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                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                               ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

                              South Central Region

                                San Juan Office

                          US Federal Building Room 762

                            San Juan, PR 00918-1731

                                  May 22, 2009

   Via Certified Mail & fax:

   Manati Municipality

   Administration Office

   Res. Enrique Zorilla Apt. 281

   Manati, PR 00674

                                 Corrected Copy

                                    CITATION

   Case Number: EB-09-SJ-0024

   Document Number: C200932680003

   This is an official CITATION, issued pursuant to Section 503(b)(5) of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), 47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(5), to
   the Manati Municipality notifying you that your unintentional radiator is
   causing harmful interference  to licensed communications services and that
   your operations must cease. As explained below, continued operation while
   causing harmful interference may subject you to monetary forfeitures.

   On May 21, 2009, in response to information provided by AT&T Wireless
   ("AT&T"), the FCC's San Juan Office of the Enforcement Bureau ("San Juan
   Office") conducted an investigation on the roof top of building 30 of the
   Enrique Zorilla public housing project in Manati. The local AT&T cell site
   was experiencing interference which seriously degraded their service
   quality and resulted in dropped calls by the hundreds. Public safety
   concerns due to the possibility of dropped 911 calls prompted agents from
   this Office  to confirm by direction finding techniques that radio
   emissions on frequency 831.9315  MHz were emanating from the building's
   roof.  The building is  located on the corner of Rosario and Limones
   streets. On and off tests conducted with the AT&T determined that the Tru
   Spec Model TA-52 master antenna TV amplifier in service on the roof was
   the cause of the harmful interference.

   This amplifier is an "unintentional radiator" which is a "device that
   sends radio frequency signals by conduction to associated equipment via
   connecting wiring, but which is not intended to emit RF energy by
   radiation or induction." 47 C.F.R. S: 15.3(z). Nonlicensed operation of an
   unintentional radiator pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC's rules is subject
   to the condition that it must not cause harmful interference and, if
   harmful interference occurs, operation of the device must cease. See 47
   C.F.R. S: 15.5. Harmful interference is defined as "[a]ny emission,
   radiation or induction that ... seriously degrades, obstructs or
   repeatedly interrupts a radio communications service." 47 C.F.R. S:
   15.3(m).

   You are hereby notified that your Tru Spec Model TA-52 master antenna TV
   amplifier device is emitting spurious emissions on 831.9315 MHz, which are
   causing harmful interference to the licensed radio communications of AT&T
   Wireless. Your operation of this device must cease, until the interference
   can be resolved. Operation of this device that continues to cause harmful
   interference after your receipt of this warning constitutes a violation of
   the rules 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).

   OPERATION OF THE AMPLIFIER MUST CEASE UNTIL YOU RESOLVE THE HARMFUL
   INTERFERENCE.

   You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
   evidence that your unintentional radiator is not the source of the harmful
   interference to the licensed communications of AT&T. Your response should
   also state when you discontinued operations at Building #30 in Enrique
   Zorilla and a description of the steps you are planning to take to
   eliminate the interference. Your response should be sent to the address in
   the letterhead and reference the listed case and document number.

   You  may request an interview at the closest FCC Office, which is Federal
   Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, South Central Region, San
   Juan Office, US Federal Building Room 762

   San Juan, PR 00918-1731. You may contact this office by telephone, (XXX)
   XXXX-XXXX to schedule this interview, which must take place within 10 days
   of this Citation.

   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, including information that you disclose in your interview or
   written statement, to determine what, if any, enforcement action is
   required to ensure your compliance with the Communications Act and the
   Commission's rules.

   The knowing and willful making of any false statement, or the concealment
   of any material fact, in reply to this citation is punishable by fine or
   imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. S: 1001.

   You may contact this office if you have any questions.

   Reuben Jusino

   Resident Agent

   San Juan Office

   Attachments:

   Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended

   Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", July 2003