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Old March 7th 05, 10:02 PM
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The legal notice is at:
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2004/FCC-04-259A1.html

Here is an excerpt:

I. INTRODUCTION

1. In this Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL''), we find
ACR Electronics, Inc. (``ACR'') apparently
liable for a forfeiture in the amount of
seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000) for
marketing unauthorized equipment in willful
and repeated violation of Section 302(b) of
the Communications Act of 1934 as amended
(``Act''),1 and Section 2.803(a) of the
Commission's Rules (``Rules'').2

II. BACKGROUND

2. In February 2004, the Enforcement
Bureau (``Bureau'') received a complaint
alleging that ACR was marketing through
outdoor and sporting publications and
websites a new personal location beacon
(``PLB''), 406 GPS PLB-200 (``PLB-200''),
under the names ``TerraFix'' for land use,
``AquaFix'' for marine use, and ``AeroFix''
for aviation use, which had not been
authorized by the Commission. In support, the
complainant provided evidence that the PLB-
200 was explicitly being described as ``FCC
approved,'' and marketed to consumers.
Specifically, the complainant submitted a
TerraFix brochure, which stated that the PLB-
200 was ``APPROVED for sale in the U.S,'' and
further provided evidence that at least one
retailer was accepting orders for the PLB-
200. In the latter regard, the complainant
submitted an e-mail order confirmation, dated
February 25, 2004, from Boat U.S. for the
purchase of one ``AquaFix 406 GPS I/O Plb,''
``Item 5321153,'' priced at ``$749.99.''3