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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Comcast of Florida/Washington, LLC ) File No.: EB-FIELDSCR-13-00009757
Cable System Operator )
) NOV No.: V201332600012
)
Miami Springs, Florida ) Physical System ID: 000811
) Community Unit ID: FL0427
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: July 17, 2013
By the Resident Agent, Miami Office, South Central Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89
of the Commission's rules (Rules)^ to Comcast of Florida/Washington,
LLC (Comcast), operator of a cable system in Miami Springs, Florida.
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(s) noted herein.^
2. On June 25, 2013, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office
inspected Comcast's cable system in Miami Springs, Florida, and
observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. 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
microvolts per meter, measured at 3 meters." At the time of the
inspection, the agent observed signal leakage on the frequency 133.2625
MHz near pole behind 299 Azure Way, Miami Springs, FL 33166 (25DEG 49'
10.81" North Latitude, 080DEG 17' 07.84" West Longitude), and measured an
emission of 1,306 microvolts per meter, which exceeds the field strength
allowed by the Rules.
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, Comcast 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 Comcast to
support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or declaration
under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an authorized officer of
Comcast with personal knowledge of the representations provided in
Comcast'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 company'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
Miami Office
P.O. Box 520617
Miami, FL 33152-0617
6. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast of Florida/Washington, 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
Steven DeSena
Resident Agent
Miami Office
South Central 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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