Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Nextel Communications of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. ) EB-FIELDNER-12-00000712
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Licensee of Radio Station WPSD599 ) 
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Philipsburg, New Jersey ) NOV No. V201232400028
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  February 14, 2012
By the Acting 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 Rules1 to Nextel Communications of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (Nextel), the 
licensee of Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Station WPSD599 in Philipsburg, New 
Jersey.  
2. On January 22, 2012 in response to a complaint of interference, agents of the 
Enforcement Bureau's Philadelphia Office used radio direction finding techniques and 
located the interference source to a bi-directional amplifier (BDA) owned by Nextel and 
operated by the First Energy Telecommunications Facility at 301 Red School Lane in 
Phillipsburg, New Jersey.  The agents conducted on/off tests and confirmed that the BDA 
was the source of the interference.  During the inspection of the BDA’s operation, the 
agents observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. § 1.903(a): "Stations in the Wireless Radio Service must be used 
and operated only in accordance with the rules applicable to their particular 
service as set forth in this title and with a valid authorization granted by the 
Commission under the provisions of this part, except as specified in the 
Section 1.903(b)."  The BDA was emitting a drifting signal on approximately 
806.13 MHz, a frequency not authorized by Station WPSD599’s license.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's rules, Nextel must submit a written statement 
concerning this matter within twenty (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 
  
147 C.F.R. § 1.89.
247 U.S.C. § 308(b).
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completion of pending corrective action(s).  The response must be complete in itself and 
signed by a principal or officer of the licensee.  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 Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to Nextel Communications of the Mid-Atlantic, 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
David C. Dombrowski
Acting District Director
Philadelphia District Office
Northeast Region 
Enforcement Bureau
  
3P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
418 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.