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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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) File No. EB-10-SF-0197
Escape Broadband, LLC )
Physical System ID # 012279 ) NOV No. V201132960003
Bridgeport, California )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: December 10, 2010
By the District Director, San Francisco Office, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Escape Broadband, LLC, ("Escape")
operator of a cable system in Bridgeport, California.
2. On September 2, 2010, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San
Francisco Office inspected Escape's cable system in Bridgeport,
California 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, an agent observed signal leakage in excess of 20
micro-volts per meter, on the frequency of 121.2625 MHz, at the
following locations:
1. 328 Hwy 182 (Canyon Rd.), Pole #:2889 1114 uV/m
2. Back yard of 74 Sierra View Dr. (on N. Tamarack Dr.) 298 uV/m
3. 118 Twin Lakes Rd. 208 uV/m
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules Escape 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 Escape. 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
San Francisco Office
5653 Stoneridge Dr., Ste 105
Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543
4. This Notice shall be sent to Escape 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
Thomas VanStavern
District Director
San Francisco 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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