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

                              )
In the Matter of              )
                              )    
Paladen Communications, Inc.  )    File No.:  EB-03-DT-120
A/k/a CB Shop                 )    
                              )    NAL/Acct. No.:  200432360003
North Jackson, Ohio           )    
                              )    FRN:  0010680940


                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  October 19, 2004                             Released:  
October 21, 2004

By the Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a 
          monetary forfeiture in the amount of seven thousand 
          dollars ($7,000) to Paladen Communications, Inc., 
          a/k/a CB Shop, for willful and repeated violation of 
          Section 302(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
          amended ("Act"),1 and Sections 2.815(b) and 2.815(c) 
          of the Commission's Rules (``Rules'').2  The noted 
          violations involve Paladen's sale of Citizens Band 
          external radio frequency power amplifiers.
 
     2.   On May 27, 2004, the District Director of the 
          Commission's Detroit, Michigan Field Office (``Detroit 
          Office'') issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for 
          Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the amount of $7,000 to 
          Paladen.3  Paladen 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 Act4 and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 
          1.80(f)(4) of the Rules,5 Paladen Communications, 
          Inc., a/k/a CB Shop, IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY 
          FORFEITURE in the amount of $7,000 for willfully and 
          repeatedly violating Section 302(b) of the Act and 
          Sections 2.815(b) and 2.815(c) of the Rules.

     4.   Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner 
          provided for in Section 1.80 of the Rules within 
          thirty (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.6  
          Payment by check or money order may be mailed to 
          Forfeiture Collection Section, Finance Branch, Federal 
          Communications Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, 
          Illinois 60673-7482.  Payment by overnight mail may be 
          sent to Bank One/LB 73482, 525 West Monroe, 8th Floor 
          Mailroom, Chicago, IL 60661.  Payment by wire transfer 
          may be made to ABA Number 071000013, receiving bank 
          Bank One, and account number 1165259.  The payment 
          should note NAL/Acct. No. 200432360003, and FRN 
          0010680940.  Requests for full payment under an 
          installment plan should be sent to: Chief, Revenue and 
          Receivables Group, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, 
          D.C. 20554.7

     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 Paladen Communications, Inc., 
          a/k/a CB Shop, 12274 Mahoning Avenue, Suite 14, North 
          Jackson, Ohio 44451. 


                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         George R. Dillon
                         Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

147 U.S.C. § 302(b).  

247 C.F.R. §§ 2.815(b), 2.815(c).

3Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200432360003 (Enf. Bur., Detroit Office, released May 27, 2004).

447 U.S.C. § 503(b).

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

647 U.S.C. § 504(a).

7See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.