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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Precis Communications LLC )

   ) File No. EB-08-SF-0358

   Physical System ID # 010818 )

   Ely, Nevada )

   ) NOV No. V200932960006

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: January 16, 2009

   By the District Director, San Francisco 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 Precis Communications, LLC.,
       operator of a cable system in Ely, Nevada.

    2. On September 18, 2008, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San
       Francisco Office inspected Precis Communications LLC's emergency alert
       system ("EAS"), located at Squaw Peak and Morley Ave, Ely, Nevada, and
       observed the following violation:

   a. 47 C.F.R. S:11.61(b): "Entries shall be made in EAS Participant
   records, as specified in Sections 11.35(a) and 11.54(b)(13)." Precis
   Communications, LLC's EAS records did not indicate that the required
   monthly tests ("RMTs") for the months of June, July, August, and September
   of 2008 were conducted.  There were no notes recorded as to why the cable
   system did not receive the RMTs from the local primary (LP-1) station,
   KELY (AM) - Ely, Nevada, from June 2008 to September 2008. Further, there
   were no records of EAS equipment inspections and if those inspections
   revealed any equipment malfunctions.

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

   5653 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 105

   Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543

    4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
       and regular mail to Precis 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

   Thomas N. Van Stavern

   District Director

   San Francisco District Office

   Western Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   cc: Mr. Russell Drake

   Precis Communications LLC

   1750 S Highway 10

   Price, UT 84501-4364

   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