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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  235 
 Before  the 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 NORTH  COUNTY  COMMUNICATIONS 
 CORP. 


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 File  No.  EB-  01-  IH-  0017n 
 Acct.  No.  200132080045 
 FRN  0005-  9028-  61 


 MEMORANDUM  OPINION  AND  ORDER 
 Adopted:  January  30,  2002  Released:  February  1,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  By  this  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  we  adopt  the  attached  Consent  Decree  entered 
 into  between  the  Enforcement  Bureau,  and  North  County  Communications  Corp  (“  NCC”).  We  find  that 
 the  Consent  Decree  provides  for  an  appropriate  resolution  of  the  Bureau’s  investigation  into  NCC’s 
 compliance  with  section  52.  15(  f)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  which  requires  semi-  annual  reporting  of 
 number  utilization  and  forecast  data.  1 


 2.  Among  other  things,  the  Consent  Decree  provides  that  NCC  will  implement  a  program  to 
 ensure  its  future  compliance  with  the  Act  and  the  Commission’s  rules  and  policies.  In  addition,  the 
 Consent  Decree  provides  that  NCC  will  make  a  voluntary  contribution  to  the  United  States  Treasury  in  the 
 amount  of  $4,800.  2 


 3.  We  have  reviewed  the  Consent  Decree  and  evaluated  the  circumstances  underlying  the 
 investigation.  We  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  adopting  the  Consent  Decree  and 
 terminating  the  investigatory  proceeding. 


 4.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  Sections  4(  i),  4(  j),  and  503(  b)  of 
 the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  3  and  Sections  0.111  and  0.311  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  4 
 the  Consent  Decree  attached  hereto  IS  ADOPTED. 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  52.15(  f). 
 2  Payment  may  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  to  the  Forfeiture  Collection  Section,  Finance  Branch,  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  P.  O.  Box  73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  must  include  the  FCC  Registration 
 Number  (FRN)  and  the  Acct.  No.  referenced  above. 


 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  4(  i),  4(  j),  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  the  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture, 
 North  County  Communications  Corp.,  16  FCC  Rcd  8650  (EB  2001)  IS  HEREBY  CANCELLED  and  the 
 above-  captioned  investigatory  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 


 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  a  copy  of  this  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  and 
 Consent  decree  shall  be  sent  by  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested  to  Todd  Lesser,  President,  North 
 County  Communications  Corp.,  3802  Rosecrans,  #  485,  San  Diego,  CA  92110  and  Brett  H.  Freedson, 
 Esq.,  and  Todd  Daubert,  Esq.,  Kelley  Drye  &  Warren  LLP,  1200  19  th  Street,  N.  W.,  Suite  500, 
 Washington,  DC  20036 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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