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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


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                                             )                               
     In the Matter of                                                        
                                             )   File No. EB-08-TC-5693      
     Hinton Telephone Company of Hinton                                      
     Oklahoma, Inc.                          )   NAL/Acct. No. 200932170823  
                                                                             
     Apparent Liability for Forfeiture       )   FRN: 0004365334             
                                                                             
                                             )                               
                                                                             
                                             )                               


                                     ORDER

   Adopted: July 29, 2009 Released: July 30, 2009

   By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

   I. introduction and Background

    1. In this Order, we cancel a proposed forfeiture in the amount of twenty
       thousand dollars ($20,000) issued to Hinton Telephone Company of
       Hinton Oklahoma, Inc. ("Hinton") for apparent violation of section 222
       of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), section
       64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI
       Order,  by failing to timely file an annual customer proprietary
       network information ("CPNI") compliance certification with the
       Commission on or before March 1, 2008.

    2. On February 24, 2009, the Bureau issued to Hinton a Notice of Apparent
       Liability for Forfeiture ("Omnibus NAL") proposing a forfeiture in the
       amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) based on Hinton's apparent
       violation of section 222 of the Act, section 64.2009(e) of the
       Commission's rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order,  by failing
       to timely file an annual compliance certification with the Bureau.

   II. Discussion

    3. Upon review of the record and based on additional information provided
       by Hinton, we agree with Hinton that it has timely filed its CPNI
       certification for calendar year 2007. Accordingly, based on the
       record, we find that Hinton did not willfully and repeatedly violate
       section 222 of the Act, section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules,
       and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order. Consequently, we conclude that
       no forfeiture should be imposed.

    4. 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, that the proposed
       forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) issued
       to Hinton Telephone Company of Hinton Oklahoma, Inc. in the February
       24, 2009 Omnibus Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for
       willful and repeated violations of a Commission rule IS CANCELLED.

    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 Hinton
       Telephone Company of Hinton Oklahoma, Inc. to its attorney of record,
       John A. Prendergrast, Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy &
       Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Kris A. Monteith

   Chief, Enforcement Bureau

   47 U.S.C. S: 222.

   47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e).

   Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications
   Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other
   Customer Information; IP-Enabled Services, CC Docket No. 96-115; WC Docket
   No. 04-36, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 22
   FCC Rcd 6927, 6953 (2007) ("EPIC CPNI Order"); aff'd sub nom. Nat'l Cable
   & Telecom. Assoc. v. FCC, No. 07-132, (D.C. Cir. decided Feb. 13, 2009).

   Annual CPNI Certification Omnibus Notice of Apparent Liability for
   Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2299 (Enf. Bur. 2009) ("Omnibus NAL").

   47 U.S.C. S: 222.

   47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e).

   47 U.S.C. S: 222.

   47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e).

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