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


 DA  02-  1061  May  7,  2002 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  37  (SOUTH  CAROLINA)  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 
 The  Region  37  (South  Carolina)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Convener  announces  that  the  initial  meeting  of  Region  37  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional 


 Planning  Committee  will  be  held  on  July  17,  2002  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  South  Carolina  DHEC  Building,  2600  Bull  Street,  3  rd  Floor,  Peeples  Auditorium,  Columbia,  South  Carolina. 


 The  purposes  of  the  meeting  are  to: 
 1.  Begin  the  formation  of  a  coordinated  regional  plan  for  Region  37,  2.  Review  the  rules  of  the  700  MHz  band, 


 3.  Establish  a  committee  to  develop  the  700  MHz  Regional  Plan,  and  4.  Select  a  temporary  Chairman  for  the  development  of  the  Regional  Plan. 


 The  Region  37  (South  Carolina)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  purpose  or  principal  purpose  is  to 
 protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Region  37  would  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  not  only  public  safety,  but  all  government,  Native  American  Tribal,  and  non-governmental 
 organizations  eligible  under  Section  90.523  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  be  represented  in  order  to  ensure  that  each  agency’s  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  are  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about  the 
 meeting,  please  contact: 
 Tom  Fletcher,  Convener  Region  37,  700  Regional  Planning  Committee 


 4430  Broad  River  Road 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 Columbia,  South  Carolina  29210  PH:  803-  896-  0404 
 FX:  803-  896-  0097  Email:  fletcher@  cio.  state.  sc.  us 


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