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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554

                              )
In the Matter of                        )
                              )    File No.: EB-02-TP-576   
Omar A. Ebanks                )    NAL/Acct. No. 200332700016
                              )    FRN 0008-0286-98
Orlando, Florida                   )    




                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  May 5, 2003                                  Released:  
May 7, 2003

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
          monetary  forfeiture  in the  amount  of  ten  thousand 
          dollars  ($10,000)  to  Omar  A.  Ebanks,  for  willful 
          violation of Section  301 of the Communications Act  of 
          1934,  as  amended  (``Act'').1   The  noted  violation 
          involves Mr. Ebanks's  operation of a radio station  on 
          the    frequency   93.9    MHz    without    Commission 
          authorization.

     2.   On February  11, 2003,  the  District Director  of  the 
Commission's  Tampa,  Florida  Field  Office  (``Tampa  Office'') 
issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in 
the amount of $10,000 to Mr. Ebanks.2  Mr. Ebanks has not filed a 
response to  the NAL.   Based on  the information  before us,  we 
affirm the forfeiture.

     3.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS  ORDERED THAT,  pursuant to  Section 
503(b) of the Act,3 and  Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4)  of 
the Commission's Rules (``Rules''),4 Omar A. Ebanks IS LIABLE FOR 
A MONETARY  FORFEITURE in  the amount  of $10,000  for  willfully 
violating Section 301 of the Act.

     4.   Payment of the forfeiture shall  be made in the  manner 
provided for in Section 1.80 of  the Rules within 30 days of  the 
release of this Order.  If the forfeiture is not paid within  the 
period specified, the case may  be referred to the Department  of 
Justice for collection  pursuant to Section  504(a) of the  Act.5  
Payment shall be made by  mailing a check or similar  instrument, 
payable  to   the   order   of   the   ``Federal   Communications 
Commission,'' to the Federal Communications Commission, P.O.  Box 
73482, Chicago,  Illinois 60673-7482.   The payment  should  note 
NAL/Acct. No. 200332700016, and  FRN 0008-0286-98.  Requests  for 
full payment under an installment plan should be sent to:  Chief, 
Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, 445 12th Street,  S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554.6

     5.        IT IS FURTHER  ORDERED THAT a  copy of this  Order 
shall be  sent by  first class  mail and  certified mail,  return 
receipt requested, to Omar A. Ebanks, 1289 S. Kirkman  Boulevard, 
#2166,Orlando, Florida 32811-2527.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

1 47 U.S.C. § 301.

2 Notice  of Apparent  Liability  for Forfeiture,  NAL/Acct.  No. 
200332700016 (Enf.  Bur.,  Tampa Office,  released  February  11, 
2003).

3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).

4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).

5 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).

6 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.