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                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                               ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

                                NORTHEAST REGION

                              Philadelphia Office

                     One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404

                           2300 East Lincoln Highway

                         Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047

                                  May 8, 2012

   Prudential Fox & Roach

   3838 Kennett Pike

   Wilmington, Delaware 19807

                         NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION

   Case Number: EB-FIELDNER-12-00001615

   Document Number: W201232400006

   On March 29, 2012, agents from this office conducted an investigation and
   found that Prudential Fox & Roach (Prudential) was operating a Wilson
   Electronics bi-directional amplifier (BDA)  Model AG PRO 70 BDA at 3838
   Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Delaware. During the inspection, Prudential
   admitted to operating the BDA from this location to improve in-building
   reception for Verizon Wireless.

   Verizon Wireless and AT&T have licenses to provide both cellular
   communications in the 824-894 MHz band and PCS communications in the
   1850-1990 MHz band in your area. Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile have licenses
   to provide PCS communications in the 1850-1990 MHz band in your area.
   While Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile have authority
   under their licenses to install BDAs, a licensee's authority to install a
   BDA does not permit a subscriber to install a BDA, unless that subscriber
   has received explicit authorization from the licensee to do so.  In
   response to an inquiry from an FCC agent, Verizon Wireless reported that
   it did not provide you authorization to install a BDA.  In addition, you
   admitted to an FCC agent that you did not obtain authorization to install
   a BDA from any licensed carrier.

   Operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid FCC
   authorization or license is a violation of Section 301 of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and may subject the responsible
   parties to substantial monetary forfeitures, in rem arrest action against
   the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including
   imprisonment. Because unlicensed operation creates a danger of
   interference to important radio communications services and may subject
   the operator to severe penalties, this warning emphasizes the importance
   of complying strictly with these legal requirements.

   UNLICENSED OPERATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED IMMEDIATELY.

   You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
   evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the FCC or have
   obtained consent from a licensed Common Carrier. To resolve the issues
   with respect to your authority to operate this device, and pursuant to
   Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, provide an
   explanation as to what has been done to discontinue any unlicensed
   operation, and provide any agreements made with any public mobile service
   licensees to operate the system and include any relevant documents. You
   must also identify the make, model and serial number of each piece of
   equipment including the antennas if applicable.

   Your response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and
   reference the listed case and document number. Under the Privacy Act of
   1974, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3), we are informing you that the Commission's
   staff will use all relevant material information before it to determine
   what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance
   with FCC Rules. This will include any information that you disclose in
   your reply.

   You may contact this office if you have any questions.

   Kevin Doyle

   Acting District Director

   Philadelphia District Office

   Northeast Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   Attachments:

   Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended

   Section 22.99 of the Commission's rules defines "signal booster" as a
   "stationary device that automatically reradiates signals from base
   transmitters without channel translation, for the purpose of improving the
   reliability of existing service by increasing the signal strength in dead
   spots." 47 C.F.R. S: 22.99.

   Section 22.383 of the Commission's rules, which applies to cellular
   licensees, provides that "[l]icensees may install in-building radiation
   systems without applying for authorization or notifying the FCC, provided
   that the locations of the in-building radiation systems are within the
   protected service area of the licensee's authorized transmitter(s) on the
   same channel or channel block." 47 C.F.R. S: 22.383. Subscribers to PCS
   services similarly are not permitted to operate BDAs without authorization
   from the PCS licensee. See 47 C.F.R. S: 24.11.

   We note that, because the Wilson Electronics AG Pro 70 BDA operates on the
   entire cellular and PCS bands, Prudential would be required to obtain
   authorization from all public mobile service licensees serving Wilmington,
   Delaware in order to operate this BDA.

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

   See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 401, 501, 503, 510.

   47 U.S.C. S: 403.