cable TV System Operator )

   Community Unit OH2084 ) NOV No. V200832360011

   New Athens, OH )

   )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                                      Released: July 15, 2008

   By the District Director, Detroit Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
   Bureau:

    1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
       1.89 of the Commission's Rules to Richards and Sons Communications
       Co., operator of cable system OH2084 (PSID015552) in New Athens, Ohio.

    2. On June 19, 2008, agents of the Commission's Detroit Office inspected
       the cable television system located in New Athens, Ohio, and observed
       the following violation:

   47 C.F.R. S: 76.605(a)(12) of the Rules requires that cable operators
   maintain their cable system signal leakage below 20 microvolts per meter
   (uV/m) measured at 3 meters when operating in the frequency band between
   54 MHz and 216 MHz. See 47 C.F.R. S: 76.605(a)(12). The agents measured
   signal leakage in excess of 20 uV/m on 121.2625 MHz at the following
   locations:

   (signal level: uv/m) Location


     382   Pole, north side of College and west of Wheeling  

     274    Pole, east of Culbertson and north of Wheeling   


    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Richards and Sons
       Communications Co., 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 the cable operator. 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

   Detroit Office

   24897 Hathaway Street

   Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335-1552

    4. This Notice shall be sent to Richards and Sons Communications Co., 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 A. Bridgewater

   District Director

   Detroit District 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.

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