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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )       
Mexicana Car and Limousine Services     )    File No.:  EB-02-NY-
221
WNXK978                         )   NAL/Acct. No. 200332380009
Jackson Heights, NY             )   FRN 0005-1515-01
                                )

                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  May 12, 2003                       Released:   May  14, 
2003 

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
          monetary  forfeiture in  the  amount of  four  thousand 
          dollars  ($4,000)   to  Mexicana   Car  and   Limousine 
          Services  (``Mexicana'')   for  willful  and   repeated 
          violation of  Section 90.403(a)(2) of the  Commission's 
          Rules  (``Rules'').1   The  noted  violation   involves 
          Mexicana's  operation of  radio transmitting  equipment 
          on an unauthorized frequency of 31.70 MHz.
 
     2.   On January  2,  2003,  the  District  Director  of  the 
Commission's  New  York,  New  York  Field  Office  (``New   York 
Office'') issued a  Notice of Apparent  Liability for  Forfeiture 
(``NAL'') in the amount of $4,000 to Mexicana.2  Mexicana has not 
filed a response to the NAL.  Based on the information before us, 
we affirm the forfeiture.

     3.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS  ORDERED THAT,  pursuant to  Section 
503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended  (``Act''),3 
and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the Rules,4  Mexicana 
Car and Limousine Services IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in 
the amount  of  $4,000  for willfully  and  repeatedly  violating 
Section 90.403(a)(2) of the Rules.

     4.   Payment of the forfeiture shall  be made in the  manner 
provided for in Section 1.80 of  the Rules within 30 days of  the 
release of this Order.  If the forfeiture is not paid within  the 
period specified, the case may  be referred to the Department  of 
Justice for collection  pursuant to Section  504(a) of the  Act.5  
Payment shall be made by  mailing a check or similar  instrument, 
payable  to   the   order   of   the   ``Federal   Communications 
Commission,'' to the Federal Communications Commission, P.O.  Box 
73482, Chicago,  Illinois 60673-7482.   The payment  should  note 
NAL/Acct. No. 200332380009, and  FRN 0005-1515-01.  Requests  for 
full payment under an installment plan should be sent to:  Chief, 
Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, 445 12th Street,  S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554.6

     5.        IT IS FURTHER  ORDERED THAT a  copy of this  Order 
shall be  sent by  first class  mail and  certified mail,  return 
receipt requested, to Mexicana Car and Limousine Services,  70-18         
35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, New York 11372. 

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

     1 47 C.F.R. § 90.403(a)(2).

     2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200332380009 (Enf. Bur.,  New York Office,  released January   2, 
2003).

     3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).

     4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).

     5 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).

     6 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.