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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
) File Number EB-05-SD-042
Pacific Spanish Network, Inc. ) NAL/Acct. No. 200532940009
Chula Vista, California ) FRN: 0012469557
)
)
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: February 24, 2006
Released: February 28, 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
Pacific Spanish Network, Inc. (?Pacific Spanish?) an operator of a
microwave radio station in Chula Vista, California, for willful
and repeated violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.1 The noted violation involves Pacific
Spanish's operation of a microwave radio station without a
license.
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
Pacific Spanish.2 Despite repeated contacts by the San Diego
Office, Pacific Spanish 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
Pacific Spanish Network, Inc., IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY
FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for willfully and repeatedly
operating a microwave radio station in Chula Vista, California,
without a license, in violation of Section 301 of the Act.5
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.6
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.
20554.7
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 Pacific Spanish Network, Inc., at its
address of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Rebecca L. Dorch
Regional Director, Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 U.S.C. § 301.
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200532940009 (Enf. Bur., Western Region, San Diego Office,
released September 28, 2005).
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. § 301.
6 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).
7 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.