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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Comcast of Colorado/Pennsylvania/ ) File No. EB-11-PA-0109
W. Virginia, LLC )
Physical System ID # 007604 )
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania ) NOV No. V201132400028
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 31, 2011
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Northeast Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to Comcast of
Colorado/Pennsylvania/West Virginia, LLC ("Comcast"), operator of a
cable system in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
2. On May 18, 2011, an agent of the Commission's Philadelphia Office
monitored Comcast's cable television system in Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania, and observed the following violation:
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 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
measured signal leakage in excess of 20 mV/m on the frequency of 121.2625
MHz at the following locations:
Frequency Signal
Date (MHz) Strength Location
(uV/m)
Mulberry Alley & Church Street,
05/18/2011 121.2625 141 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
40'056'33''N/78'058'28''W
517 Mulberry Alley, Punxsutawney,
05/18/2011 121.2625 105 Pennsylvania
40'056'32''N/78'058'41''W
800 Pine Street,
05/18/2011 121.2625 72 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
40'056'39''N/78'059'11''W
North Alley, Punxsutawney,
05/18/2011 121.2625 111 Pennsylvania
40'056'42''N/78'059'7.4''W
3. Pursuant to section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Comcast must submit a
written statement concerning this matter within twenty (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
Comcast. 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
Philadelphia District Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast of Colorado /Pennsylvania/ West
Virginia, LLC 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
Gene J. Stanbro
District Director
Philadelphia District Office
Northeast 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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