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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  549 
 March  2,  2001 


 WIRELESS  TELECOM  ACTION 
 THE  PHILADELPHIA  AREA  (REGION  28) 
 PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  UPDATE  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES 
 THE  OPENING  OF  AN  (800  MHz)  APPLICATION  FILING  WINDOW 


 (GEN.  DOCKET  NO.  89-  573) 
 The  Region  28  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Update  Committee  announces  the  opening  of  a 
 new  frequency  application  window,  Filing  Window  7.  Applications  of  intent  to  license  frequencies 
 will  be  accepted  for  this  seventh  window  filing  in  the  821-  824/  866-  869  MHz  band,  as  described  in 
 the  FCC  approved  Regional  Plan  for  the  Region  28  Planning  Update  Committee,  Report  and 
 Order,  FCC  General  Docket  No.  89-  573,  5  FCC  Rcd  388  (1990).  Region  28  is  responsible  for 
 planning  public  safety  radio  frequency  spectrum  usage  within  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Southern 
 New  Jersey  and  Delaware  in  accordance  with  the  Public  Safety  National  Plan.  Report  and  Order, 
 General  Docket  No.  87-  112,  3  FCC  Rcd  905  (1987). 


 The  filing  window  for  Region  28  applications  will  be  from  March  1,  2001  to  March  30,  2001, 
 inclusive.  Applications  must  be  postmarked  after  0001  hours  on  March  1,  2001  and  prior  to  2400 
 hours  on  March  30,  2001.  No  applications  for  this  window  will  be  accepted  before  the  opening 
 or  after  the  closing  of  this  application  filing  window.  Applications  should  be  filed  using  a  letter  of 
 intent  with  proof  of  funding  commitment  to  be  considered.  Letters  of  intent  must  include  the 
 specific  channel  selections.  In  addition,  within  90  days  of  the  Window  7  closing,  each  applicant 
 must  provide  a  40  dBu,  25  dBu  and  a  5  dBu  contour  map  for  each  site  and  frequency  to  support 
 its  recommendations.  Applications  must  be  compliant  with  all  adjacent  Regional  Plans  and 
 assignments. 


 The  Region  28  Planning  Update  Committee  will  review  the  letters  of  intent.  Each  letter  will  be 
 reviewed  for  system  need,  coverage,  loading,  funding  and  other  criteria. 


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 Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555 
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 All  applications  must  be  sent  to: 
 Mr.  Richard  R.  Reynolds,  Chairman, 
 Region  28  –  Public  Safety  Planning  Update  Committee 
 State  of  Delaware, 
 Office  of  Information  Services 
 Telecommunications  Technologies 
 801  Silver  Lake  Blvd. 
 Dover,  Delaware  19904-  2407 


 The  next  meeting  of  the  Region  28  Regional  Planning  Update  Committee  is  scheduled  to  take 
 place  at  10:  00  a.  m.  on  April  12,  2001.  The  meeting  location  has  not  yet  been  determined. 
 Interested  parties  may  contact  Richard  Reynolds  at  (302)  739-  9648  (phone),  (302)  739-  9642 
 (fax)  or  rreynolds@  state.  de.  us  (email)  for  additional  information. 


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