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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  459 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 The  Ohio  Bell  Telephone  Company  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  TS-  079  Licensee  of  Paging  Station  KQD612  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132100007 
 Dayton,  Ohio  ) 
 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  February  16,  2001  Released:  February  21,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  five  thousand  dollars  ($  5,000)  against  the  Ohio  Bell  Telephone  Company  (“  Ohio  Bell”)  for  willful  violation  of 
 Section  301  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934  (“  Act”)  1  ,  as  amended,  and  Section  22.  3  of  the 
 Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  2  The  noted  violation  involves  Ohio  Bell’s  operation  of  a  paging  system 
 without  Commission  authorization. 


 2.  On  November  29,  2000,  we  released  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  five  thousand  dollars  ($  5,000)  to  Ohio  Bell.  Ohio  Bell  has  not  filed  a  response  to  the  NAL. 
 Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  the  assessment  of  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  this  matter. 


 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  THAT,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Act,  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.  311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  4  the  Ohio  Bell  Telephone  Company  IS 
 LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $5,000  for  willful  violation  of  the  provisions  of  Section  301  of  the  Act  and  Section  22.  3  of  the  Rules. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  5  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.  6  Payment  may  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order 
 of  the  “Federal  Communications  Commission,”  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  P.  O.  Box 
 73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  should  reference  NAL/  Acct.  number  200132100007. 
 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 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  301. 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  22.  3. 
 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. 
 6  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  this  notice  shall  be  sent,  by  certified  mail,  return 
 receipt  requested,  to  the  Ohio  Bell  Telephone  Company  at  2000  West  Ameritech  Center  Drive,  Hoffman 
 Estate,  Illinois,  60195-  1025,  and  its  counsel,  Skadden,  Arps,  Slate,  Meagher  &  Flom,  Attention:  David 
 H.  Pawlick,  1440  New  York  Avenue,  NW,  Washington,  DC  20005. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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