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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


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                                 File Number: EB-10-BS-0050   
     In the Matter of        )                                
                                 NAL/Acct. No.:               
     Robert Brown            )   201132260002                 
                                                              
     Boston, Massachusetts   )   FRN: 0020036992              
                                                              
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                                FORFEITURE ORDER

   Adopted: May 17, 2011 Released: May 17, 2011

   By the Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
       the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to Robert Brown
       ("Brown") for willful and repeated violations of section 301 of the
       Communications Act, as amended ("Act"). The noted violations involved
       Brown's operation of an unlicensed broadcast station on 99.7 MHz in
       the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

   2. On October 1, 2010, the Enforcement Bureau's Boston Office issued a
   Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL") in the amount of
   $15,000 to Brown. Brown 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, Robert Brown IS LIABLE FOR A
   MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $15,000 for violations of section 301
   of the Rules.

   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 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. 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. Brown
   will also send electronic notification on the date said payment is made to
   NER-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 Robert
   Brown at his address of record.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   G. Michael Moffitt

   Regional Director, Northeast Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 U.S.C. S: 301.

   Robert Brown, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 25 FCC Rcd
   13740 (Enf. Bur., Boston Office, 2010).

   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 11-887

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   Federal Communications Commission DA 11-887