April 1, 2026

DA 26-318

BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED,
FIRST CLASS MAIL, AND UPS

Conifer Communications
Groveland, California


NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION

Case Number:  EB-FIELDWR-25-00038323

The San Francisco Office of the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau has received a complaint of an unlicensed radio station operating on frequency 10.915 GHz located in Moccasin Peak, California.  On September 24, 2025, Agents from San Francisco Office confirmed during an on-scene investigation that Conifer Communications was transmitting on 10.915 GHz from Moccasin Peak, California, with a license that had expired on February 12, 2024, and was not renewed.
Radio stations operating on certain frequencies, 47 CFR § 101.101. 
 including 10.915 GHz, must be licensed by the Commission pursuant to section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act). 47 U.S.C. § 301.
  You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio station authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject the operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem seizure of the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including imprisonment. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503, and 510.
  
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED IMMEDIATELY AND MUST NOT RESUME.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this Notice to respond with any evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the Commission.  Your response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and reference the listed case number.  Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
 we are informing you that the Commission’s staff will use all relevant material information before it to determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with the Commission’s rules.  This will include any information that you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.




Lark Hadley
Regional Director
Region Three
Enforcement Bureau
Federal Communications Commission




Attachments:
	Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
	Enforcement Bureau, “Inspection Fact Sheet”