Federal Communications Commission DA 08-112 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Eliandro B.Ramos
Danbury, CT
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File Number: EB-06-BS-158
NAL/Acct. No. 200732260002
FRN 0016388233
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted:  January 16, 2008 Released: January 18, 2008
By the Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (“Order”), we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of ten 
thousand dollars ($10,000) to Eliandro B. Ramos (“Ramos”) for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 
301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"),1 by operating on the frequency of 296.550
MHz without Commission authorization.  
2. On April 26, 2007, the Commission’s Boston Field Office issued a Notice of Apparent 
Liability for Forfeiture (“NAL”) in the amount of $10,000 to Ramos for operating without a license on 
296.550 MHz.2  Ramos does not dispute the findings in the NAL, but requests a cancellation of the forfeiture 
based on his inability to pay.  We decline to reduce the proposed forfeiture based on an inability to pay.  
The Commission has determined that, in general, an individual’s or entity's gross revenues are the best 
indicator of an ability to pay a forfeiture.  The Commission also has stated that, when evaluating a 
subject’s ability to pay, it is appropriate to consider the totality of the subject’s financial situation, 
including all potential sources of income.  We have reviewed the personal income tax returns submitted 
by Ramos and we find that the forfeiture represents a percentage of gross income that falls within the 
range that has been found acceptable.3  
  
147 U.S.C. § 301.
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 200732260002 (Enf. Bur., Boston Office, released April 
26, 2007).
3 See PJB Communications of Virginia, Inc., 7 FCC Rcd 2088, 2089 (1992) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where it 
represented approximately 2.02 percent of the violator’s gross revenues); Local Long Distance, Inc., 15 FCC Rcd 
24385, 24389 ¶ 11 (2000), recon. denied, 16 FCC Rcd 10023, 10025 ¶ 6 (2001) (forfeiture not deemed excessive 
where it represented approximately 7.9 percent of the violator’s gross revenues); Hoosier Broadcasting Corporation,
14 FCC Rcd 3356 (CIB 1999), recon. denied, 15 FCC Rcd 8640, 8641 (Enf. Bur. 2002) (forfeiture not deemed 
excessive where it represented approximately 7.6 percent of the violator’s gross income).  
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3. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 503(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“Act”),4 and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the 
Commission’s Rules,5 Eliandro B. Ramos IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the 
amount of $10,000 for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Act.
4. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner provided for in Section 1.80 of the 
Rules within thirty (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 of the forfeiture must be made by check or similar instrument, payable to the order 
of the Federal Communications Commission. The payment must include the NAL/Acct. No. and FRN 
No. referenced above. Payment by check or money order may be mailed to Federal Communications 
Commission, P.O. Box 358340, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8340. Payment by overnight mail may be sent to 
Mellon Bank /LB 358340, 500 Ross Street, Room 1540670, Pittsburgh, PA 15251. Payment by wire 
transfer may be made to ABA Number 043000261, receiving bank Mellon Bank, and account number 
911-6106.  Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be sent to: Associate Managing 
Director, Financial Operations, 1A625, 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 First Class Mail 
and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Eliandro B. Ramos at his address of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
G. Michael Moffitt
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
4 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).
5 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
6 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).
7 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.