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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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NPG Cable, LLC ) File No.: EB-FIELDWR-13-00008351
Cable System Operator ) NOV No.: V201332940010
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Lake Havasu City, Arizona ) Physical System ID: 006616
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 9, 2013
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 (Rules)^ to NPG Cable, LLC, operator of a
cable system in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Pursuant to Section 1.89(a)
of the Rules, issuance of this Notice does not preclude the
Enforcement Bureau from further action if warranted, including issuing
a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for the violation noted
herein.^
2. On April 11, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego Office
inspected a cable system located at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and
observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S 76.613(a): "Harmful interference is any emission,
radiation or induction which ... seriously degrades, obstructs or
repeatedly interrupts a radio communication service operating in
accordance with this chapter. (b) [A multi-channel video programming
distributor] that causes harmful interference shall promptly take
appropriate measures to eliminate the harmful interference." At the
time of the inspection, the agent observed signal leakage in the 800
MHz band at several locations: 3240 Iroquois Drive, 2701 S.Kiowa
Boulevard, 2717 Tradewind Drive, 2963 Palo Verde Drive, 2482 S. Cisco
Drive, 2560 S. Cisco Drive and 183 Viscount Lane, Lake Havasu City.
The signal was characterized as continuous digital video signals,
each 6 MHz in bandwidth, operating between 824 MHz to 849 MHz that
was causing harmful interference to AT&T Wireless.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended,^ and Section 1.89 of the Rules, we seek additional
information concerning the violations and any remedial actions taken.
Therefore, NPG Cable, LLC, must submit a written statement concerning
this matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The
response (i) must fully explain each violation, including all relevant
surrounding facts and circumstances, (ii) must contain a statement of
the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude
recurrence, and (iii) must include a time line for completion of any
pending corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself
and must not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or
answers to other notices.^
4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct NPG Cable,
LLC, to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an
authorized officer of NPG Cable, LLC, with personal knowledge of the
representations provided in NPG Cable's response, verifying the truth
and accuracy of the information therein,^ and confirming that all of
the information requested by this Notice which is in the licensee's
possession, custody, control, or knowledge has been produced. To
knowingly and willfully make any false statement or conceal any
material fact in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or
imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.^
5. 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
6. This Notice shall be sent to NPG Cable, LLC, at its address of record.
7. 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
James T. Lyon
District Director
San Diego Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(a).
^ 47 U.S.C. S 403.
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(c).
^ Section 1.16 of the Rules provides that "[a]ny document to be filed with
the Federal Communications Commission and which is required by any law,
rule or other regulation of the United States to be supported, evidenced,
established or proved by a written sworn declaration, verification,
certificate, statement, oath or affidavit by the person making the same,
may be supported, evidenced, established or proved by the unsworn
declaration, certification, verification, or statement in writing of such
person . . . . Such declaration shall be subscribed by the declarant as
true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following
form . . . : `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).
(Signature)'." 47 C.F.R. S 1.16.
^ 18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq. See also 47 C.F.R. S 1.17.
^ P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).
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