Federal Communications Commission DA 08-457
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C.  20554
In the Matter of
Manning Municipal Communications and 
Television System Utilities
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
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File No. EB-06-TC-4501
NAL/Acct. No. 20073217 0053
FRN:  0003752508
ORDER
Adopted:  May 2, 2008 Released:  May 2, 2008
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1. In this Order, we cancel a proposed forfeiture in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000) 
issued to Manning Municipal Communications and Television System Utilities (“Manning”) for apparent 
willful and repeated violation of a Commission order for failure to respond to a directive of the 
Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) to provide certain information and documents related to the Bureau’s 
investigations into carrier protection of customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”).  
2. On December 5, 2006, the Bureau issued a Letter of Inquiry (“LOI”) to Manning directing 
Manning to provide the company’s CPNI compliance certificates for the previous five years, prepared 
pursuant to section 64.2009(e) of the Commission’s rules.1 On March 30, 2007, the Bureau issued a 
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (“NAL”) in the amount of $4,000 to Manning for failing to 
respond to a directive of the Bureau to provide certain information and documents related to the Bureau’s 
investigation into carrier protection of CPNI.2 Manning filed responses to the NAL on May 11, 2007, and 
May 16, 2007 (“Response”).
II. DISCUSSION
3. Manning’s response to the NAL includes a notarized letter attesting to the fact that the 
company filed a response to the LOI in December 2006.  The NAL response also included a copy of 
Manning’s CPNI Certification dated December 8, 2006, an accompanying statement outlining Manning’s 
CPNI operating procedures and an annual CPNI acknowledgement that must be signed by its employees.  
Pursuant to the December 5, 2006 LOI sent to Manning, the company was required to direct the original 
of its response to Marcy Greene, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, 
Enforcement Bureau and submit its response via hand-delivery and via email with all attachments to
christopher.olsen@fcc.gov and marcy.greene@fcc.gov.  Manning failed to submit its response in 
accordance with the requirements of the LOI.  Companies such as Manning have a duty to follow all 
  
1 Letter from Marcy Greene, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement 
Bureau to Jeffrey F. Carson, Manning Municipal Communications and Television System Utilities and CT 
Corporation (December 5, 2006) (“LOI”).  See 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).
2  Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 22 FCC Rcd 6313 (March 30, 2007).
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instructions contained in the LOI to ensure that their responses are addressed to the appropriate 
individuals and received.  Despite Manning’s failure to carefully adhere to the instructions in the LOI, we 
exercise our discretion to cancel the proposed forfeiture against the company in this case, because it has 
provided evidence that it did file a timely response, and does not make frequent filings with the 
Commission.  We strongly caution Manning to carefully follow all relevant instructions in Commission 
directives when dealing with the Commission in the future.
4. Based on our review of Manning’s Response and the record, we find that Manning did not 
willfully and repeatedly violate a Commission order by failing to respond to a directive of the Bureau.  
Consequently, we conclude that no forfeiture should be imposed.  
5. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 503(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“Act”), and sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f) (4) of the 
Commission’s rules, that the proposed forfeiture in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000) issued to 
Manning Municipal Communications and Television System Utilities, in the March 30, 2007, Notice of 
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for willful and repeated violations of a Commission order IS 
CANCELLED.  
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by First Class Mail and 
Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Manning Municipal Communications and Television System 
Utilities, at its address of record.  
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Kris A. Monteith
Chief, Enforcement Bureau