Federal Communications Commission Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Comcast of California/Massachusetts/Michigan/ ) Utah, Inc. ) File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00001234 Physical System ID: 002143 ) Community Unit ID: CA0496 ) Newark, CA ) NOV No. V201232960026 ) NOTICE OF VIOLATION Released: March 22, 2012 By the Acting 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 Comcast of California/Massachusetts/Michigan/Utah, Inc. (Comcast) operator of a cable system in Newark, California. 2. On March 8, 2012, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s San Francisco Office inspected Comcast’s cable system located in Newark, California 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, the agent measured signal leakage in excess of 20 ?V/m on the frequency of 121.2625 MHz at: 1) 5676 Lafayette Avenue 153 µV/m 2) Corner of 36302 Barnard Street 99 µV/m 3) 35793 Orleans Drive 58 µV/m 4) 36106 Cherry St. 73 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, 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 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89. 2 47 U.S.C. § 403. Federal Communications Commission 2 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 San Francisco Office 5653 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 105 Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543 4. This Notice shall be sent to Comcast 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 K. Hartshorn Acting District Director San Francisco 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.