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


 DA  02-  1423  June  18,  2002 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  26  (NEBRASKA)  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 
 The  Region  26  (Nebraska)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Convener  announces  that  the  initial  meeting  of  Region  26  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional 


 Planning  Committee  will  be  held  on  August  8,  2002  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  Buffalo  County  Law  Enforcement  Center,  Multipurpose  Room,  2  nd  Floor,  2025  Avenue  A,  Kearney,  Nebraska. 


 The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  elect  a  Regional  Chairperson  and  begin  the  formation  of  a  coordinated  regional  plan  for  Region  26.  The  Region  26  (Nebraska)  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  26 
 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.  Please  confirm  the  attendance  of 
 your  representative  by  contacting  the  Region  26  Convener.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 


 Mike  Jeffres,  Convener  Region  26,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 Department  of  Administrative  Services  521  S.  14  th  Street,  Suite  300 
 Lincoln,  NE  68508-  2707 


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 Email:  mjeffres@  doc.  state.  ne.  us  www.  hic.  net/  region26 


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