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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                         )                               
                                                                         
                                         )   File No. EB-06-TC-4261      
     In the Matter of                                                    
                                         )   NAL/Acct. No. 200732170035  
     Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation                                   
                                         )   FRN: 0001544790             
                                                                         
                                         )                               


                                     ORDER

   Adopted: October 19, 2010 Released: October 20, 2010

   By the Assistant Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division,
   Enforcement Bureau:

    1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into
       between the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") of the Federal
       Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") and Easterbrooke
       Cellular Corporation ("Easterbrooke Cellular"). The Consent Decree
       terminates an investigation and Notice of Apparent Liability for
       Forfeiture ("NAL") by the Bureau against Easterbrooke Cellular for
       possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934,
       as amended ("Communications Act" or "Act"), 47 U.S.C. S: 222, and
       section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e),
       regarding Easterbrooke Cellular's apparent failure to file a compliant
       annual customer proprietary network information ("CPNI") certification
       pursuant to 64.2009(e).

    2. The Bureau and Easterbrooke Cellular have negotiated the terms of the
       Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree
       is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

    3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the
       facts before us, we find that the public interest would be served by
       adopting the Consent Decree, terminating the investigation and
       cancelling the NAL.

    4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we
       conclude that our investigation raises no substantial or material
       questions of fact as to whether Easterbrooke Cellular possesses the
       basic qualifications, including those related to character, to hold or
       obtain any Commission license or authorization.

    5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 503(b)
       of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and sections 0.111 and
       0.311 of the Commission's Rules, the Consent Decree attached to this
       Order IS ADOPTED.

    6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned investigation IS
       TERMINATED and the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture IS
       CANCELLED.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Kimberly A. Wild

   Assistant Division Chief

   Telecommunications Consumers Division

   Enforcement Bureau

                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                         )                               
                                                                         
                                         )   File No. EB-06-TC-4261      
     In the Matter of                                                    
                                         )   NAL/Acct. No. 200732170035  
     Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation                                   
                                         )   FRN: 0001544790             
                                                                         
                                         )                               


                                 CONSENT DECREE

    1. The Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") and Easterbrooke Cellular
       Corporation ("Easterbrooke Cellular" or the "Company"), by their
       authorized representatives, hereby enter into this Consent Decree for
       the purpose of terminating the Enforcement Bureau's investigation into
       Easterbrooke Cellular's possible noncompliance with the requirements
       of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
       ("Communications Act" or "Act"), 47 U.S.C. S: 222, and section
       64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e).

   I. DEFINITIONS

    2. For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the following definitions
       shall apply:

    a. "Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
       S: 151 et seq.

    b. "Adopting Order" means an Order of the Commission adopting the terms
       of this Consent Decree without change, addition, deletion, or
       modification.

    c. "Bureau" means the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications
       Commission.

    d. "Commission" and "FCC" mean the Federal Communications Commission and
       all of its bureaus and offices.

    e. "Compliance Plan" means the program described in this Consent Decree
       at paragraph 10.

    f. "Effective Date" means the date on which the Commission releases the
       Adopting Order.

    g. "Investigation" means the investigation commenced by the Bureau's
       December 4, 2006, letter of inquiry regarding whether Easterbrooke
       Cellular violated the requirements of section 222 of the
       Communications Act and section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules by
       failing to maintain a compliant customer proprietary network
       information ("CPNI") certification.

    h. "Easterbrooke" means Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation and its
       predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest.

    i. "NAL" means Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture.

    j. "Parties" means Easterbrooke Cellular and the Bureau.

    k. "Rules" means the Commission's regulations found in Title 47 of the
       Code of Federal Regulations.

   II. BACKGROUND

    3. Section 222 imposes the general duty on all telecommunications
       carriers to protect the confidentiality of their subscribers'
       proprietary information. The Commission has issued rules implementing
       section 222 of the Act. The Commission required carriers to establish
       and maintain a system designed to ensure that carriers adequately
       protected their subscribers' CPNI. Section 64.2009(e) is one such
       requirement. Pursuant to section 64.2009(e):

   A telecommunications carrier must have an officer, as an agent of the
   carrier, sign a compliance certificate on an annual basis stating that the
   officer has personal knowledge that the company has established operating
   procedures that are adequate to ensure compliance with the rules in this
   subpart. The carrier must provide a statement accompanying the certificate
   explaining how its operating procedures ensure that it is or is not in
   compliance with the rules in this subpart.

