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              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                   WASHINGTON, D.C.  20554
                                                    November 
21, 2005

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Mad Electronics, Inc.
16128 Valerio Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406

                                        Re:   File No. EB-
                                        05-SE-323
Dear Sir or Madam:

     This is an official CITATION, issued pursuant to 
Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended (``Communications Act''), 47 U.S.C. § 503(b)(5), for 
marketing an unauthorized radio frequency device in the 
United States in violation of Section 302(b) of the 
Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 302a(b), and Section 
2.803(a) of the Commission's Rules (``Rules''), 47 C.F.R. § 
2.803(a).  As explained below, future violations of the 
Commission's rules in this regard may subject your company 
to monetary forfeitures.

     The equipment authorization for the LRT-1 learned mode 
remote control transmitter device (``learned mode 
transmitter'') was revoked on April 18, 2005 (copy of 
revocation order enclosed).1  Following the issuance of the 
revocation order, we received complaints indicating that, 
despite the revocation, the LRT-1 and an apparently 
identical device designated as the Y2K were being offered 
for sale on the website www.discounted-garage-door-
openers.com.  Subsequently, we determined that Mad 
Electronics apparently owns the www.discounted-garage-door-
openers.com website, on which it is offering the LRT-1 and 
Y2K for sale.  Our investigation also revealed that Mad 
Electronics is offering the LRT-1 for sale through the 
website www.madaudiousa.com.

     Section 302(b) of the Act provides that ``[n]o person 
shall manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, or ship 
devices or home electronic equipment and systems, or use 
devices, which fail to comply with regulations promulgated 
pursuant to this section.''  Section 2.803(a)(1) of the 
Commission's implementing regulations provides that:

     no person shall sell or lease, or offer for sale or 
     lease (including advertising for sale or lease), or 
     import, ship, or distribute for the purpose of selling 
     or leasing or offering for sale or lease, any radio 
     frequency device unless ... [i]n the case of a device 
     subject to certification, such device has been 
     authorized by the Commission in accordance with the 
     rules in this chapter and is properly identified and 
     labeled as required by § 2.925 and other relevant 
     sections in this chapter.

Pursuant to Section 15.201(b) of the Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 
15.201(b), intentional radiators, such as the LRT-1 and the 
apparently identical  Y2K learned mode transmitters, must be 
authorized in accordance with the FCC's certification 
procedures prior to marketing in the United States.  As 
noted above, the certification for the LRT-1 has been 
revoked.  Accordingly, it appears that Mad Electronics, 
Inc., has violated Section 302(b) of the Act and Section 
2.803(a) of the Rules by marketing unauthorized radio 
frequency devices. 

     If, after receipt of this citation, you violate the 
Communications Act or the Commission's rules in any manner 
described herein, the Commission may impose monetary 
forfeitures not to exceed $11,000 for each such violation or 
each day of a continuing violation. 2
 
     If you choose to do so, you may respond to this 
citation within 30 days from the date of this letter either 
through (1) a personal interview at the Commission's Field 
Office nearest to your place of business, or (2) a written 
statement.  Your response should specify the actions that 
you are taking to ensure that you do not violate the 
Commission's rules governing the marketing of radio 
frequency equipment in the future.  
     
     The nearest Commission field office appears to be the 
Los Angeles Office in Cerritos, California.  Please call 
Brett Greenwalt at 202-418-1303 if you wish to schedule a 
personal interview.  You should schedule any interview to 
take place within 30 days of the date of this letter.  You 
should send any written statement within 30 days of the date 
of this letter to: 

               Thomas Fitz-Gibbon
               Spectrum Enforcement Division
               Enforcement Bureau
               Federal Communications Commission
               445-12th Street, S.W., Rm. 7-C820
               Washington, D.C.  20554 

     Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(e)(3), 
we are informing you that the Commission's staff will use 
all relevant material information before it, including 
information that you disclose in your interview or written 
statement, to determine what, if any, enforcement action is 
required to ensure your compliance with the Communications 
Act and the Commission's rules.  

     The knowing and willful making of any false statement, 
or the concealment of any material fact, in reply to this 
citation is punishable by fine or imprisonment under 18 
U.S.C. § 1001.

     Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

                         Sincerely, 


                         Kathryn Berthot
                         Deputy Chief, Spectrum Enforcement 
                         Division
                         Enforcement Bureau
                         Federal Communications Commission

Enclosure
_________________________

1 Tung Shi Technology Co., Ltd., 20 FCC Rcd 7801 (Enf. Bur. 
2005).
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(b)(3).