May 20, 2004
Mr. Douglas B. Thomas, City
Manager
Lakeland City Hall
228 S Massachusetts Ave
Lakeland, FL 33801
Dear Mr. Thomas:
The Federal Communications
Commission previously notified Mr. Keith Hulbert, the former Managing Director
of Lakeland Electric Company that it had received complaints of harmful radio
interference possibly caused by equipment operated by the Lakeland utility.
That notification was by letter dated January 9, 2003. The interference was
reported by an operator in the Amateur Radio Service. The complainant is:
(deleted)
(deleted)
Lakeland, FL 33803
In the letter, Mr. Hulbert
was advised that this problem, if unresolved, could be a violation of FCC rules
and could result in a monetary forfeiture (fine). We encouraged the parties to voluntarily
resolve this matter without FCC intervention.
Mr. Hulbert was further
advised to inform the complainant within 30 days of what steps your utility
company would take to correct this reported interference problem. In addition,
if unable to resolve this matter within 90 days, he was advised to inform this
office about the nature of the problem, the steps being taken to resolve it and
the estimated time in which those steps can be accomplished. Although he
responded to < Name Deleted > within the specified time period, the
harmful interference < Name Deleted > reported to this office still
remains unresolved.
In order to avoid possible
enforcement action, please advise this office within 45 days of receiving this
letter of what action you have taken, or intend to take, in order to identify
and correct the source of these radio emissions if they are being caused by
your company's equipment.
If you have any questions
about this matter, please contact me at 717-338-2502. Thank you for your
cooperation.
CC: Mr. Jim Stanfield,
General Manager
Lakeland Electric Company
501 E Lemon Street
Lakeland, FL. 33801
FCC Southeastern Regional
Director
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