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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  311 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Netcom  Technologies,  Inc.  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  SJ-  094  ) 
 Condominio  Castillo  del  Mar,  PMB-  1222  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132680001  #4633  Isla  Verde  Ave.  ) 
 Carolina,  Puerto  Rico  00979-  53000  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  February  7,  2001  Released:  February  9,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of 
 thirteen  thousand  dollars  ($  13,  000)  to  Netcom  Technologies,  Inc.  (“  Netcom”)  for  willful  and  repeated 
 violations  of  Sections  17.4(  a)(  1)  and  17.51(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted 
 violations  involve  Netcom’s  failure  to  register  its  Juana  Diaz,  Puerto  Rico  antenna  structure  and  its  failure 
 to  exhibit  medium  intensity  obstruction  lighting  on  its  Juana  Diaz,  Puerto  Rico  antenna  structure. 


 2.  On  October  19,  2000,  the  Commission’s  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  Resident  Agent  Office 
 issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  thirteen  thousand  dollars  ($  13,000) 
 to  Netcom  for  the  noted  violations.  2  Netcom  has  not  filed  a  response.  Based  on  the  information  before 
 us,  we  affirm  this  forfeiture. 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Communications 
 Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”),  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the  Rules,  4  Netcom 
 Technologies,  Inc.,  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  thirteen  thousand 
 dollars  ($  13,000)  for  failing  to  register  its  Juana  Diaz,  Puerto  Rico  antenna  structure  in  willful  and 
 repeated  violation  of  Section  17.4(  a)(  1)  of  the  Rules  and  for  failing  to  exhibit  medium  intensity 
 obstruction  lighting  on  its  Juana  Diaz,  Puerto  Rico  antenna  structure  in  willful  and  repeated  violation  of 
 Section  17.51(  b)  of  the  Rules. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the 
 Rules  5  within  30  days  of  the  release  of  this  Order.  If  the  forfeiture  is  not  paid  within  the  period  specified, 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  17.4(  a)(  1)  and  17.  51(  b). 


 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132680001  (Enf.  Bur.,  San  Juan  Office, 
 released  October  19,  2000). 
 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  1.  80(  f)(  4). 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  80. 
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 the  case  may  be  referred  to  the  Department  of  Justice  for  collection  pursuant  to  Section  504(  a)  of  the  Act.  6 
 Payment  shall  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Forfeiture  Collection 
 Section,  Finance  Branch,  P.  O.  Box  73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  should  note  the 
 NAL/  Acct.  No.  referenced  above.  Requests  for  full  payment  under  an  installment  plan  should  be  sent  to: 
 Chief,  Credit  and  Debt  Management  Center,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  7 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that,  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  Certified  Mail, 
 Return  Receipt  Requested,  to  Netcom  Technologies,  Inc.,  Condominio  Castillo  del  Mar,  PMB-  1222, 
 #4633  Isla  Verde  Ave.,  Carolina,  Puerto  Rico  00979-  53000. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 6  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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