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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                          )                                    
                                                               
                          )   File No. EB-07-TC-13259          
                                                               
     In the Matter of     )   NAL/Acct. Nos. 200832170077 and  
                                                               
     Clean Credit, Inc.   )   20093217009                      
                                                               
                          )   FRN: 0018140178                  
                                                               
                          )                                    


                                FORFEITURE ORDER

   Adopted: September 16, 2010 Released: September 28, 2010

   By the Commission:

   I. introduction

    1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
       the amount of $139,500 against Clean Credit, Inc. ("Clean Credit") for
       willful and repeated violations of section 227 of the Communications
       Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), and the Commission's related rules
       and orders, by delivering at least 31unsolicited advertisements, or
       "junk faxes," to the telephone facsimile machines of at least 29
       consumers.

   II. background

    2. This Forfeiture Order arises from two distinct Notices of Apparent
       Liability for Forfeiture that were issued against Clean Credit. The
       facts and circumstances surrounding these cases are set forth in the
       NALs and need not be reiterated at length.

    3. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was enacted by
       Congress to address problems of abusive telemarketing, in particular
       junk faxes. As Congress recognized, unsolicited faxes often impose
       unwanted burdens on the called party, including costs of paper and
       ink, and making fax machines unavailable for legitimate business
       messages. Section 227(b)(1)(C) of the Act makes it "unlawful for any
       person within the United States, or any person outside the United
       States if the recipient is within the United States . . . to use any
       telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to send, to a
       telephone facsimile machine, an unsolicited advertisement" unless the
       sender has an established business relationship with the recipient. 

    4. As the NALs discuss, the Enforcement Bureau issued a junk fax citation
       to Clean Credit on August 29, 2007, in response to one or more
       consumer complaints alleging that Clean Credit had faxed unsolicited
       advertisements. Clean Credit did not respond to this citation.
       Subsequently, the Commission received numerous additional complaints
       from consumers alleging that Clean Credit had faxed unsolicited
       advertisements to them. These violations, which occurred after the
       Bureau's citation, resulted in the issuance of two Notices of Apparent
       Liability for Forfeiture against Clean Credit: on September 26, 2008,
       in the amount of $13,500, and on December 19, 2008, in the amount of
       $126,000. In total, the NALs cited Clean Credit for sending 31
       unlawful, unsolicited fax advertisements to 29 consumers. The NALs
       ordered Clean Credit either to pay the proposed forfeiture amounts
       within thirty (30) days or to submit evidence or arguments to show
       that no forfeitures should be imposed or that some lesser amounts
       should be assessed.

   III. DISCUSSION

    5. As with the citation, Clean Credit did not respond to the NALs.
       Accordingly, we affirm our findings that Clean Credit violated the Act
       and our rules on 31 separate occasions. Since we have no evidence to
       suggest that the proposed forfeiture should be reduced or cancelled,
       we hereby impose a total forfeiture of $139,500 for Clean Credit's
       willful or repeated violation of section 227 of the Act and the
       Commission's related rules and orders, as set forth in the NALs.

   I. ordering clauses

    6. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to section 503(b) of the
       Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. S: 503(b), and
       section 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S: 1.80(f)(4),
       that Clean Credit, Inc. IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE to the
       United States Government in the sum of $139,500 for willfully and
       repeatedly violating section 227(b)(1)(c) of the Communications Act,
       47 U.S.C. S: 227(b)(1)(c), section 64.1200(a)(3) of the Commission's
       rules, 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200(a)(3), and the related orders as described
       in the paragraphs above.

    7. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner provided for in
       section 1.80 of the Commission's 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/Account Number and FRN Number referenced above.
       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). Clean Credit, Inc. will also
       send electronic notification on the date said payment is made to
       Johnny.Drake@fcc.gov. Requests for full payment under an installment
       plan should be sent to:  Chief Financial Officer -- Financial
       Operations, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A625, Washington, D.C. 
       20554.   Please contact the Financial Operations Group Help Desk at
       1-877-480-3201 or Email: ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov with any questions
       regarding payment procedures.

    8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Forfeiture Order  shall be
       sent by First Class Mail and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested
       to Clean Credit, Inc., Attn: Christopher Parks, 5332 S. Memorial
       Drive, #100, Tulsa, OK 74145.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Marlene H. Dortch Secretary

   47 U.S.C. S: 227.

   See also 47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(1).

   Clean Credit, Inc, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 23 FCC Rcd
   13866 (Enf. Bur.2008) ("NAL 1"); Clean Credit, Inc, Notice of Apparent
   Liability for Forfeiture, 23 FCC Rcd 18506 (2008) ( "NAL 2") (collectively
   "NALs").

   Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, Pub. L. No. 102-243, 105 Stat.
   2394, codified at 47 U.S.C. S: 227. See also Junk Fax Prevention Act of
   2005, Pub. L. No. 109-21, 119 Stat. 359 (2005).

   See, e.g., S. Rep. No. 1462, 102d Cong., 1st Sess. 2 (1991); H. Rep. No.
   102-317, 102d Congress, 1st Sess. 10 (1991).

   47 U.S.C. S: 227(b)(1)(C); 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200(a)(3).

   Citation from Kurt A. Schroeder, Deputy Chief, Telecommunications
   Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, File No. EB-07-TC-13259, issued to
   Clean Credit on August 29, 2007. For further details, see NAL 2,23 FCC Rcd
   at 18507, para. 3.

   See n.3, supra; see also 47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(1).

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

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