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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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In the Matter of File Number: EB-05-SD-043
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Pacnet Incorporated NAL/Acct. No: 200532940010
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San Diego (Otay), California FRN: 0012-5042-13
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FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: September 12, 2006 Released: September 14, 2006
By the Regional Director, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to Pacnet Incorporated
("Pacnet"), in San Diego, California (Otay Mesa area), for willful and
repeated violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, ("Act"). The noted violation involves Pacnet's operation
of an unlicensed microwave radio station on microwave channel 22775.0
MHz.
2. On September 28, 2005, the District Director of the Enforcement
Bureau's San Diego Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture ("NAL") in the amount of $10,000 to Pacnet. On October 11,
2005, an attorney for Gary Kremen ("Kremen") notified the San Diego Office
that the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California ordered the assets of Pacnet be turned over to Kremen. Despite
repeated contacts by the San Diego Office, neither Pacnet, nor Kremen, has
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"), and Sections 0.111, 0.311
and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's Rules, Pacnet Incorporated, IS LIABLE
FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for willfully and
repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Act by operating a microwave radio
station without authorization.
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. 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, Room 1A625, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20554.
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 Pacnet
Incorporated, at its address of record, Gary Kremen, and Timothy Dillon,
Esquire, his counsel of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Rebecca L. Dorch
Regional Director, Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 U.S.C. S 301.
47 C.F.R. S 101.147(s).
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 200532940010
(Enf. Bur., Western Region, San Diego Office, released September 28,
2005).
Kremen v. Cohen, et al. Case No.: C 98 20718 JW PVT (N.D. Cal. Sept. 28,
2005).
47 U.S.C. S 503(b).
47 C.F.R. SS 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
47 U.S.C. S 504(a).
See 47 C.F.R. S 1.1914.
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