Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Coxcom Inc. ) File No. EB-11-LA-0202
Physical System ID No. 004399 )
Santa Barbara, California ). NOV No.  V201232900001
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  October 19, 2011
By the District Director, Los Angeles District 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 Coxcom Inc. (“Coxcom”), operator of a cable system in Santa Barbara, 
California.
2. On September 15, 2011, in response to a complaint that a signal was interfering with 
AT&T Mobility’s operations in the 800 MHz band, in Santa Barbara, CA, an agent from the Enforcement 
Bureau’s Los Angeles Office located the interfering signal to cable signal leakage from Coxcom’s cable 
at 1000 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA.  During the course of the investigation, the agent observed the 
following violation:
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 investigation, the agent observed signal leakage in the 800 
MHz band (emissions had the characteristics of digital TV signals, spaced 6 MHz 
apart) at 1000 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA, which was capable of causing 
harmful interference to AT&T Mobility’s operations.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Coxcom 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 
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
2 47 U.S.C. § 403.
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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 Coxcom. 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
Los Angeles Office
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 660
Cerritos, California 90703
4. This Notice shall be sent to Coxcom 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 Angeles District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.