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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Churchill County Telephone and Telegraph )

   Antenna Structure Registrant ) File No. EB-10-SF-0230

   ASR # 1012853 )

   Fallon, Nevada ) NOV No. V201132960010

   )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: January 25, 2011

   By the District Director, San Francisco 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 Churchill County Telephone and
       Telegraph registrant of antenna structure #1012853 in Fallon, Nevada.

    2. On September 28, 2010, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's San
       Francisco Office inspected antenna structure #1012853 located
       approximately 0.5 mile southeast of Fallon Municipal Airport in
       Fallon, Nevada, and observed the following violation:

   47 C.F.R. S: 17.21: "Antenna structures shall be painted and lighted when:
   (a) they exceed 60.96 meters (200 feet) in height above the ground or they
   require special aeronautical study." The FCC Antenna Structure
   Registration for antenna structure # 1012853 indicates painting and
   lighting in accordance with FCC Chapters 1 and 2. At the time of
   inspection, agents observed that the tower was not painted.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Churchill County Telephone
       and Telegraph, 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 Churchill County Telephone and Telegraph. 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 Drive, Suite 105

   Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543

    4. This Notice shall be sent to Churchill County Telephone and Telegraph
       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 N. Van Stavern

   District Director

   San Francisco District 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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                       Federal Communications Commission