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                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                               ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

                                NORTHEAST REGION

                              Philadelphia Office

                     One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404

                           2300 East Lincoln Highway

                         Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047

                                 July 26, 2010

   David Deeck

   Pennsauken, New Jersey

                         NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION

   Case Number: EB-10-PA-0181

   Document Number: W201032400009

   On June 22, 2010, in response to an interference complaint from Hillmans
   Bus Service Inc., the licensee of radio station WQBM304, agents from the
   Philadelphia Office located by direction finding techniques a radio signal
   on the frequency 812.8125 MHz that was emanating from a bi-directional
   amplifier ("BDA") located at the residence of David Deeck in Pennsauken,
   New Jersey. During the investigation, David Deeck admitted to the agents
   that he had been operating a BDA or signal booster from the basement of
   his residence to improve the coverage inside his residence of Sprint
   Nextel, his cellular provider. When an FCC agent was escorted to the
   basement, the agent found the BDA powered up and operating.

   Sprint Nextel has a license to provide specialized mobile radio services
   on 806 MHz to 818 MHz. Section 90.219 of the Rules provides that licensees
   authorized to operate radio systems in the frequency bands above 150 MHz
   may employ signal boosters at fixed locations. The licensee is given
   authority to operate signal boosters without separate authorization from
   the Commission. Certificated equipment must be employed and the licensee
   must ensure that all applicable rules requirements are met. A licensee's
   authority to install a BDA does not permit a subscriber to install a BDA,
   unless that subscriber has received explicit authorization from the
   licensee to do so.  David Deeck admitted that he did not obtain any
   authorization from Sprint Nextel to install and operate the BDA.

   Operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid FCC
   authorization or license is a violation of Section 301 of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and may subject the responsible
   parties to substantial monetary forfeitures, in rem arrest action against
   the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including
   imprisonment. Because unlicensed operation creates a danger of
   interference to important radio communications services and may subject
   the operator to severe penalties, this warning emphasizes the importance
   of complying strictly with these legal requirements.

             UNLICENSED OPERATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED IMMEDIATELY.

   You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
   evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the FCC or have
   obtained consent from a licensed Common Carrier. To resolve the issues
   with respect to your authority to operate this device, and pursuant to
   Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, provide an
   explanation as to what has been done to correct the interference issue and
   to ensure that it will not recur; provide any agreements made with any
   cellular carrier to operate the system and include any relevant documents.
   Identify the make, model and serial number of each piece of equipment
   including the antennas if applicable.

   Your response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and
   reference the listed case and document number. 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 to determine
   what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance
   with FCC Rules. This will include any information that you disclose in
   your reply.

   You may contact this office if you have any questions.

   Gene J. Stanbro

   District Director

   Philadelphia Office

   Northeast Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   Attachments:

   Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended

   Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", March 2005

   Section 90.7 of the Rules defines "signal booster" as "a device at a fixed
   location which automatically receives, amplifies, and retransmits on a
   one-way or two-way basis, the signals received from base, fixed, mobile
   and portable stations, with no change in frequency or authorized
   bandwidth. A signal booster may be either narrowband (Class A) in which
   case the booster amplifiers only those discrete frequencies intended to be
   retransmitted, or broadband (Class B), in which case all signals within
   the passband of the signal booster filter are amplified.

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

   See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 401, 501, 503, 510.

   47 U.S.C. S: 403.