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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
In the Matter of )
) File No.: EB-02-MA-038
Air Paging Communication Corp. ) NAL/Acct. No.
200332600002
Licensee of Radio Station KNNF675 ) FRN 0003-7891-04
Pembroke Pines, Florida )
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: July 18, 2003 Released: July
22, 2003
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of four thousand
dollars ($4,000) to Air Paging Communication Corp.
(``Air Paging''), licensee of Radio Station KNNF675,
Pembroke Pines, Florida, for willful and repeated
violation of Section 1.903(a) of the Commission's
Rules (``Rules'').1 The noted violation involves Air
Paging's failure to operate its Wireless Radio
Station in accordance with its station authorization
by operating its station at an unauthorized location.
2. On March 18, 2003, the Commission's Miami, Florida
Resident Agent Office (``Miami Office'') issued a Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the amount of
$4,000 to Air Paging.2 Air Paging 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 Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''),3
and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the Rules,4 Air
Paging IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of
$4,000 for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 1.903(a) of
the Rules.
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. 200332600002, and FRN 0003-7891-04. 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 Air Paging Communication Corp., 1000 N
Hiatus Road Suite 110, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33026.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 C.F.R. § 1.903(a).
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200332600002 (Enf. Bur., Miami Office, released March 18, 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.