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Federal Communications Commission DA 16-295
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of
The Supply Room, Inc.
Oxford, Alabama
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File No.:  EB-FIELDSCR-12-00002402
NAL/Acct. No.:  201232480005
FRN:  0022599070
ORDER
Adopted:  March 29, 2016 Released:  March 29, 2016
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission has 
entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation into The Supply Room, Inc.’s (The Supply 
Room) operation of a cellular phone jamming device in its Oxford, Alabama warehouse in 2013.  Signal 
jamming devices overpower, jam, or interfere with authorized wireless communications.  In order to 
protect the public and preserve unfettered access to emergency and other communications services, the 
Communications Act and Commission regulations broadly prohibit the importation, use, marketing, 
manufacture, and sale of jamming devices. 
2. In its response to the Commission’s Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL),
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The Supply Room provided the Bureau with a sworn affidavit from the company’s Information 
Technology Manager providing detailed information about its use of the jamming device at issue.
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Specifically, The Supply Room admitted to purchasing five jammers and mounting four of them for 
operation in the company’s warehouse, but explained that the jammers were used for seven months (not 
two years, as stated in the NAL) and that, at the time of the FCC’s agent’s inspection in April 2012, only 
one of the jammers was in use.
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  The Supply Room immediately surrendered the devices and is a small
company that had not previously violated any communications laws.  To settle this matter, The Supply 
Room admits that it violated the laws and regulations that prohibit the use of signal jamming devices, will 
comply with these rules in the future, and will pay $20,500 in civil penalties.  
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 and resolving the NAL
against The Supply Room regarding its use of a signal jamming device as prohibited by the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (Act)
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and the Commission’s rules (Rules).
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The Supply Room, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 4981 (2013).  
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See Affidavit of Mr. Tim Barton, IT Manager, The Supply Room, Inc. (May 22, 2014).
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Id. at 1.
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47 U.S.C. § 301, 302a(b), 333.
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47 C.F.R. § 2.805, 15.1(c).
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4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we do not set for hearing 
the question of The Supply Room’s basic qualifications to hold or obtain any Commission license or 
authorization.
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5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), and 503(b) of the Act
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and the authority delegated by Sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Rules,
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the attached Consent Decree IS 
ADOPTED and its terms incorporated by reference.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned matter IS TERMINATED and 
the NAL IS CANCELED.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order and Consent Decree shall be 
sent by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to Mr. Arthur U. Hathorn, Chief 
Executive Officer, The Supply Room, Inc., 230 Supply Room Road, Oxford, Alabama 36203, and its 
counsel, Tony Mastando, Esq., Mastando & Artrip, LLC, 301 Washington St., NW #302, Huntsville, 
Alabama 35801.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Travis LeBlanc
Chief
Enforcement Bureau
                                                     
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See 47 C.F.R. § 1.93(b).
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47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 503(b).
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47 C.F.R §§ 0.111, 0.311.
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of
The Supply Room, Inc.
Oxford, Alabama
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File No.:  EB-FIELDSCR-12-00002402
Acct. No.:  201232480005
FRN:  0022599070
CONSENT DECREE
1. The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission and The Supply 
Room, Inc. (The Supply Room), by their authorized representatives, hereby enter into this Consent 
Decree for the purpose of terminating the Enforcement Bureau’s investigation into whether The Supply 
Room violated Sections 301, 302(b), and 333 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act)
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and 
Sections 2.805(a) and 15.1(c) of the Commission’s rules,
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in connection with its use of multiple cellular 
phone jamming devices at its factory in Oxford, Alabama.
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.
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(b) “Adopting Order” means an order of the Bureau 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) “Communications Laws” means collectively, the Act, the Rules, and the published 
and promulgated orders and decisions of the Commission to which The Supply Room 
is subject by virtue of its business activities.
(f) “Compliance Commitment” means the compliance obligations described in this 
Consent Decree at paragraph 11.
(g) “The Supply Room” means The Supply Room, Inc., as well as its affiliates, 
subsidiaries, predecessors-in-interest, and successors-in-interest.
(h) “Effective Date” means the date by which both the Bureau and The Supply Room 
have signed the Consent Decree.
(i) “Investigation” means the investigation into The Supply Room’s apparent violations 
of the Act commenced by the Bureau’s initial inquiry in FILE No. EB-FIELDSCR-
12-00002402. 
                                                     