    4. The Bureau has been investigating the adequacy of procedures
       implemented by telecommunications carriers to ensure confidentiality
       of their subscribers' CPNI, based on concerns regarding the apparent
       availability to third parties of sensitive, personal subscriber
       information. For example, some companies, known as "data brokers,"
       have advertised the availability of records of wireless subscribers'
       incoming and outgoing telephone calls for a fee. Data brokers have
       also advertised the availability of call information that relates to
       certain landline toll calls.

    5. As part of its inquiry into these issues, the Bureau sent a LOI to
       Easterbrooke Cellular on December 4, 2006, directing it to produce the
       compliance certificates for the previous five (5) years that it had
       prepared pursuant to section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules. On
       December 8, 2006, Easterbrooke Cellular submitted a document in
       response to the Bureau's LOI stating that Easterbrooke Cellular did
       not maintain written compliance certificates for the previous five (5)
       years, but that it did maintain policies and procedures during those
       years that were in substantial compliance with the CPNI rules. The
       Bureau concluded that Easterbrooke Cellular did not satisfy the
       requirements set forth in section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules
       and that it had apparently failed to comply with the requirement that
       it maintain a CPNI compliance certificate. Accordingly, on March 26,
       2007, the Bureau released an NAL against Easterbrooke Cellular
       proposing a monetary forfeiture of $100,000 for its apparent failure
       to comply with section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules, and
       ordered the Company either to pay the proposed forfeiture or file a
       written response within thirty (30) days of the NAL release date
       stating why the proposed forfeiture should be reduced or canceled.
       Easterbrooke Cellular filed its response to the NAL on April 25, 2007,
       and supplemented that response on May 17, 2007.

   III. TERMS OF AGREEMENT

    6. Adopting Order. The Parties agree that the provisions of this Consent
       Decree shall be subject to final approval by the Bureau by
       incorporation of such provisions by reference in the Adopting Order
       without change, addition, modification, or deletion.

    7. Jurisdiction. Easterbrooke Cellular agrees that the Bureau has
       jurisdiction over it and the matters contained in this Consent Decree
       and has the authority to enter into and adopt this Consent Decree.

    8. Effective Date; Violations. The Parties agree that this Consent Decree
       shall become effective on the date on which the FCC releases the
       Adopting Order. Upon release, the Adopting Order and this Consent
       Decree shall have the same force and effect as any other Order of the
       Bureau. Any violation of the Adopting Order or of the terms of this
       Consent Decree shall constitute a separate violation of a Bureau
       Order, entitling the Bureau to exercise any rights and remedies
       attendant to the enforcement of a Bureau Order.

    9. Termination of Investigation. In express reliance on the covenants and
       representations in this Consent Decree and to avoid further
       expenditure of public resources, the Bureau agrees to terminate its
       investigation and to cancel the NAL. In consideration for the
       termination of said investigation and cancellation of the NAL,
       Easterbrooke Cellular agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures
       contained herein. The Bureau further agrees that, in the absence of
       new material evidence, the Bureau will not use the facts developed in
       this investigation through the Effective Date of the Consent Decree,
       or the existence of this Consent Decree, to institute, on its own
       motion, any new proceeding, formal or informal, or take any action on
       its own motion against Easterbrooke Cellular concerning the matters
       that were the subject of the investigation. The Bureau also agrees
       that it will not use the facts developed in this investigation through
       the Effective Date of this Consent Decree, or the existence of this
       Consent Decree, to institute on its own motion any proceeding, formal
       or informal, or take any action on its own motion against Easterbrooke
       Cellular with respect to Easterbrooke Cellular's basic qualifications,
       including its character qualifications, to be a Commission licensee or
       authorized common carrier or hold Commission authorizations.

