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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
In the Matter of )
)
Mediacom ) File No.: EB-02-KC-764
) NAL/Acct. No. 200332560002
Owner of Cable Television System Serving ) FRN 0007-7421-
41
Jefferson City, Missouri )
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: January 28, 2003 Released:
January 30, 2003
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of eight thousand
dollars ($8,000) to Mediacom, operator of the cable
television system serving Jefferson City, Missouri,
for willful violation of Section 11.35 of the
Commission's Rules (``Rules'').1 The noted violation
involves Mediacom's failure to maintain operational
Emergency Alert System equipment.
2. On November 5, 2002, the District Director of the
Commission's Kansas City, Missouri Field Office (``Kansas City
Office'') issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
(``NAL'') in the amount of $8,000 to Mediacom.2 Mediacom 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 Mediacom
IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $8,000 for
willfully violating Section 11.35 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. 200332560002, and FRN 0007-7421-41. 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 Mediacom, 1922 Southridge Dr., Jefferson
City, Missouri 65109.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 C.F.R. § 11.35.
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200332560002 (Enf. Bur., Kansas City Office, released November 5,
2002).
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.