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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
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Suwannee Cable TV ) File No.: EB-03-TP-179
Operator of Cable Television System FL 1248, PSID ) NAL/Acct.
No. 200332700028
020182 ) FRN 0009-3015-16
Old Town, Florida )
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: October 17, 2003 Released:
October 21, 2003
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of eight thousand
dollars ($8,000) to Suwannee Cable TV for willful and
repeated violation of Sections 76.605(a)(12) and
76.611(a)(1) of the Commission's Rules (``Rules'').1
The noted violations involve Suwannee Cable TV's failure
to comply with the Commission's cable signal leakage
standards.
2. On July 17, 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 $8,000 to Suwannee Cable TV.2 Suwannee Cable TV 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 Suwannee
Cable TV IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of
$8,000 for willfully and repeatedly violating Sections
76.605(a)(12) and 76.611(a)(1) 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.
200332700028 and FRN 0009-3015-16. 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 Suwannee Cable TV, Highway 19 South, Box 1120, Old
Town, Florida, 33692.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.605(a)(12), 76.611(a)(1).
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200332700028 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Office, released July 17, 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.