Federal Communications Commission DA 09-1615
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C.  20554
In the Matter of
Sweetser Rural Telephone Company
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
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File No. EB-08-TC-5483
NAL/Acct. No. 200932170792
FRN: 0018509778
ORDER
Adopted:  August 4, 2009 Released:  August 5, 2009
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1. In this Order, we cancel a proposed forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand dollars 
($20,000) issued to Sweetser Rural Telephone Company, Inc. (“Sweetser”) for apparent violation of 
section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”),1 section 64.2009(e) of the 
Commission’s rules,2 and the Commission’s EPIC CPNI Order,3 by failing to timely file an annual 
customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”) compliance certification with the Commission on or 
before March 1, 2008.  
2. On February 24, 2009, the Bureau issued to Sweetser a Notice of Apparent Liability for 
Forfeiture (“Omnibus NAL”)4 proposing a forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) 
based on Sweetser’s apparent violation of section 222 of the Act,5 section 64.2009(e) of the 
Commission’s rules,6 and the Commission’s EPIC CPNI Order, by failing to timely file an annual 
compliance certification with the Bureau.   
  
1 47 U.S.C. § 222.
2 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).
3 Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications Carriers’ Use of Customer 
Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information; IP-Enabled Services, CC Docket No. 96-115; 
WC Docket No. 04-36, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 22 FCC Rcd 6927, 6953 
(2007) (“EPIC CPNI Order”); aff’d sub nom. Nat’l Cable & Telecom. Assoc. v. FCC, No. 07-132, (D.C. Cir. 
decided Feb. 13, 2009).
4 Annual CPNI Certification Omnibus Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 24 FCC Rcd 2299 (Enf. Bur. 
2009) (“Omnibus NAL”).
5 47 U.S.C. § 222.
6 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).
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II. DISCUSSION
3. Upon review of the record, and based upon additional information provided by Sweetser, 
we agree with Sweetser that it timely filed its CPNI certification for calendar year 2007.  Accordingly,
based on the record, we find that Sweetser did not willfully and repeatedly violate section 222 of the Act,7
section 64.2009(e) of the Commission’s rules,8 and the Commission’s EPIC CPNI Order.  Consequently, 
we conclude that no forfeiture should be imposed.  
4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 503(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“Act”), and sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f) (4) of the 
Commission’s rules, that the proposed forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) 
issued to Sweetser Rural Telephone Company, Inc. in the February 24, 2009 Omnibus Notice of Apparent 
Liability for Forfeiture for willful and repeated violations of a Commission rule IS CANCELLED.  
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by First Class Mail 
and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Sweetser Rural Telephone Company, Inc., to its attorney 
of record, William B. Powers, 111 Monument Circle, Suite 892, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Kris A. Monteith
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
  
7 47 U.S.C. § 222.
8 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e).