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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


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     In the Matter of   )   File Number: EB-06-BS-158   
                                                        
     Eliandro B.Ramos   )   NAL/Acct. No. 200732260002  
                                                        
     Danbury, CT        )   FRN 0016388233              
                                                        
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                                FORFEITURE ORDER

   Adopted: January 16, 2008  Released: January 18, 2008

   By the Acting 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 Eliandro B. Ramos
       ("Ramos") for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 301 of the
       Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), by operating on the
       frequency of 296.550 MHz without Commission authorization.

    2. On April 26, 2007, the Commission's Boston Field Office issued a
       Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL") in the amount of
       $10,000 to Ramos for operating without a license on 296.550 MHz. Ramos
       does not dispute the findings in the NAL, but requests a cancellation
       of the forfeiture based on his inability to pay. We decline to reduce
       the proposed forfeiture based on an inability to pay. The Commission
       has determined that, in general, an individual's or entity's gross
       revenues are the best indicator of an ability to pay a forfeiture. The
       Commission also has stated that, when evaluating a subject's ability
       to pay, it is appropriate to consider the totality of the subject's
       financial situation, including all potential sources of income. We
       have reviewed the personal income tax returns submitted by Ramos  and
       we find that the forfeiture represents a percentage of gross income
       that falls within the range that has been found acceptable.

    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, Eliandro B. Ramos 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. 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.

    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 Eliandro B.
       Ramos at his address of record.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   G. Michael Moffitt

   Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

   Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 200732260002
   (Enf. Bur., Boston Office, released April 26, 2007).

   See  PJB Communications of Virginia, Inc., 7 FCC Rcd 2088, 2089 (1992)
   (forfeiture not deemed excessive where it represented approximately 2.02
   percent of the violator's gross revenues); Local Long Distance, Inc., 15
   FCC Rcd 24385, 24389 P: 11  (2000), recon. denied, 16 FCC Rcd 10023, 10025
   P: 6 (2001) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where it represented
   approximately 7.9 percent of the violator's gross revenues); Hoosier
   Broadcasting Corporation,  14 FCC Rcd 3356 (CIB 1999), recon. denied, 15
   FCC Rcd 8640, 8641 (Enf. Bur. 2002) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where
   it represented approximately 7.6 percent of the violator's gross income).

   47 U.S.C. S: 503(b).

   47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).

   47 U.S.C. S: 504(a).

   See 47 C.F.R. S: 1.1914.

   Federal Communications Commission DA 08-112

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