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


 DA  02-  1854  July  31,  2002 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  33  (OHIO)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 
 ANNOUNCES  EIGHTH  PLANNING  MEETING 
 The  Region  33  (Ohio)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  eighth  meeting  will  be  held  on  September  26,  2002  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  Ohio  Emergency  Management 
 Center  at  2855  West  Dublin-  Granville  Rd.,  Columbus,  Ohio.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  continue  the  allocation  planning  process  of  the  700  MHz  spectrum  for  public  safety  in  Region  33 
 (Ohio). 
 The  Region  33  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or 
 property  in  Ohio  may  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  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 


 Raymond  R.  Smith,  Chairman  State  of  Ohio 
 Region  33,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  940  Matterhorn  Drive 
 Reynoldsburg,  OH  43068-  1714 


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