Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1142 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Annual CPNI Certification Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ) ) ) ) ) ) ) File No. See Appendix NAL/Acct. No. See Appendix FRN: See Appendix ORDER Adopted: July 6, 2011 Released: July 6, 2011 By the Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau: 1. In this Order we determine that no forfeiture penalties should be imposed on the companies listed in the Appendix. 2. In the various Notices of Apparent Liability listed in the Appendix we found several companies apparently liable for forfeitures for violating section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Communications Act” or “Act”),1 section 64.2009(e) of the Commission’s rules,2 and the Commission’s EPIC CPNI Order3 because it appeared they had not filed a timely and/or compliant CPNI certification for calendar year 2007. Consistent with section 503(b)(4) of the Act, each of these companies was granted an opportunity to show, in writing, why no such forfeiture should be imposed. 3. Upon review of the record, and based upon additional information provided by the companies, we agree that no forfeiture penalties should be imposed on each of the companies listed in the Appendix. 4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and sections 0.111, 0.311, and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission’s rules, the proposed forfeiture issued to the companies in the attached Appendix WILL NOT BE IMPOSED. 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, 555 F.3d 996 (D.C. Cir. 2009). Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1142 2 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 each of the companies in the attached Appendix. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Richard A. Hindman Chief Telecommunications Consumers Division Enforcement Bureau Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1142 3 APPENDIX Company name and address EB File No. NAL No. FRN NAL Action Communications, Inc. Attorney of record: Dennis C. Brown, 8124 Cooke Court, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20109-7406 EB-09-TC-059 200932170018 0004914909 Action Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1717 (Enf. Bur. 2009) American Fiber Systems of Georgia, Inc., attn.: Bruce T. Frankiewich, General Counsel and Vice President of Regulatory, 100 Meridian Centre, Suite 300, Rochester, NY 14618 EB-09-TC-060 200932170019 0011028669 American Fiber Systems of Georgia, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1711 (Enf. Bur. 2009) Atlantic Telecommunications, Inc. Attorney of record: Katherine Patsas Nevitt, Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez, and Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, McLean, VA 22102 EB-09-TC-063 200932170022 0003802204 Atlantic Telecommunications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1705 (Enf. Bur. 2009) Bee Line, Inc. d/b/a Bee Line Cable Attorney of Record: James E. Dunstan, 1000 Potomac Street, NW, Flour Mill Building, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3501 EB-09-TC-064 200932170023 0004056602 Bee Line, Inc. d/b/a Bee Line Cable, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1699 (Enf. Bur. 2009) General Mobile Radio Service, Inc., EB-09-TC-101 200932170060 002758662 General Mobile Radio Service, Inc., Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1142 4 attn.: Christopher J. Deluge, P.O. Box 520, Roseville, MI 48066 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2171 (Enf. Bur. 2009) O. Richard Knutson Attorney of record: Elizabeth Sachs, Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez, and Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, McLean, VA 22102 EB-09-TC-136 200932170095 0005605688 O. Richard Knutson, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2012 (Enf. Bur. 2009) ProCom LMR, Inc., attn.: Alan D. Haworth, P.O. Box 486, Haysville, KS 67060 EB-09-TC-144 200932170103 0002317725 ProCom LMR, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2042 (Enf. Bur. 2009 Telchin Corporation Attorney of record: Edward A. Maldonado, 7925 NW 12th Street, Doral, FL 33126. EB-09-TC-164 200932170123 0014225684 Telchin Corporation, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2165 (Enf. Bur. 2009) Edward Adams Associates, Inc., attn: Scott S. Adams, 30469 Beck Road, Wixom, MI 48393- 2841 EB-09-TC-185 200932170144 0003925690 Edward Adams Associates, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1937 (Enf. Bur. 2009) Wayne Frank Attorney of Record: David J. Pawlowski, Salutz and Salutz, LLP, 823 Marshall Street, P.O. Box 187, Manitowoc, WI 54221-0187 EB-09-TC-190 200932170149 0002696300 Wayne Frank, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1956 (Enf. Bur. 2009) James T. Hopper Attorney of record: EB-09-TC-193 200932170152 0005030630 James T. Hopper, Notice of Apparent Liability for Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1142 5 Elizabeth Sachs, Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez, and Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, McLean, VA 22102 Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1963 (Enf. Bur. 2009) Arthur N. Sherman Attorney of record: Elizabeth Sachs, Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez, and Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, McLean, VA 22102 EB-09-TC-194 200932170153 0005027701 Arthur N. Sherman, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1970 (Enf. Bur. 2009) Clifford E. Bade Attorney of Record: Robert Schwaninger, Jr., Schwaninger & Associates, 1331 H Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005 EB-09-TC-196 200932170155 0003965514 Clifford E. Bade, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 1982 (Enf. Bur. 2009)