*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 7292.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 01- 559 March 2, 2001 WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION REGION 39 (TENNESSEE) 700 MHz PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING The Region 39 (Tennessee) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee announces that its first meeting will be held on May 8, 2001 at 10: 00 a. m., at the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Region 2 Conference Room, Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 5105 Edmondson Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a chairperson and to begin the development of the Region 39 700 MHz Plan. All eligible public safety providers, whose sole or principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or property in Tennessee, would utilize these frequencies. It is essential that participants be representatives of all eligible public safety providers in order to ensure that all public safety 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 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: John W. Johnson, Convener Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Region 39, 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee 3041 Sidco Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37204 (615) 741- 3826 (615) 741- 6027 email: jjohnson@ tnema. org - F. C. C. - News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1