FCC hit Callais Cablevision with $133,000 fine late Fri. for repe...
FCC hit Callais Cablevision with $133,000 fine late Fri. for repeatedly violating Commission’s cable signal leakage rules, largest amount ever assessed against cable operator for such problems. Agency found that Callais, which runs cable system in Grand Isle, La.,…
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violated leakage standards in tests on 3 separate days early last year, interfered with FAA aircraft approach frequencies, didn’t perform leakage tests on time and didn’t install necessary equipment to correct problem in time. FCC said Callais system, unlike MediaOne Detroit system fined $55,000 for signal leakage violations last year, deserved record fine because it showed “almost complete disregard for the rules designed to protect air traffic safety, including failure to offset frequencies and failure to make annual measurements to verify compliance with the basic leakage performance criteria.” Callais has 30 days to challenge fine.