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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Antilles Wireless LLC ) File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00001264
DBA: USA Communications )
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Physical System ID: 021513 )
Community Unit ID: CA1770 )
Salton City, California ) NOV No. V201232940011
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 28, 2012
By the District Director, San Diego 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 Antilles Wireless LLC (Antilles
Wireless), operator of USA Communications cable system in Salton City,
California.
2. On March 1, 2012, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego
Office inspected USA Communications cable system located in Salton
City, California and observed the following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.612(a)(1): "All cable television systems which
operate in the frequency bands 108-137 and 225-400 MHz shall comply
with the following frequency separation standards: All such cable
carriers or signal components shall be offset by 12.5 kHz with a
frequency tolerance of +/- 5 kHz." At the time of the inspection, the
agent observed the following channels with the listed offset which
exceeded 5 kHz.
Offset
Channel Assigned Frequency (MHz) Measured Frequency (MHz)
(kHz)
14 121.2625 121.2516 10.9
25 229.2625 229.2516 10.9
29 253.2625 253.2516 10.9
32 271.2625 271.2016 60.9
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Antilles Wireless 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
Antilles Wireless. 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 Diego Office
4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 370
San Diego, CA 92111
4. This Notice shall be sent to Antilles Wireless, 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 T. Lyon
District Director
San Diego 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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