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



In the Matter of                  )
                                 )             File Number EB-04-
Sylvane Simon                     )
Mattapan, MA                      )   BS-067
                                 )
                                 )             NAL/Acct. 
                                 )
                                     No.200532260002

                                               FRN 0013802681



                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  January 24, 2006                   Released:    January 
26, 2006

By the Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.        In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a 
               monetary forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand 
               dollars ($10,000) to Sylvane Simon (``Simon'') for 
               willful and repeated violation of Section 301 of 
               the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
               (``Act'').1  Specifically, we find Mr. Simon 
               apparently liable for operating radio transmission 
               equipment without a license on 1640 KHz in 
               Mattapan, MA. 

     2.        On July 26, 2005, the Commission's Boston Field 
               Office (``Boston Office'') issued a Notice of 
               Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the 
               amount of $10,000 to Simon.2  Simon 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 Commission's Rules,4 Sylvane 
               Simon IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the 
               amount of $10,000 for willfully and repeatedly 
               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 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.5  Payment of the 
               forfeiture must be made by check or similar 
               instrument, payable to the order of the Federal 
               Communications Commission.  The payment must 
               include the NAL/Acct. No. and FRN No. referenced 
               above.  Payment by check or money order may be 
               mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. 
               Box 358340, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8340.  Payment by 
               overnight mail may be sent to Mellon Bank /LB 
               358340, 500 Ross Street, Room 1540670, Pittsburgh, 
               PA 15251.  Payment by wire transfer may be made to 
               ABA Number 043000261, receiving bank Mellon Bank, 
               and account number 911-6106.  Requests for full 
               payment under an installment plan should be sent 
               to: Associate Managing Director, Financial 
               Operations, 1A625, 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 Sylvane Simon at 
               his address of record. 


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                              Russell Monie, Jr.
                              Regional Director, Northeast Region
                              Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

147 U.S.C. § 301

2Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200532260002 (Enf. Bur., Boston Office, released July 26, 2005).

347 U.S.C. § 503(b).

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

547 U.S.C. § 504(a).

6See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.