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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Comcast of the South, Inc. ) File No. EB-FIELDNER-12-00000755
Cable System Operator )
Physical System ID # 009258 )
Manchester, MI ) NOV No. V201232360006
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)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 22, 2012
By the District Director, Detroit 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 the South, Inc. (Comcast),
operator of a cable system in Manchester, Michigan.
2. On February 2, 2012, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Detroit
Office inspected Comcast's cable television system located in
Manchester, Michigan and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 76.605(a)(12) of the Rules requires that cable operators
maintain their cable system signal leakage below 20 microvolts per meter
(uV/m) measured at 3 meters when operating in the frequency band between
54 MHz and 216 MHz. See 47 C.F.R. S: 76.605(a)(12). The agent measured
signal leakages in excess of 20 uV/m on 121.2625 MHz at the following
locations:
Frequency Field
Date Intensity Location
(MHz) (uV/m)
2/2/2012 121.2625 58 Pole at 213 Beaufort
St.
Pole at 229 S.
2/2/2012 121.2625 135 Washington St., and W.
Vernon St.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's rules, Comcast of the
South, Inc. 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
Detroit District Office
24897 Hathaway St.
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335
4. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast of the South, Inc. 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
James A. Bridgewater
District Director
Detroit District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
Cc: Robert Robinson, Comcast of the South, Inc., 6065 Wall Street,
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48312
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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