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 PUBLIC  NOTICE 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W. 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 DA  01-  1607  July  6,  2001 
 WIRELESS  TELECOM  ACTION 
 REGION  18  (LOUISIANA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 
 The  Region  18  (Louisiana)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  first  meeting  will  be  held  on  August  31,  2001  at  10:  00  a.  m.  at  the  New  Orleans  Marriott  Hotel, 
 Galerie  1,  555  Canal  Street,  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  begin  the  formation  of  a  coordinated  regional  plan  for  Region  18,  Louisiana. 


 All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Louisiana  may  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  participants  be  representatives  of  all  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  order  to  ensure  that  your 
 agencies’  future  spectrum  needs  are  considered  in  the  allocation  process.  Administrators  who  are  not  oriented  in  the  communications  field  should  delegate  someone  with  this  knowledge  to 
 attend,  participate  and  represent  your  agency’s  needs. 
 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  within  Region  18  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information, 
 please  contact: 
 William  Vincent,  Convener  Region  18,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 Lafayette  Parish  Communication  District  P.  O.  Box  82236 
 Lafayette,  Louisiana  70598  (337)  291-  5060 
 lfteoc@  att.  net 


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