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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Comcast of Maryland, Inc. ) File No. EB-09-CF-0073

   Operator of Cable Television System )

   Physical System ID # 004666 ) NOV No.V200932340007

   Glen Burnie, Maryland )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: April 20, 2009

   By the Acting District Director, Columbia Office, Northeast Region,
   Enforcement Bureau:

   This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section 1.89
   of the Commission's Rules to Comcast of Maryland, Inc. ("Comcast"),
   operator of a cable system in Glen Burnie, MD.  [Author ID1: at Mon Apr 20
   10:44:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Mon Apr 20 10:48:00 2009 ]

    1. On April 13, 2009, in response to a complaint from the Federal
       Aviation Administration of interference at the Baltimore Washington
       International Airport to 330.950 MHz, a frequency used for instrument
       landing systems, an agent of the Commission's Columbia Office
       monitored Comcast's cable television system located in Glen Burnie, MD
       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: Less than and including 54 MHz and over 216 MHz...... 15
   micro-volts per meter, measured at 30 meters. " At the time of the
   inspection, the agent measured signal leakage in excess of 15 mV/m on the
   frequency of 331.275 MHz at the following location:


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

     04/13/09    331.275          216          Pedestal located at 929 Jay   
                                                          Court              


    2. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Comcast 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
       Comcast. 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 Office

   9200 Farm House Lane

   Columbia, MD, 21046

    3. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast of Maryland, Inc. at its address
       of record.

    4. 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

   Richard M. Caine

   Acting District Director

   Columbia 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.

                       Federal Communications Commission

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