   10. Compliance Plan. Easterbrooke Cellular no longer offers
       telecommunications services. For purposes of settling the matters set
       forth herein and to help ensure compliance with the Commission's CPNI
       rules, Easterbrooke Cellular agrees that if it offers
       telecommunications services in the future, it will take all measures
       necessary to achieve full compliance with Section 64.2009(e) of the
       Commission's rules. If Easterbrooke Cellular offers telecommunications
       services, it will, within thirty (30) days, train its personnel as to
       when they are and are not authorized to use CPNI.  In addition, if
       Easterbrooke Cellular offers telecommunications services, it will have
       an express disciplinary process in place for the unauthorized use of
       CPNI, within thirty (30) days. Easterbrooke Cellular agrees that if it
       offers telecommunications services in the future, it will send a copy,
       either electronically or by regular mail, of its annual 64.2009(e)
       compliance certificate for each of two years following the effective
       date of this Consent Decree to the Chief, Telecommunications Consumers
       Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445
       12th Street, S.W. Room 4-C244, Washington, D.C., 20554, and must
       include the file number listed above. Easterbrooke Cellular will also
       send an electronic copy of its certification to other
       Telecommunications Consumers Division staff as directed by the Bureau
       Chief. This Consent Decree will expire two (2) years after the
       Effective Date or upon the termination of the certification
       requirement set forth in sections 64.2009(e) of the Commission's
       rules, 47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e), whichever is earlier.

   11. Section 208 Complaints; Subsequent Investigations. Nothing in this
       Consent Decree shall prevent the Commission or its delegated authority
       from adjudicating complaints filed pursuant to section 208 of the Act
       against Easterbrooke Cellular or its affiliates for alleged violations
       of the Act, or for any other type of alleged misconduct, regardless of
       when such misconduct took place. The Commission's adjudication of any
       such complaint will be based solely on the record developed in that
       proceeding. Except as expressly provided in this Consent Decree, this
       Consent Decree shall not prevent the Commission from investigating new
       evidence of noncompliance by Easterbrooke Cellular of the Act, the
       rules, or the Order.

   12. Voluntary Contribution. Easterbrooke Cellular  agrees that it will
       make a voluntary contribution to the United States Treasury in the
       amount of seven thousand dollars ($7,000). The contribution will be
       made within thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date of the
       Adopting Order. The payment must be made by check or similar
       instrument, payable to the order of the Federal Communications
       Commission. The payment must include the NAL/Account Number and FRN
       Number referenced in the caption to the Adopting Order. Payment by
       check or money order may be mailed to Federal Communications
       Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. Payment by
       overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank - Government Lockbox #979088,
       SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. Payment by
       wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 021030004, receiving bank
       TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001. For payment by credit card, an
       FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted.  When completing
       the FCC Form 159, enter the NAL/Account number in block number 23A
       (call sign/other ID), and enter the letters "FORF" in block number 24A
       (payment type code). Easterbrooke Cellular will also send electronic
       notification on the date said payment is made to Johnny.Drake@fcc.gov.

   13. Waivers. Easterbrooke Cellular waives any and all rights it may have
       to seek administrative or judicial reconsideration, review, appeal or
       stay, or to otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this
       Consent Decree and the Adopting Order, provided the Commission issues
       an Adopting Order adopting the Consent Decree without change,
       addition, modification, or deletion. Easterbrooke Cellular shall
       retain the right to challenge Commission interpretation of the Consent
       Decree or any terms contained herein. If either Party (or the United
       States on behalf of the Commission) brings a judicial action to
       enforce the terms of the Adopting Order, neither Easterbrooke Cellular
       nor the Commission shall contest the validity of the Consent Decree or
       the Adopting Order, and Easterbrooke Cellular shall waive any
       statutory right to a trial de novo. Easterbrooke Cellular hereby
       agrees to waive any claims it may otherwise have under the Equal
       Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. S: 504 and 47 C.F.R. S: 1.1501 et
       seq., relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.

