Federal Communications Commission DA 09-1592
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C.  20554
In the Matter of
@Communications, Inc.
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
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File No. EB-08-TC-2782
NAL/Acct. No. 200932170168
FRN:  0005013699
ORDER
Adopted:  July 24, 2009 Released:  July 24, 2009
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1. In this Order, we cancel a proposed forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand dollars 
($20,000) issued to @Communications, Inc. (“@Communications”) for apparent violation of section 222 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”),1 section 64.2009(e) of the Commission’s 
rules,2 and the Commission’s EPIC CPNI Order,3 by failing to timely file an annual customer proprietary 
network information (“CPNI”) compliance certification with the Commission on or before March 1, 
2008.  
2. On September 2, 2008, the Bureau issued a Letter of Inquiry (“LOI”) to 
@Communications asking @Communications whether it had filed a CPNI compliance certificate for the 
calendar year 2007 on or before March 1, 2008 and if so, to provide a copy of the filing.4  
@Communications responded to the LOI on September 8, 2008, including a copy of the CPNI 
compliance certificate timely filed for calendar year 2007.  On February 24, 2009, the Bureau issued to 
@Communications a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (“Omnibus NAL”)5 proposing a forfeiture 
in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) based on @Communications’s apparent violation of 
  
1 47 U.S.C. § 222.
2 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).
3 Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications Carriers’ Use of Customer 
Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information; IP-Enabled Services, CC Docket No. 96-115; 
WC Docket No. 04-36, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 22 FCC Rcd 6927, 6953 
(2007) (“EPIC CPNI Order”); aff’d sub nom. Nat’l Cable & Telecom. Assoc. v. FCC, No. 07-132, (D.C. Cir. 
decided Feb. 13, 2009).
4 Letter from Marcy Greene, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement 
Bureau to @Communications (Sept. 2, 2008) (“LOI”).  See 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).
5 Annual CPNI Certification Omnibus Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2299 (Enf. Bur. 
2009) (“Omnibus NAL”).
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section 222 of the Act,6 section 64.2009(e) of the Commission’s rules,7 and the Commission’s EPIC 
CPNI Order, by failing to timely file an annual compliance certification with the Bureau.   
II. DISCUSSION
3. Upon review of the record and based on additional information provided by 
@Communications, we agree with @Communications that it has timely filed its CPNI certification for 
calendar year 2007.  Accordingly, based on the record, we find that @Communications did not willfully 
and repeatedly violate section 222 of the Act,8 section 64.2009(e) of the Commission’s rules,9 and the 
Commission’s EPIC CPNI Order.  Consequently, we conclude that no forfeiture should be imposed.  
4. 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 twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) 
issued to @Communications, Inc. in the February 24, 2009 Omnibus Notice of Apparent Liability for 
Forfeiture for willful and repeated violations of a Commission rule IS CANCELLED.  
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 @Communications, Inc. at its address of record, Attn: 
Eddie A. Arrants, @Communications, Inc., 1509 Bridges Street, Morehead City, NC  28557 and to W. 
Scott McCollough, 1250 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Building 2-235, West Lake Hills, TX  78746.  
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Kris A. Monteith
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
  
6 47 U.S.C. § 222.
7 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).
8 47 U.S.C. § 222.
9 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).