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Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ) File No. EB-01-IH-0017n
CORP. ) Acct. No. 200132080045
) FRN 0005-9028-61
)
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Adopted: January 30, 2002 Released: February 1,
2002
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. By this Memorandum Opinion and Order we adopt the attached
Consent Decree entered into between the Enforcement Bureau, and
North County Communications Corp (``NCC''). We find that the
Consent Decree provides for an appropriate resolution of the
Bureau's investigation into NCC's compliance with section
52.15(f) of the Commission's rules, which requires semi-annual
reporting of number utilization and forecast data.1
2. Among other things, the Consent Decree provides that NCC
will implement a program to ensure its future compliance with the
Act and the Commission's rules and policies. In addition, the
Consent Decree provides that NCC will make a voluntary
contribution to the United States Treasury in the amount of
$4,800.2
3. We have reviewed the Consent Decree and evaluated the
circumstances underlying the investigation. We believe that the
public interest would be served by adopting the Consent Decree
and terminating the investigatory proceeding.
4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i),
4(j), and 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,3
and Sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules,4 the
Consent Decree attached hereto IS ADOPTED.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the Notice of Apparent Liability
for Forfeiture, North County Communications Corp., 16 FCC Rcd
8650 (EB 2001) IS HEREBY CANCELLED and the above-captioned
investigatory proceeding IS TERMINATED.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That a copy of this Memorandum
Opinion and Order and Consent decree shall be sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested to Todd Lesser, President, North
County Communications Corp., 3802 Rosecrans, # 485, San Diego, CA
92110 and Brett H. Freedson, Esq., and Todd Daubert, Esq., Kelley
Drye & Warren LLP, 1200 19th Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington,
DC 20036
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 C.F.R. § 52.15(f).
2 Payment may be made by mailing a check or similar instrument,
payable to the order of the Federal Communications Commission, to
the Forfeiture Collection Section, Finance Branch, Federal
Communications Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois
60673-7482. The payment must include the FCC Registration Number
(FRN) and the Acct. No. referenced above.
3 47 U.S.C. §§ 4(i), 4(j), 503(b).
4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311