   14. Severability. The Parties agree that if any of the provisions of the
       Adopting Order or the Consent Decree shall be invalid or
       unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
       invalidate or render unenforceable the entire Adopting Order or
       Consent Decree, but rather the entire Adopting Order or Consent Decree
       shall be construed as if not containing the particular invalid or
       unenforceable provision or provisions, and the rights and obligations
       of the Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly. In the
       event that this Consent Decree in its entirety is rendered invalid by
       any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall become null and void and
       may not be used in any manner in any legal proceeding.

   15. Subsequent Rule or Order. The Parties agree that if any provision of
       the Consent Decree conflicts with any subsequent rule or Order adopted
       by the Commission (except an Order specifically intended to revise the
       terms of this Consent Decree to which Easterbrooke Cellular does not
       expressly consent) that provision will be superseded by such
       Commission rule or Order.

   16. Successors and Assigns. Easterbrooke Cellular agrees that the
       provisions of this Consent Decree shall be binding on its successors,
       assigns, and transferees.

   17. Final Settlement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent
       Decree shall constitute a final settlement between the Parties. The
       Parties further agree that this Consent Decree does not constitute
       either an adjudication on the merits or a factual or legal finding or
       determination regarding any compliance or noncompliance with the
       requirements of the Act or the Commission's Rules and Orders.

   18. Modifications. This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the
       advance written consent of both Parties.

   19. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the Paragraphs in this Consent
       Decree are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to
       affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent Decree.

   20. Authorized Representative. Each party represents and warrants to the
       other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Consent
       Decree.

   21. Counterparts. This Consent Decree may be signed in any number of
       counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which, when executed
       and delivered, shall be an original, and all of which counterparts
       together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.


     ________________________________        
                                             
     Kimberly A. Wild                        
                                             
     Assistant Division Chief                
                                             
     Telecommunications Consumers Division   
                                             
     Enforcement Bureau                      
                                             
     ________________________________        
                                             
     Date                                    
                                             
     ________________________________        
                                             
     Tim McGaw                               
                                             
     Vice President                          
                                             
     Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation       
                                             
     ________________________________        
                                             
     Date                                    


   47 U.S.C. S: 154(i), 503(b).

   47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311.

   See Letter from Marcy Greene, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications
   Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission,
   to Tim McGaw, Vice President, Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation and
   Michael F. Morrone, Esq., Counsel for Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation
   (December 4, 2006) ("December 4 LOI").

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

   Section 222 of the Communications Act provides that: "Every
   telecommunications carrier has a duty to protect the confidentiality of
   proprietary information of, and relating to, other telecommunications
   carriers, equipment manufacturers, and customers, including
   telecommunication carriers reselling telecommunications services provided
   by a telecommunications carrier." 47 U.S.C. S: 222.

   In the Matter of Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996:
   Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network
   Information and Other Customer Information and Implementation of the
   Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications
   Act of 1934, as amended,  Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
   13 FCC Rcd 8061 (1998) ("CPNI Order"); see also  In the Matter of
   Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications
   Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other
   Customer Information and Implementation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards
   of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
   Order on Reconsideration and Petitions for Forbearance, 14 FCC Rcd 14409
   (1999);  In the Matter of Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of
   1996: Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network
   Information and Other Customer Information and Implementation of the
   Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications
   Act of 1934, as amended; 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Review of
   Policies and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long
   Distance Carriers,  Third Report and Order and Third Further Notice of
   Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 14860 (2002).

   47 C.F.R. S: 64.2009(e). This rule has been amended since issuance of the
   NAL against Easterbrooke Cellular. The quoted rule is cited as it was at
   the time of the alleged violation.

   See, e.g. http://www.epic.org/privacy/iei/.

   See id.

   See note 1, supra.

   See Letter from Tim McGaw, Vice President, Easterbrooke Cellular, to Marcy
   Greene, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division,
   Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (December 8, 2006)
   ("response to LOI").

   In the Matter of Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation, Notice of Apparent
   Liability for Forfeiture, 22 FCC Rcd 5491 (Enf. Bur. rel. March 26, 2007)
   ("NAL").

   Id.

   Response to Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, filed by
   Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation, April 25, 2007.

   Supplemental Response to Notice of Apparent Liability, filed by
   Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation, May 17, 2007.

   Federal Communications Commission DA 10-1913

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   Federal Communications Commission DA 10-1913