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ENFORCEMENT: FCC REFUSES TO RECONSIDER $10000 NAL
The operator of an unlicensed radio station in Florida will
have to pay a $10,000 fine. This after the FCC turns down
his petition for reconsideration where he failed to prove he
could not afford to pay. We have more in this report:
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The FCC has refused to reconsider a $10,000 fine issued to
Neal Davis of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In its September
28th release the regulatory agency stated that Davis appeal
of the forfeiture order did not meet the criteria set out by
the agency in regard to providing proof that such a fine
would prove to be a financial hardship.
In his Petition, Davis did not deny that he operated an
unlicensed radio station and therefore violated Section 301
of the Communications Act. Rather, he urged the
cancellation of the forfeiture based on an inability to pay
claim. Specifically he asserted that he is currently
unemployed and has no income but Davis did not provide any
financial or other form of documentation to corroborate his
asserted financial status.
In the absence of any supporting financial or other reliable
documentation, the FCC says it has no basis by which to
evaluate Davis's inability to pay claim and are constrained
by the limited record before it. As such the FCC has denied
the Petition and affirmed the Forfeiture Order.
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Davis was given the customary 30 days to pay the fine. If
he fails to do so the matter could be turned over to the
Department of Justice for further action. (FCC)
BT
ENFORCEMENT: WIRELESS CAMERA IN PALM TREE INTERFERES WITH
FAA RADAR
The FCC has issued a Notice of Violation to the Redondo
Beach Marina in Redondo Beach, California. This, for
operating an unlicensed wireless video surveillance camera
that was found to be causing interference to an FAA Radar
system.
After receiving a complaint from the Federal Aviation
Administration concerning interference to their 1240 to 1300
MHz band radar in San Pedro, California the Los Angeles FCC
Office dispatched agents to investigate the matter. The
agents used direction finding to locate a radio signal on
1282 MHz emanating from a wireless camera mounted on a Palm
tree in the parking lot of Redondo Beach Marina. When AC
power to the camera was disconnected, the interference
ceased.
Based on this finding, a cease and desist notice was issued
telling the Marina that use of the wireless camera must stop
immediately. And in its September 20th letter to the
Redondo Beach Marina it was warned that operation of radio
transmitting equipment without a valid radio station
authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws
and could subject the operator of this illegal operation to
severe penalties. (FCC)
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