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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  218 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 )  In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Mediacom  )  File  No.:  EB-  02-  KC-  764 
 )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332560002  Owner  of  Cable  Television  System  Serving  )  FRN  0007-  7421-  41 
 Jefferson  City,  Missouri  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  January  28,  2003  Released:  January  30,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  eight  thousand  dollars  ($  8,000)  to  Mediacom,  operator  of  the  cable  television  system  serving  Jefferson  City, 
 Missouri,  for  willful  violation  of  Section  11.35  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violation  involves  Mediacom’s  failure  to  maintain  operational  Emergency  Alert  System  equipment. 


 2.  On  November  5,  2002,  the  District  Director  of  the  Commission’s  Kansas  City,  Missouri  Field  Office  (“  Kansas  City  Office”)  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the 
 amount  of  $8,  000  to  Mediacom.  2  Mediacom  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  (“  Act”),  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the 
 Rules,  4  Mediacom  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $8,000  for  willfully  violating  Section  11.  35  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.  5  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,  P.  O.  Box  73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  should  note  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332560002,  and  FRN  0007- 
 7421-  41.  Requests  for  full  payment  under  an  installment  plan  should  be  sent  to:  Chief,  Revenue  and  Receivables  Operations  Group,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  6 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  11.  35. 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332560002  (Enf.  Bur.,  Kansas  City  Office, 
 released  November  5,  2002). 
 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 5  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  first  class  mail  and  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Mediacom,  1922  Southridge  Dr.,  Jefferson  City, 
 Missouri  65109. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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