Federal Communications Commission Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Cox Communications ) File No. EB-10-LA-0077 Cable System Operator ) Physical System ID# 003775 ) NOV No. V201032900014 Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel, California ) ) NOTICE OF VIOLATION Released: May 21, 2010 By the District Director, Los Angeles, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau: 1. This is a Notice of Violation (“Notice”) issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission’s Rules,1 to Cox Communications (“Cox”), operator of a cable system in Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach, California. 2. On April 19, 2010, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s Los Angles Office inspected Cox’s cable system located at Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach, California, and observed the following violations: a. 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 on the frequency of 127.2625 MHz at the following locations: 30100 Crown Valley Parkway, Unit Q, Laguna Niguel, CA, at the rear of the building 68 µV/m 32091 Virginia Way, Laguna Beach, CA at the rear of the building 153 µV/m 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89. Federal Communications Commission 2 3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission’s Rules, Cox 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 the Cox. 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 18000 Studebaker Rd., #660 Cerritos, CA 90703 4. This Notice shall be sent to Cox Communications 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 Nader Haghighat District Director Los Angles Office Western 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.