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47 U.S.C. §§ 301, 302a(b), and 333.
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47 C.F.R. §§ 2.805(a) and 15.1(c).
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47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
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(j) “Jammer Laws” means Sections 301, 302(b) and 333 of the Act, Sections 2.805(a) 
and 15.1(c) of the Rules, and other Communications Laws that prohibit the use or 
operation of a cellular phone jamming device or other signal jamming device.
(k) “NAL” means The Supply Room’s Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture issued 
on April 9, 2013.
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(l) “Parties” means The Supply Room and the Bureau, each of which is a “Party.”
(m) “Rules” means the Commission’s regulations found in Title 47 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations.
II. BACKGROUND
3. Section 301 of the Act prohibits the use or operation of “any apparatus for the 
transmission of energy or communications or signals by radio” within the United States unless such use is 
licensed or authorized.
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  Section 302(b) of the Act provides that “[n]o person shall manufacture, import, 
sell offer for sale, or ship devices or home electronic equipment and systems, or use devices, which fail 
comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.”
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  Section 333 of the Act states that “[n]o 
person shall willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference to any radio communications of 
any station licensed or authorized by or under this chapter or operated by the United States 
government.”
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4. In response to an anonymous complaint, a Commission agent investigated and 
determined that one or more signal jamming devices was in use at The Supply Room’s property in 
Oxford, Alabama.  On April 6, 2012, the agent interviewed the general manager of The Supply Room, 
who confirmed that The Supply Room had purchased five cellular jamming devices online and operated 
four jamming devices in its warehouse for over two years.  The general manager also confirmed that The 
Supply Room utilized the jamming devices to prevent its employees from using their cellular phones 
while working.  The general manager then showed the agent where the jamming devices were installed
and surrendered them, along with a spare backup jamming device.  After they were removed, the agent 
confirmed that the unauthorized signals in the cellular bands had ceased.  
5. The Supply Room responded to the NAL on May 22, 2014, with a sworn affidavit from 
its Information Technology Manager, Mr. Tim Barton.
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  In it, Mr. Barton admitted to purchasing five 
jammers and mounting four of the jammers for operation in the company’s warehouse, but explained that 
the jammers were used for a period of seven months (not two years) and that, at the time of the FCC’s 
agent’s inspection in April 2012, only one of the jammers was in use.
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  Mr. Barton further attested that 
when the FCC’s field agent informed The Supply Room that use of jammers was illegal, it promptly 
ceased using the one jammer, took down the four mounted jammers, and turned all five jammers over to 
the FCC agents.  The Supply Room is a small company that had not previously violated Communications 
Laws.  Subsequently, The Bureau and The Supply Room engaged in settlement negotiations.  The Bureau 
and The Supply Room agree to the following terms and conditions of settlement and hereby enter into this 
Consent Decree as provided herein.
                                                     
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The Supply Room, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 4981 (2013).
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47 U.S.C. § 301.
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Id. § 302a(b).
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Id. § 333.
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See Affidavit of Mr. Tim Barton, IT Manager, The Supply Room, Inc. (May 22, 2014).
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Id. at 1.
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III. TERMS OF AGREEMENT
6. Adopting Order.  The provisions of this Consent Decree shall be incorporated by the 
Bureau in an Adopting Order.
7. Jurisdiction.  The Supply Room 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 Effective Date as defined herein.  As of the Effective Date, the Parties agree that this 
Consent Decree shall have the same force and effect as any other order of the Commission.  
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 the Investigation.  In consideration for the termination of the Investigation, The Supply Room
agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures contained herein.  The Bureau further agrees that, in the 
absence of new material evidence, it will not use the facts developed in the Investigation through the 
Effective Date, 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 The Supply Room
concerning the matters that were the subject of the Investigation.  The Bureau also agrees that, in the 
absence of new material evidence, it will not use the facts developed in the Investigation through the 
Effective Date, or the existence of this Consent Decree, to institute on its own motion any proceeding, 
formal or informal, or to set for hearing the question of The Supply Room’s basic qualifications to be a 
Commission licensee or hold Commission licenses or authorizations.
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10. Admission of Liability.  The Supply Room admits for the purpose of this Consent 
Decree and for Commission civil enforcement purposes, and in express reliance on the provisions of 
paragraph 9 herein, that its actions that were the subject of the NAL violated the Jammer Laws.  
11. Compliance Commitment.  The Supply Room has ceased using or operating and will 
not use or operate in the future any cellular jamming device or other illegal jamming device.  Any use or 
operation of a jamming device by The Supply Room will violate the Jammer Laws and the terms of this 
Consent Decree.  The Supply Room shall report any noncompliance with the Jammer Laws or with the 
terms and conditions of this Consent Decree within fifteen (15) calendar days after discovery of such 
noncompliance to Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554, with a copy submitted electronically to 
JoAnn Lucanik at JoAnn.Lucanink@fcc.gov and Maureen McCarthy at Maureen.McCarthy@fcc.gov.  
12. Termination Date.  Unless stated otherwise, the requirements set forth in paragraph 11 
shall expire thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date.
13. Civil Penalty.  The Supply Room will pay a civil penalty to the United States Treasury in 
the amount of twenty thousand five hundred dollars ($20,500) (Civil Penalty) within 30 calendar days 
after the Effective Date.  The Supply Room shall send electronic notification of payment to JoAnn 
Lucanik at JoAnn.Lucanink@fcc.gov, Maureen McCarthy at Maureen.McCarthy@fcc.gov, and Samantha 
Peoples at Sam.Peoples@fcc.gov on the date said payment is made.  The payment must be made by check 
or similar instrument, wire transfer, or credit card, and must include the NAL/Account Number and FRN 
referenced above.  Regardless of the form of payment, a completed FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) 
must be submitted.
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  When completing the FCC Form 159, enter the NAL/Account Number in block 
                                                     
