Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Comcast of Philadelphia, Inc. ) File No. EB-09-PA-0280
Physical System ID # 011255 ) NOV No.  V201032400015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: January 5, 2010
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's 
Rules,1 to Comcast of Philadelphia, Inc. (“Comcast”), operator of a cable system in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  
2. On December 3, 2009, agents of the Enforcement Bureau’s Philadelphia Office investigated a 
complaint from a resident in the 3500 Block of Chalfont Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
alleging poor over-the-air reception of digital television signals.  During the investigation, the 
agents inspected the Comcast cable system located in 3500 Block of Chalfont Drive, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12): "As an exception to the general provision requiring 
measurements to be made at subscriber terminals, and without regard to the type 
of signals carried by the cable television system, signal leakage from a cable 
television system shall be measured in accordance with the procedures outlined 
in § 76.609(h) and shall be limited as follows:  Over 54 MHz up to and including 
216 MHz – 20 micro-volts per meter, measured at 3 meters."  At the time of the 
inspection, an agent observed signal leakage at the following location:  
Date Frequency(MHz)
Field 
Intensity
(µV/m)
Location
12/03/2009 120.075 82.6 3527 Chalfont Drive, Philadelphia, PA
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
Federal Communications Commission
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3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of 
the Commission's Rules, Comcast must submit a written statement concerning this matter within 
20 days of release of this Notice.  The response must fully explain each violation, must contain a 
statement of the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and 
should include a time line for completion of pending corrective action(s).  The response must be 
complete in itself and signed by a principal or officer of Comcast.  All replies and documentation 
sent in response to this Notice should be marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, 
and mailed to the following address:
Federal Communications Commission
Philadelphia District Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested and regular mail to 
Comcast of Philadelphia, Inc. at its address of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you that the Commission will use all relevant 
material information before it, including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine 
what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance.  Any false statement made 
knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 
18 of the U.S. Code.4
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Gene J. Stanbro
District Director
Philadelphia District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
2 47 U.S.C. § 403.
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.