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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

                                October 4, 2010

   Karl Girton

   Millville, Pennsylvania

                         NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION

   Case Number: EB-10-PA-0248

   Document Number: W201132400001

   On September 21 2010, in response to an interference complaint from AT&T
   Mobility ("AT&T"), agents from this office confirmed by direction finding
   techniques that radio signals on 831.2125 MHz were emanating from your
   residence in Millville, Pennsylvania. Public records indicate you are the
   owner of this residence. On September 21, 2010, an agent from this office
   inspected your radio station and found a bi-directional amplifier ("BDA")
   or signal booster in use. At the time of the inspection, the BDA was in
   operation and you chose to continue operating the device in connection
   with the service you receive from Verizon Wireless. Later that day, the
   agent received a phone call from you stating that you turned off the BDA.
   On September 24, 2010, AT&T confirmed that the BDA was turned off.

   AT&T has a license to provide cellular communications in the 824 - 835 MHz
   band. Section 22.383 of the Commission's Rules, which applies to public
   mobile service licensees like AT&T, 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. In response to an inquiry from an FCC agent,
   Verizon Wireless reported 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 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 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.

   47 U.S.C. S: 403.