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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
) File Nos. EB-02-SJ-0059
COMMUNICATIONS COUNSEL GROUP, ) Acct. No. 200532080127
INC. ) FRN 0009672049
) Facility ID No. 12712
Licensee of Station WQII(AM), )
San Juan, Puerto Rico )
ORDER
Adopted: March 10, 2005 Released: March
11, 2005
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') has been
investigating whether Communications Counsel Group, Inc.
(``CCG''), licensee of Station WQII(AM), San Juan, Puerto
Rico, has violated section 310(d) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended,1 and sections 73.1015, 73.3526,
73.3540, and 73.3615 of the Commission's rules,2 in
connection with its operation of the station and responses
to letters of inquiry sent by the Bureau.
2. The Bureau and CCG have negotiated the terms of
the Consent Decree, a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated by reference.
3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree
and evaluating the facts before us, we find that the
public interest would be served by approving the Consent
Decree and terminating the investigation. In the absence
of material new evidence relating to this matter, we
conclude that our investigation raises no substantial or
material questions of fact as to whether CCG possesses the
basic qualifications, including character qualifications,
to be or remain a Commission licensee.
4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to
section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended,3 and the authority delegated by sections 0.111
and 0.311 of the Commission's rules,4 the attached Consent
Decree IS ADOPTED.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaints against
CCG dated October 3, 2002 and February 3, 2003,5 ARE
DISMISSED.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the investigation by
the Enforcement Bureau IS TERMINATED.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that copies of this Order
shall be sent by regular first class mail and certified
mail - return receipt requested, to Communications Counsel
Group, Inc., P.O. Box 193779, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919,
and to its counsel, Howard A. Topel, Esq. Leventhal Senter
& Lerman, PLLC, at 2000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600,
Washington, D.C. 20006.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 U.S.C. § 310(d).
2 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.1015, 73.3526, 73.3540, 73.3615.
3 47 U.S.C. § 154(i).
4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311.
5 The dismissal referenced above includes all comments and
responses filed by the February 3, 2003, complainant in
connection with the Bureau's investigation of CCG.