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June 11, 2007

**[VIA CERTIFIED MAIL]{.underline}**

**[RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED]{.underline}**

Target

Store \# 1109

380 Wrangleboro Road

Mays Landing, NJ 08330

Target Corporation

1000 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Attn.: Timothy R. Baer,

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

> Re: File No. EB-07-PA-156
>
> Citation No.: C20073240016

Dear Retailer:

This is an official **CITATION**, issued pursuant to Section 503(b)(5)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), 47 U.S.C. §
503(b)(5), to Target Store #1109 and Target Corporation (collectively
"Target") for failure to provide appropriate Consumer Alert disclosures
on analog tuner only television receiving equipment in violation of
Section 15.117(k) of the Commission's Rules ("Rules"), 47 C.F.R. §
15.117(k). As explained below, future violations of the Commission's
rules in this regard may subject your company to monetary forfeitures.

On June 5, 2007, agents from the Enforcement Bureau's Philadelphia
Office visited Target Store #1109 and observed that Target did not have
the proper Consumer Alert label displayed on equipment that contained an
analog tuner but not a digital tuner at the point of sale.

Section 15.117(k) of the Commission's Rules states:

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| \(k\) The following requirements apply to all responsible parties, as |
| defined in §2.909 of this chapter, and any person that displays or    |
| offers for sale or rent television receiving equipment that is not    |
| capable of receiving, decoding and tuning digital signals.            |
|                                                                       |
| > \(1\) Such parties and persons shall place conspicuously and in     |
| > close proximity to such television broadcast receivers a sign       |
| > containing, in clear and conspicuous print, the Consumer Alert      |
| > disclosure text required by subparagraph (3). The text should be in |
| > a size of type large enough to be clear, conspicuous and readily    |
| > legible, consistent with the dimensions of the equipment and the    |
| > label. The information may be printed on a transparent material and |
| > affixed to the screen, if the receiver includes a display, in a     |
| > manner that is removable by the consumer and does not obscure the   |
| > picture, or, if the receiver does not include a display, in a       |
| > prominent location on the device, such as on the top or front of    |
| > the device, when displayed for sale, or the information in this     |
| > format may be displayed separately immediately adjacent to each     |
| > television broadcast receiver offered for sale and clearly          |
| > associated with the analog-only model to which it pertains.         |
| >                                                                     |
| > \(2\) If such parties and persons display or offer for sale or rent |
| > such television broadcast receivers via direct mail, catalog, or    |
| > electronic means, they shall prominently display in close proximity |
| > to the images or descriptions of such television broadcast          |
| > receivers, in clear and conspicuous print, the Consumer Alert       |
| > disclosure text required by subparagraph (3). The text should be in |
| > a size large enough to be clear, conspicuous, and readily legible,  |
| > consistent with the dimensions of the advertisement or description. |
|                                                                       |
| \(3\) "CONSUMER ALERT                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| > This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and     |
| > will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive    |
| > over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's     |
| > transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue |
| > to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming      |
| > consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more         |
| > information, call the Federal Communications Commission at          |
| > 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or visit the Commission's      |
| > digital television website at: [www.dtv.gov](http://www.dtv.gov/)." |
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Accordingly, it appears that Target has violated Section 15.117(k) of
the Rules by failing to place conspicuously and in close proximity to
the following equipment, in clear and conspicuous print, the required
Consumer Alert label:

  -------------------- -------------------- --------------- ---------------
  **Manufacturer**     **Device**           **Model \#**    **Number of
                                                            Units**

  Panasonic            DVD Recorder with    DMR-E217        1
                       tuner                                

  Panasonic            DVD/VCR with tuner   DMR-E237VK      1

  Memorex              DVD recorder with    DVDR2100        1
                       tuner                                

  Trutech              DVD recorder with    T650-DR         1
                       tuner                                

  Trutech              DVD/VCR with tuner   2V450TT-8       1
  -------------------- -------------------- --------------- ---------------

We caution you that failure to display an appropriate Consumer Alert
label on any television receiving equipment that is not capable of
receiving, decoding and tuning digital signals would constitute a
further violation of Section 15.117(k) of the Rules.

**[If, after receipt of this citation, Target engages in conduct of the
type described herein, in violation of the Communications Act or the
Commission's rules, the Commission may impose monetary forfeitures not
to exceed \$11,000 for each such violation or each day of a continuing
violation up to \$97,500 for a single continuing
violation.]{.underline}**[^1]

If you choose to do so, you may respond to this citation within 10 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
Target is taking to ensure that it does not violate Section 15.117(k) of
the Commission's rules in the future.

If you choose to request a personal interview, the closest FCC Office is
Federal Communications Commission, which is Federal Communications
Commission, Philadelphia Office, One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404,
2300 East Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047.[^2] You should
contact this office by telephone, (XXX) XXXX-XXXX to schedule this
interview, which must take place within 10 days of this Citation.
Alternatively, as noted above, Target may submit a written statement to
the above address within 10 days of the date of this Citation. Any
written statements should specify what actions have been taken to
correct the violation\[s\] outlined above. Please reference file number
EB-07-PA-156 when corresponding with the Commission.

Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(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,

> **FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION**
>
> Gene J. Stanbro
>
> District Director
>
> Philadelphia Office
>
> Northeast Region
>
> Enforcement Bureau

Cc: Robert S. Schwartz, Esq.

Constantine Cannon LLP

[^1]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(b)(3).

[^2]: ^?^ 47 U.S.C. § 503(b)(5).