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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


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     In the Matter of       )   File Number: EB-10-TP-0003    
                                                              
     Patrick Michael Ford   )   NAL/Acct. No.: 201132700005   
                                                              
     Fort Myers, Florida    )   FRN: 0020835740               
                                                              
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                                FORFEITURE ORDER

   Adopted: August 22, 2011 Released: August 22, 2011

   By the Regional Director, South Central Region, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
       the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to Patrick Michael Ford
       ("Mr. Ford") for willful and repeated violation of section 301 of the
       Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act").  The noted violations
       involved Mr. Ford's operation of an unlicensed radio transmitter on
       the frequency 95.7 MHz in Fort Myers, Florida.

   2. On May 5, 2011, the Enforcement Bureau's Tampa Office ("Tampa Office")
   issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL") in the amount
   of $10,000 to Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford 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, and sections 0.111, 0.204, 0.311
   and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's rules, Patrick Michael Ford, LLC IS
   LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for violations
   of 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 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 enforcement 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. Payments
   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.  FCC Form 159 may be
   obtained at http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf. 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). 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. Mr.
   Ford shall also send electronic notification on the date said payment is
   made to SCR-Response@fcc.gov.

   5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by both
   First Class Mail and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Patrick
   Michael Ford at his address of record.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Dennis P. Carlton

   Regional Director, South Central Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

   Patrick Michael Ford, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 26 FCC
   Rcd 6661 (Enf. Bur. 2011).

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

   47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.204, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

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

   Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1435

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