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                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                               ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

                              SOUTH CENTRAL REGION

                                Houston  Office

                             9597 Jones Road, #362

                               Houston, TX 77065

                               September 23, 2010

   Alfred Moran

   Houston, Texas

                         NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION

   Case Number: EB-10-HU-0063

   Document Number: W201032540007

   On September 16, 2010, in response to an interference complaint from AT&T
   Mobility, agents from this office confirmed by direction finding
   techniques that radio signals on frequency 1875 MHz were emanating from
   your residence in Houston, Texas. On September 16, 2010, agents from this
   office, accompanied by you, found a bi-directional amplifier ("BDA") or
   signal booster in use at your residence. During this time, the device was
   turned off, and the interference to AT&T Mobility ceased.

   AT&T Mobility has a license to provide cellular communications on 1875 MHz
   in the Houston area. Section 22.383 of the Commission's Rules provides
   that "[l]icensees may install in-building radiation systems without
   applying for authorization or notifying the FCC, provided that the
   locations of the in-building radiation systems are within the protected
   service area of the licensee's authorized transmitter(s) on the same
   channel or channel block."  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. AT&T Mobility
   informed this Office that it did not provide you authorization to install
   a 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 NOT RESUME.

   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. 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.

   Lee R. Browning

   Resident Agent

   Houston Office

   Attachments:

   Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended

   Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", March 2005

   Section 22.99 of the Rules defines "signal booster" as a "stationary
   device that automatically reradiates signals from base transmitters
   without channel translation, for the purpose of improving the reliability
   of existing service by increasing the signal strength in dead spots." 47
   C.F.R. S: 22.99.

   47 C.F.R. S: 22.383.

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

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

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