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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Charter Communications VI, LLC ) File No.: EB-11-NF-0080
Cable System Operator )
Community Unit ID #: VA0379 ) NOV No.: V201232640001
Franklin, Virginia )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October 17, 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 Charter Communications VI, LLC
("Charter"), operator of a cable system in Franklin, Virginia.
2. On August 24, 2011, an agent of the Commission's Norfolk Office
inspected the Shentel cable system located in Franklin, 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) Pole between 429 and 425 Bracy St. ----------------------- 30 uV/m
2) Pole #C588 between 209 and Union Christian Church
on Stonewall St. --------------------------------------------------- 52
uV/m
3) Pole A1051 between 105 and 107, Fourth St. -------------- 25 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, Charter
Communications VI, LLC, 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 Charter Communications VI, 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
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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