**Before the**

## Federal Communications Commission

## Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of )

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Comcast Cable of New Jersey LLC ) File No. EB-03-PA-083

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Shipbottom, New Jersey )

) NOV No. V20043240004

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Released: October 27, 2003

By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Enforcement Bureau:

1.  This is a Notice of Violation (\"Notice\") issued pursuant to
    Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,[^1] to Comcast Cable of New
    Jersey LLC. ("Comcast Cable") for violation of Section 76.614 of the
    Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.614.

2.  On July 17, 2003 and October 08, 2003, an agent with the Enforcement
    Bureau's Philadelphia Office conducted signal leakage measurements
    of the Comcast cable system in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. During
    the inspection, the Philadelphia Office found that Comcast Cable was
    in violation of the following:

> 47 C.F.R. § 76.605 (a)(12): \`\`\...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:" on
> frequencies over 54 up to and including 216 MHz the signal leakage
> limit is 20 micro-volts/meter at a distance of 3 meters.
>
> On the frequencies of 133.28 MHz and 115.25 MHz, at a distance of 3
> meters from the cable system components and 3 meters above ground, the
> following cable system leaks were detected in Long Beach Island, New
> Jersey:
>
> .

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Signal Leakage   | **Location**                                    |
| Measurement        |                                                 |
| (uV/m)**           |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| **133.28 MHz       |                                                 |
| 07/17/03**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 700                | Pole drop, corner of E. Bay Terrace and 23^rd^  |
|                    | St. (on 23^rd^ St)                              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 793                | Pole drop in Long Beach Township Police Dept.   |
|                    | Parking lot, 69^th^ St. Beach Haven, NJ         |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 540                | Pole drop, Rits, 12010 Long Beach Island Blvd.  |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1571               | Harbourside Motel, 13600 Long Beach Island      |
|                    | Blvd., Beach Haven, NJ (behind motel on Baltic  |
|                    | Ave.)                                           |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 540                | Pole drop, East side of street, 5409 28^th^ St  |
|                    | (or ) West Ave                                  |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Signal Leakage   | **Location**                                    |
| Measurement        |                                                 |
| (uV/m)**           |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| **115.25 MHz       |                                                 |
| 10/08/03**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 802                | Harbourside Motel, 13600 Long Beach Island      |
|                    | Blvd., Beach Haven, NJ (behind motel on Baltic  |
|                    | Avenue.)                                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 546                | Pole drop, Rits, 12010 Long Beach Island Blvd.  |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1422               | Brighton Manor Motel, 8501 Long Beach Island    |
|                    | Blvd.                                           |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 371                | Pole drop in Long Beach Township Police Dept.   |
|                    | Parking lot, 69^th^ St. Beach Haven, NJ         |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 489                | Admiral Motel, 102 W. 16^th^ St.                |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

3.  Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
    amended,[^2] and Section 1.89 of the Commission\'s Rules, Comcast
    Cable 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 statement of the specific actions
    taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and should
    include a time line for completion of pending corrective actions.
    The response must be complete in itself and signed by a principal or
    officer of the licensee with personal knowledge of the matter. 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 Comcast Cable of New Jersey LLC., Attn:
    John Groves, Director of Tech Ops., 1202 Long Beach Island Blvd.,
    Shipbottom, NJ 08008.

5.  The Privacy Act of 1974[^3] 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

John E. Rahtes

District Director

Philadelphia Office

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.

[^2]: 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).

[^3]: P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).

[^4]: 18 U.S.C. § 1001 *et seq.*