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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  859  April  9,  2001 
 WIRELESS  TELECOM  ACTION 
 REGION  20  (DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA,  MARYLAND  AND  NORTHTHERN  VIRGINIA)  700  MHz 
 PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 


 The  Region  20  700  MHz  Convener  announces  that  the  initial  meeting  of  the  Region  20 
 700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  be  held  on  June  22,  2001,  at  10:  00  a.  m. 
 Region  20  includes  the  geographic  area  of  the  State  of  Maryland,  the  District  of  Columbia, 
 and  the  Northern  Virginia  counties  of  Arlington,  Fairfax,  Fauquier,  Loudoun,  Prince 
 William  and  Stafford,  and  the  city  of  Alexandria. 


 The  purposes  of  the  meeting  are  to: 
 1.  Establish  a  Regional  Plan  Review  Committee, 
 2.  Elect  a  Chairperson, 
 3.  Establish  procedural  rules, 
 4.  Review  plan  elements, 
 5.  Determine  regional  boundaries, 
 6.  Review  NCC  progress,  and 
 7.  Form  workgroups  to  develop  the  regional  plan. 


 The  meeting  will  be  held  at: 
 Maryland  State  Highway  Complex 
 Office  of  Traffic  and  Safety  Training  Room 
 7491  Connelley  Drive 
 Hanover,  Maryland  21076 


 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: 


 (over) 
 Alan  T.  Kealey,  Convener 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500 
 Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555 
 Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
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 Director,  Wireless  Communications 
 Maryland  Department  of  Natural  Resources 
 580  Taylor  Avenue,  E-  3 
 Annapolis,  Maryland  21401 
 (410)  260-  8887  (voice) 
 (410)  260-  8878  (fax) 
 email:  Region20_  700@  dnr.  state.  md.  us 


 Additional  information  about  the  700  MHz  National/  Regional  Planning  and  related  matters  can  be  found 
 on  the  FCC  Public  Safety  web  site  located  at:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  wtb/  publicsafety/  700MHz/ 


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