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See 47 C.F.R. 1.93(b).
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An FCC Form 159 and detailed instructions for completing the form may be obtained at 
http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf.
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number 23A (call sign/other ID) and enter the letters “FORF” in block number 24A (payment type code).  
Below are additional instructions that should be followed based on the form of payment selected:
? Payment by check or money order must be made payable to the order of the Federal 
Communications Commission.  Such payments (along with the completed Form 159) must be 
mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-
9000, or sent via overnight mail to U.S. Bank – Government Lockbox #979088, 
SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.
? Payment by wire transfer must be made to ABA Number 021030004, receiving bank 
TREAS/NYC, and Account Number 27000001.  To complete the wire transfer and ensure 
appropriate crediting of the wired funds, a completed Form 159 must be faxed to U.S. Bank 
at (314) 418-4232 on the same business day the wire transfer is initiated.
? Payment by credit card must be made by providing the required credit card information on 
FCC Form 159 and signing and dating the Form 159 to authorize the credit card payment.  
The completed Form 159 must then be mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. 
Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or sent via overnight mail to U.S. Bank –
Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 
63101.
Questions regarding payment procedures should be addressed to the Financial Operations Group Help 
Desk by phone, 1-877-480-3201, or by e-mail, ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov.
14. Waivers.  As of the Effective Date, The Supply Room 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.  The Supply Room 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 Consent Decree or the Adopting Order, neither The Supply Room nor the Commission shall 
contest the validity of the Consent Decree or the Adopting Order, and The Supply Room shall waive any 
statutory right to a trial de novo.  The Supply Room hereby agrees to waive any claims it may otherwise 
have under the Equal Access to Justice Act
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relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.
15. Severability.  The Parties agree that if any of the provisions of the Consent Decree shall 
be held unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unenforceability shall not render 
unenforceable the entire Consent Decree, but rather the entire Consent Decree shall be construed as if not 
containing the particular unenforceable provision or provisions, and the rights and obligations of the 
Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.
16. Invalidity.  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.
17. 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 The Supply Room does not 
expressly consent) that provision will be superseded by such Rule or Order.
18. Successors and Assigns.  The Supply Room agrees that the provisions of this Consent 
Decree shall be binding on its successors, assigns, and transferees.
19. Final Settlement.  The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent Decree shall 
constitute a final settlement between the Parties with respect to the Investigation.  
                                                     
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See 5 U.S.C. § 504; 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1501–1.1530.
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20. Modifications.  This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the advance written 
consent of both Parties.
21. 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.
22. Authorized Representative.  Each Party represents and warrants to the other that it has 
full power and authority to enter into this Consent Decree.  Each person signing this Consent Decree on 
behalf of a Party hereby represents that he or she is fully authorized by the Party to execute this Consent 
Decree and to bind the Party to its terms and conditions.
23. Counterparts.  This Consent Decree may be signed in counterpart (including 
electronically or by facsimile).  Each counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, and 
all of the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.
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Travis LeBlanc
Chief
Enforcement Bureau
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Date
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Arthur U. Hathorn, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
The Supply Room, Inc.
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