Federal Communications Commission Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) CCO SOCAL I, LLC ) File No. EB-11-SF-0169 Community Unit ID: CA0230 ) King City, CA ) NOV No. V201132960031 ) NOTICE OF VIOLATION Released: September 30, 2011 By the District Director, San Francisco Office, 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 CCO SOCAL I, LLC (“CCO”), operator of a cable system in King City, California. 2. On August 22, 2011, in response to a complaint that a signal was interfering with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) land mobile units and fire station operating on 151.2500 MHz in King City, California, an agent from the Enforcement Bureau’s San Francisco Office located the interfering signal on 151.2500 MHz to sporadic cable signal leakage from CCO’s cable system in and around King City, California. During the course of the investigation, the agent inspected CCO’s cable system located in King City, California, and observed the following violations: a. 47 C.F.R. § 76.613: “(a) Harmful interference is any emission, radiation or induction which endangers the functioning of a radionavigation service or of other safety services or seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunication service operating in accordance with this chapter. (b) [A multi- channel video programming distributor] that causes harmful interference shall promptly take appropriate measures to eliminate the harmful interference.” At the time of the inspection, the agent observed signal leakage near the intersection of Enfield Road and Pine Canyon Road, in close proximity to and en route to CALFIRE’s fire station on Pine Canyon Road, which was capable of causing harmful interference to the reception of fire communications on 151.250 MHz. 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89. Federal Communications Commission 2 b. 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, the agent measured signal leakage in excess of 20 ?V/m on the frequency of 133.2625 MHz at: 1) 45181 Crown Ave. 58 µV/m 3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, CCO 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 CCO. 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 San Francisco Office 5653 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 105 Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543 4. This Notice shall be sent to CCO 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 Thomas N. Van Stavern District Director San Francisco District 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.