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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Charter Communications ) File No. EB-10-PO-0057
)
Physical System ID # 5493 )
) NOV No. V201032920009
Klamath Falls, Oregon )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: August 2, 2010
By the Resident Agent, Portland Resident Agent Office, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Charter Communications, operator of
a cable system in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
2. On July 13, 2010, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Portland
Resident Agent Office inspected the Charter Communications cable
system located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and observed the following
violation:
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, the agent observed signal leakage in
excess of 20 micro-volts per meter on the frequency 121.2625 MHz at
the following locations:
1) Cable drop near address 1778 Etna Street 113 uV/m
2) Cable drop near address 2111A Gary Street 150 uV/m
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Charter Communications,
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
Charter Communications. 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
Portland Resident Agent Office
POB 61469
Vancouver, WA 98666-1469
4. This Notice shall be sent to Charter 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
Binh Nguyen
Resident Agent
Portland Resident Agent 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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