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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Cox Communications ) File No. EB-10-LA-0077
Cable System Operator )
Physical System ID# 003775 ) NOV No. V201032900014
Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel, California )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 21, 2010
By the District Director, Los Angeles, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Cox Communications ("Cox"),
operator of a cable system in Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach,
California.
2. On April 19, 2010, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Los Angles
Office inspected Cox's cable system located at Laguna Niguel and
Laguna Beach, California, and observed the following violations:
a. 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 S: 76.609(h)
and shall be limited as follows: Over 54 MHz up to and including 216
MHz - 20 micro-volts per meter, measured at 3 meters." At the time of
the inspection, an agent observed signal leakage on the frequency of
127.2625 MHz at the following locations:
30100 Crown Valley Parkway, Unit Q, Laguna Niguel, CA,
at the rear of the building 68 uV/m
32091 Virginia Way, Laguna Beach, CA
at the rear of the building 153 uV/m
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Cox 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 the Cox. 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
18000 Studebaker Rd., #660
Cerritos, CA 90703
4. This Notice shall be sent to Cox Communications 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
Nader Haghighat
District Director
Los Angles Office
Western 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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