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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Shentel Cable Company ) File No.: EB-11-NF-0090
Cable System Operator )
Community Unit ID #: VA0047 ) NOV No.: V201132640002
Lebanon, Virginia )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 30, 2011
By the Resident Agent, Norfolk Office, South Central Region, and
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to section
1.89 of the Commission's rules to Shentel Cable Company ("Shentel"),
operator of a cable system in Lebanon, Virginia.
2. On September 12, 2011, an agent of the Commission's Norfolk Office
inspected the Shentel cable system located in Lebanon, Virginia, and
observed the following violation(s):
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, the agent observed the indicated
signal leakage, on the frequency of 121.2625 MHz, at the following
locations:
1) Highland Drive, between Lebanon Community Fellowship
and Community Medical Care ------------------------------ 130 uV/m
2) Pole VZ-2/683-1262 on Highland Dr. ----------------------- 120 uV/m
3. Pursuant to section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and section 1.89 of the Commission's rules, Shentel Cable
Company, 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 the cable operator. 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
Norfolk Office
1457 Mount Pleasant Rd., Suite 113
Chesapeake, VA 23322
4. This Notice shall be sent to Shentel Cable Company, 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
Luther Bolden
Resident Agent
Norfolk Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 308(b).
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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