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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
) File No.: EB-10-DT-0019
South Shore Cable Construction, Inc. )
) NOV No.: V201032360006
Wellington, OH )
Notice of Violation
Released: March 23, 2010
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 South Shore Cable Construction,
Inc. ("South Shore") operator of a cable system in Wellington, Ohio.
2. On January 20, 2010, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Detroit Office
inspected the cable television system located at Wellington, Ohio and
observed the following violations:
a. 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:
Frequency Field Intensity
Date Location
(MHz) (uV/m)
01/20/2010 121.2625 206 Pole outside of 24038 Ohio
Rt. 511, Wellington, OH
01/20/2010 121.2625 103 Pole outside of 21799 Ohio
Rt. 511, Wellington, OH
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1801(a): "A system community unit shall be authorized
to commence operation only after filing with the Commission the following
information on FCC Form 322." The FCC has no record of South Shore filing
FCC Form 322 for any of the communities in which it operates.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, South Shore Cable
Construction, Inc. 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 South Shore Cable Construction, Inc. 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 District Office
24897 Hathaway St.
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335
4. This Notice shall be sent to South Shore Cable Construction, Inc. 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.
Federal Communications Commission
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